Posted by Steve | November 29, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

SO GLAD I SHOPPED AROUND FOR A LAWYER.....

We hired Kate Roberts to handle our son's marijuana case in the juvenile court. That was 2 years ago and then he got a DUI just recently. I do not understand some of these reviews on here because some of the lawyers on here have ratings that seem to not match reality. We interviewed a bunch of law...yers in the Allentown area for my son's case the 1st time & it was pretty clear to me that these lawyers must be rating themselves cause they were pretty bad even in a 1st meeting with them. We actually hired Kate Roberts on a recommendation from our lawyer that handles our business and accounting legal issues. He said we needed someone local who's a criminal lawyer and he sent us to her. So after 2 different cases with her, we are so pleased. She met with us on the weekend in our home and answered all our calls almost immediately. Even my lawyer who handles our business legal stuff doesn't do that! I only wish she did other kinds of law because since she's doing mostly criminal law, we won't need her very much....I hope. Thanks again Kate for your splendid handling of my son's cases. I would happily recommend you to anyone who calls me.

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Posted by Gregory | November 16, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

She got my son out of SERIOUS trouble--saved his life!!!!

We retained Attorney Roberts after reading a lot of reviews of her on this website and then meeting with her. My son and his 2 idiot friends broke into an old farmer's house in Berks county and stole a bunch of guns, then ended up selling on the street to some criminals in Reading. My son and his f...riends were charged with gun charges by federal agents. We didn't know anything about the federal system or what he was facing and when we found out that they have all this mandatory sentencing for any cases with guns, we got scared real fast. Attorney Roberts kept him out of prison and on bail while the case was going on but she told us that for sure, he was going to jail for quite a while once he got sentenced by the judge, even if he pleaded guilty. The federal judge was in Philaelphia named Judge Stengel and Attorney Roberts told us the judge could do whatever he wanted with the sentencing but the sentencing guidelines for his crimes were for about 16-17 years!!!! She said there's no way she could just get the judge to give him probation but that we should do all we can and give it our best shot at the sentencing. Well....he did get probation, which shocked the heck out of everyone in my family. We had everything set up for him to be going to prison for maybe 10 years or more. But the judge told everyone that he was so impressed with how my son had turned things around. And one of the people in the courtroom that works there actually said afterwards that Attorney Roberts had done one of the best jobs he'd ever seen by a lawyer for a sentencing. My son got 5 years probation and now he can be home to help his wife with their kids, one of which is very mentally and physically disabled. Attorney Roberts is our savior and we are so glad we found her. We were right to check her references on here and elsewhere they were right on the money. I told her if she ever needs ANYTHING from me, just call me and I'll will help her because we can't really thank her enough.

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Posted by Gianella | September 23, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

GOT US OUT OF STICKY SITUATION

My husband and I own a construction business and my husband was approached by the FBI because I guess they thought he was employing illegal aliens. We were told to get a lawyer right away who handles federal cases and there's not too many of those in Allentown. We went down to Philly and we talked ...to 3 lawyers in one day but they all wanted over $10K and my husband wasn't even charged with anything yet. So then we went on different websites trying to find a lawyer up in Allentown that does federal cases. My husband knows a guy whose wife works for a law firm in Allentown but they don't handle federal cases, only DUIs and we were told that federal is different. Anyway, one thing led to another and we read some reviews of Kathryn Roberts and we called her. Holy cow why can't all lawyers be like her????? She was honest and straightforward and told us a million times she wouldn't sugarcoat it and my husband could go to jail. She drew us a map (literally!) of how the case would go through the system at each stage if he got charged. Well he was charged and she told us to expect that but after a very long 2 years, we got it worked out and my husband had to pay a heavy fine but no jail. So thank god, we didn't lose our business and our home. Our kids were so scared because my husband's name was on the news all over the area. This lawyer was a godsend and really knows what she's doing. I really am so thankful and we owe her a huge favor so thanks again!!!!

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Posted by anonymous | September 14, 2015 | Hired Attorney | DUI & DWI

the BEST for my DUI case

I got a DUI case in Macungie and the cops totally LIED about what happened. Ms Roberts told me she had a few tricks to use in court if needed to show the cops were lying but she said we might not have to if she could gently "persuade" the cops that the might be embarassed by the evidence we had on o...ur side. I paid her $2,500, which is less than what a bunch of other lawyers quoted me. Well, long story short...I made the right choice for sure, since the DUI charge went away and I paid a fine. I really couldn't believe it because lawyers always tell you they're trying for one thing and then they let you down gently later. We've had lawyers handle criminal cases several times for us in New York and Virginia for various things and I never had a great impression that they could do that much but it changed after this lawyer. She asked me to put a review on here so people could know the truth about which lawyers can really help you. I hope I won't need her again or have any other cases with police, but if I do or anyone I know has one, I'll be sending them to her. i'm not putting in my name here cause I don't want any backlash from police. Thanks again Ms Roberts

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Posted by Kim | September 07, 2015 | Criminal Defense

Thank you for everything you did!

I called Ms Roberts last year for a case where I was involved in a very bad accident as a truck driver. The police said that I wasn't the cause but when they saw my logs I got charged with keeping false log. It's a misdemeanor but could lose my license and I can't lose my CDL because it's my jo...b and I need it to make money. She worked with my other attorney to make sure that I didn't end up going to jail and no probation and I got to keep my license. I just had to pay a fine. She was spending a lot of time explaining everything to me and I really appreciated that because the laws are so complicated. She also helped me do some paperwork later for my citizenship so that I was telling the full truth about what happened but not being misjudged and lose that chance to be a citizen.

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Kathryn Elizabeth Roberts

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AGGRESSIVE CRIMINAL DEFENSE IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY FOR 27 YEARS. Free consultations Easy to reach, ALWAYS returns phone calls!

CRIMINAL DEFENSE IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY FOR 25 YEARS Free consultations Easy to reach, ALWAYS returns phone calls!

PFA (Protection from Abuse cases). Defending people who got served with a PFA or violation of a PFA, and assisting others who are seeking a PFA--preparation and understanding how your judge handles PFAs helps a lot! I can help you navigate and find strategies that work!

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