Kathryn Mary Wakefield

Kathryn Mary Wakefield

3.9
Rating: 3.3

Licensed for 25 years

Real estate Lawyer at Pittsburgh, PA
Practice Areas: Real Estate, Corporate & Incorporation, Probate, Employment & Labor

PO Box 5053, Pittsburgh, PA

About Kathryn

Biography

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Real Estate 34%

Commercial and residential real estate, including Landlord/Tenant, purchase and finance docs, private placements, zoning appeals, boundary disputes, code enforcement defense, litigation including conservatorship and seller disclosure.

21 years

34%
Corporate and Incorporation 22%

Counseling and formation of LLC's, corporations, limited partnerships, SPE's, trusts, stock and asset purchase transactions.

26 years

22%
Probate 22%

Wills, Living Wills, healthcare and financial powers of attorney, estate planning and administration, inheritance tax planning and returns, pre-medicaid asset holding restructure.

26 years

22%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 350-350 per hour

Contingency

20%-40%


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 25 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 2000

Active

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2025

Location

Wakefield Law Group, P.C.

PO Box 5053, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206

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Kathryn Mary Wakefield's Reviews

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4.0 /5.0

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Posted by anonymous | April 03, 2026 | Hired Attorney

Stay Away – Unprofessional and Incompetent

Stay Away – Unprofessional and Incompetent I had a horrible experience with Wakefield Law Group, P.C. and would strongly advise anyone looking for legal counsel to look elsewhere. From the start, the communication was appalling. The staff and attorneys are incredibly condescending and frequentl...y talked to me in a nasty, disrespectful tone. Instead of feeling supported by my representation, I felt like I was being attacked by my own team. Beyond the attitude problems, their work is sloppy. They made numerous mistakes, missing details and failing to follow through on basic tasks. The most frustrating part? They take absolutely no blame for their errors. Every time a mistake was pointed out, they found a way to deflect or make it seem like it was my fault. Save yourself the headache, the money, and the stress. Stay away from this firm.

Posted by James | February 19, 2026 | Hired Attorney

strongly not recommend

She took my money and waited to file the necessary forms until it was too late. Turned very nasty and hard to deal with after the initial meeting

Posted by anonymous | January 16, 2025 | Real Estate

Disappointing experience

I hired the attorney for a real estate matter. Initially attorney Wakefield was responsive but that was not the case after paying the retainer. Email communication was unprofessional at times. The attorney would provide timelines in updates that were never met. Overall a costly, frustrating and dis...appointing experience for this former client.

Posted by Mark | April 03, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Litigation

Terrible Experience with KM Wakefield

I hired Kathryn Wakefield in April of 2022 to Open a Judgement. She was initially communicative and polite. She asked for a $1000 retainer and I agreed. As soon as she had my money she became uncommunicative. It has been a year since I hired her and she has still NOT filed the paper work to Open the ...Judgment. DO NOT GIVE THIS LAWYER A RETAINER!!

Kathryn Wakefield

Replied last September 26, 2023

Mark, your comment is slanderous, as it implies that I did not refund your retainer. Your verbal abuse of my staff and complete lack of understanding of the process, while behaving as if you are some kind of authority were just disgusting. Folks, Mr. Know It All here got his retainer back after berating my staff and repeatedly ignoring email correspondence communicating the status of things. This reviewer is extremely rude, entitled and inaccurate.

Posted by Elaine | November 18, 2022 | Hired Attorney

Did not have a good experience

I hired Attorney Wakefield after seeing the good reviews here, but I did not have a good experience. Felt overpromised and underdelivered. Communication was difficult; she was quick to respond in the initial consult, but after we funded the retainer, it seemed our case was no longer a priority. Expe...ct several days or more between responses to short questions. We were verbally told timeframes that ultimately were not met. Luckily we ended it early, but we lost a bit of money and a few valuable weeks of time in our case. Review her contract carefully and get multiple opinions on your case before making a decision. This review is my personal opinion based on my experience.

Kathryn Wakefield

Replied last September 26, 2023

Elaine, your experience is reflective of the gross inaccuracy of your expectations of immediate attention despite signing an engagement letter acknowledging that you were not to expect any attention from my firm for the first 10 days after you paid and signed. The urgency of your matter was not sufficient for you to pay rush rates that you also agreed to pay in your signed contract, but urgent enough act as if my compliance with deadlines you signed off on was somehow hurting you beyond you not getting constant immediate attention. Try this with your doctor, your hairdresser, your banker, even at the line in the grocery store. You cannot just waltz in and have a professional drop everything for you when their time is promised to others. I did call your landlord, but by the time he called me back, it was after you fired me or failing to behave like your personal assistant.

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Experience

Rating:  3.3 (Caution)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2025.

Public Reprimand issued in PA, 2025

updated on 06/02/2025

Public reprimand means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The State gives the lawyer a public reprimand in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior. Details of the infraction are made part of the public record.

Associations

Allegheny County Bar Association

Member

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Member

Education

1999

University of Pittsburgh School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1995

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh

BA - Bachelor of Arts

N/A

Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business

M.B.A.

Publications

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