Posted by Maryanne | August 24, 2015 | Hired Attorney

Extremely knowledgeable and reasonable

My husband was charged with pulling a gun on our neighbor. My husband is ex-military and MP, very experienced with firearms and safety, and he wasn't drunk or irrational. Our neighbor is the problem....the neighbors are renters in a neighborhood where everyone else owns their home and keeps the pr...operty up. This neighbor has a history of starting problems, having parties, getting belligerent when police get called, and things have been escalating for 3 years. Last May my husband got into an argument with this neighbor and the guy yelled at my husband that we should keep a close watch on our 10 year old daughter. My husband flipped out and grabbed his gun from the safe, went outside and told the guy if he ever stepped one foot on our property, he wouldn't live another day. The police wanted to drop the whole thing but the neighbor put up such a fuss that it went all the way through the courts. Attorney Roberts was so informative and we learned a lot about the criminal courts. My husband got put on probation but he didn't lose his guns or have a conviction and the stupid neighbor has been evicted, thank god. I won't be putting our last name up here for obvious reasons but Attorney Roberts asked us to write a review and I'm more than happy to post something after she put in many many hours answering all our questions and especially keeping my husband's reputation in tact and keeping him out of jail. And I will say that her fees were very reasonable compared to other lawyers that we talked to who seemed to not even care as much.

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Posted by Rhonda | July 28, 2015

THE ONLY LAWYER IN ALLENTOWN WHO CARES!!

M y son is a student at Muhlenberg College and got a DUI 9 months ago. We read that he would lose his license automatically because he was underage and this was the 2nd time he was arrested for a DUI (but the other one was in NJ). We were prepared to help him keep his record clean in whatever way w...e could but I knew that he'd probably end up with a long license suspension and since we don't live in Pa, he'd have to leave school or pay his roomate or something to drive him around all the time. Long story short, we were referred to Attorney Roberts by one of the Allentown police (a female police officer who was involved in taking our son into custody), who said this attorney knows all the police and judges and she will get us through the right way. We talked to a few other lawyers who specialize in DUI cases and it seemed like they wanted a fortune up front but with no promises. Attorney Roberts told us that she would shoot for trying to keep his record clean but she wouldn't lie to anyone because she could lose her lawyers license and that sometimes it's better to just come clean about your past.....in the end she was right. The DA respected it and was more lenient on my son than he had to be. I have had some bad experiences with lawyers in the past (although not criminal cases) but Attorney Roberts is the best. She always returned our phone calls immediately, even emails and texts. Why can't all lawyers be like her????

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Posted by Wendy | July 21, 2015

WONDERFUL!!!

I got a DUI in Berks County and I was already on probation for another DUI. I hired Kate after I talked to about 10 other lawyers. She sat with me for a really long time compared to the others and explained everything. I thought I was going to jail for sure but she kept me out with some careful m...anuvering. The best thing was that the other lawyers I talked to sent me letters in the mail saying they were "DUI lawyers" and they wanted a fortune from me just to get started. Kate gave me a pleasant surprise when she quoted me a much lower fee. At first I thought maybe I should go with the higher price lawyers but then after talking to her I realized those guys are shysters, Kate is the real deal and now I can say we're friends. I've already referred 2 friends from my job who got DUIs to her and they both told me she's really good. I don't really understand the ratings on this website because I actualy talked to some of the lawyers on this site and they were clearly not what they're ratings said. All they wanted was to give me a few minutes and then pay up!

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Posted by Elliott | June 18, 2015

Had bad experiences with 2 other lawyers and then I met Ms Roberts!

My wife got a DUI last year. She's had major depression and her drinking got worse last year, then after the DUI, it got even worse and she got a 2nd DUI while she was on probation for the 1st one. I thought FOR SURE she was going to jail. I hired this lawyer in Bethlehem who barely would return m...y calls. I would call him 20 times for each time he would call me back. Then we switched and hired a female attorney who was supposedly very knowledgeable about DUI cases. Problem was, she also didn't respond very much. We were really weary of trying to switch lawyers again but I read and and heard from some friends about Ms Roberts so I called her. What a difference!!! I know I was calling her a lot and my wife is a handful,, but she carefully led us through this whole ordeal and my wife ended up not in jail. She's been off alcohol for 140 days now and we are so grateful. I offered Ms Roberts extra $$ and she said just go on Avvo and write a review of me so I did. I didn't know how a good lawyer is supposed to behave until we switched and just how bad the other 2 were until we hired Ms Roberts. Plus, she speaks Spanish! She told me she has to use an official interpreter in court, but still, it's good that she tries. She told me she also speaks Arabic, although I can't really speak on her ability in that. Don't hesitate, if you need an agressive and knowledgable attorney in criminal defense, it's all she does and boy is she good!

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Posted by Neil | February 16, 2015

SUPERB LAWYER AND LADY!

My son was charged in Northampton County with a stolen gun in his car. He had 2 friends in the car but only my son ended up being charged. The police were trying to connect some other serious crimes that the gun was used in to my son. This could have gone very badly. My son is no angel and he's b...een in trouble before, but we knew he wasn't involved in any crimes using guns on people. We were actually given Attorney Roberts' name by the judge at the 1st hearing as the right person to call (I won't mention the judge's name because I don't want anyone getting in trouble). That judge was so right. Attorney Roberts walked us carefully down the path and explained everything in plain English to us as non-lawyers. My son ended up with a disorderly conduct charge as a compromise because she carefully challenged things. No jail and no probation. He can get his record cleaned after 5 years. We are so grateful. My son was considering fleeing Pa because of this mess. Now he's gotten a job and is on the right track. Thanks to Ms. Roberts and she didn't charge us a fortune either.

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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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