Karen Purcell Reynolds

Karen was great at selling her services during the initial face to face appointment. She listened attentively and delivered on exactly what I asked. She answered all my questions well during the process of drafting a proper Property Settlement Agreement / Divorce Agreement. Ultimately her draft was ...accepted by my ex-wife, her lawyer and the court. After I the Divorce Agreement Document was complete, I had trouble getting a hold of her via phone so I began email correspondence. This did not work out well for many reasons. I was trying to keep everything efficient, however I could not help but feel that I was not going to get the service I needed unless I set up face to face appointments and rack up billable hours. Via email, the service level deteriorated and I could not help but feel roped along in the process of filing the documents needed to complete my divorce. Perhaps this is a problem with all divorce lawyers, they ultimately want to help see the entire divorce through but in the process they may seek to own the process in a way that can be a serious drain on people's finances. Ultimately, I had to severe the business relationship during the filing process to protect myself financially from being overcharged for filing paperwork. In the end Karen was very respectful of this. I realize not all divorces are the same, and it sounds like Karen has a very unique skill set to deal with complicated divorces. However, if you have a simple divorce I would be careful with her or any lawyer to make sure you do over-pay for services you can complete yourself. When I tried to take over the filing process, set financial parameters, and create a consultative business relationship, Karen became more vague and the service level deteriorated. I realize I created an environment where I would continually get worse service unless I came in face to face to get and on same page and rack up some billable hours. I was lucky that I ultimately could file all of my paperwork on my own and did not have pay thousands of dollars more than I could afford to complete my divorce. My divorce is now complete. In summary: -Karen delivered on exactly what she said she would. I am ultimately happy with her expertise in drafting a Divorce Agreement/ PSA. -Be careful with all lawyers not to let them own your divorce process and rack up billable hours. Research what you can do on your own if applicable (ex - filing paperwork). -Set the stage with how you would like to correspond and be clear about that with your lawyer (whether it is Karen or someone else.) -I would recommend Karen to help draft a document, but not to file the actual paperwork. -My advice to Karen is to get better at getting business done via email.

Karen was recommended to me by a friend and I couldn't be more pleased. Her guidance through my divorce was second to none. More importantly, she always had the interests of my children in mind. Karen's professionalism and practicality were invaluable during my divorce. When things got difficul...t, Karen responded with integrity. She counseled and armed me with the right amount of guidance in an effort to make proper decisions. She ultimately helped me step past my anger and fears to make these decisions. Her sensitivity to the psychological weight of the matter didn't allow emotions to get in the way. This was particularly important to me when I was worried about how the divorce would affect my children while making decisions based on parenting and support. Karen's advice, professionalism, and integrity are second to none. Look no further.

I can recommend Karen to anybody going through a divorce. She gave me an understanding of the process, kept me updated, offered alternatives, and was a good steward of my money. She would communicate with me via E-Mail, phone, and of course in face to face meetings. Finding a lawyer that you can t...rust is a difficult process - I got lucky with Karen.

Initially, my impression of Karen was that she was a consummate professional with extensive experience in family law. While that is certainly how she markets herself, it soon became apparent that Karen had little interest in actually working my case. Karen was impossible to get a hold of. My divo...rce proceeding was prolonged as a result. After I proceeded to hire another lawyer, she took 6 months to refund my retainer. All the while, ignoring my emails and calls. Additionally, I never received a single billing statement. So it's literally anybody's guess exactly what she billed me for. And wait for it...here comes another rebuttal from Karen. At least there's one thing that she can respond to in a timely fashion.