Kristen Doleva-Lecher

Kristen Doleva-Lecher

4.8
Rating: 6.6

Licensed for 23 years

Child custody Lawyer at Reading, PA
Practice Areas: Child Custody, Divorce & Separation, Family, Child Support

606 Court Street, Suite 200, Reading, PA

About Kristen

Biography

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 275-300 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 23 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 2003

Active

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2020

Location

Doleva Law

606 Court Street, Suite 200, Reading, PA, 19601

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Kristen Doleva-Lecher's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.8 /5.0

20 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 5 of 6 reviews | Character & Conduct

Posted by Frederick | June 03, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

What I needed, when I needed it

Ms. Doleva was an outstanding and patient advocate for me, and was what I needed. I had a very nasty divorce and custody battle. Ms. Doleva was there for me, answering emails on weekends and even helping me during challenging custody exchanges during non working hours. She went above and beyond my... expectations. She took the emotion out of the equation and looked at the situation for what was best for my family. She worked well with the opposing attorney for my ex, and in the end we came to a resolution that allowed me to mend fences with my ex and allowed us to co parent our children in a constructive and equitable manner, and she did her job so well, I will not have continuous court battles and should not need her services again, unlike some attorneys who will flame the fire to keep the battle going. I cannot say enough good things about Ms. Doleva. She was amazing.

Posted by anonymous | April 01, 2015 | Divorce & Separation

Worst Experience!

I had worst experience with this lawyer. Wasted almost 4 months with no result. I hired her for support, custody and divorce matter. The support order she claims she drafted and charged heftily for it (It was clearly drafted by opposite lawyer) was very vague and missed important details. Very expens...ive and have charged for excessive hours for simple matters. She tries to pretend the results and get the clients to buy her advice and does not even take clients concerns in front of the judge. Wastes numerous calls with opposition counsel without any results and bills clients extensively. she even charges for the things the client has not asked for. There are also some duplicate charges from her and her clerk for the same work.

Posted by anonymous | December 05, 2012 | Child Custody

Client centered

This attorney works well as a member of a team or as a solo practitioner. Kristen is fact driven and client centered. Kristen helped our family through a very difficult custody case and is not afraid to "put herself out there" for her clients. We owe her a debt of gratitude for her knowledge, prof...essionalism and courage.

Posted by Faith | July 31, 2012 | Child Custody

Best lawyer around!!!!

Kristen has been a key part of my custody case, not only has she kept me updated on every aspect of my case, but she is someone I trust entirely and value as my attorney. I have very complexe custody cases and she has helped me above and beyond my cases. Kristen has empathy and compassion towards her... clients and always does her best. I am fortunate to have had Kristen's help during my cases. If not for her help, I would have given up with despair,but her encouragement and knowledge made me keep going!!!!

Posted by anonymous | July 19, 2012

Review of Kristen Doleva-Lecher

I would highly recommend Ms. Doleva-Lecher to anyone in need of her legal services. She provided me with excellent legal advice and guidance and demonstrated that she is quite competent and knowledgable with regard to the law. She worked well interpersonally, and I always felt that she was clearly ex...plaining all information. Perhaps most importantly, I was very happy with our result.

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Kristen Doleva-Lecher's Lawyer Endorsements

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Cheryl Rowe

Divorce and separation lawyer | Dec 21

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. She is very knowledgeable and easy to work with. Very resolution oriented and interested in getting things done. It's always a pleasure to have her on the other side of the case."

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Konrad Jarzyna

Unknown lawyer | Sep 30

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Levi Wolf

Family lawyer | May 26

Relationship: Supervised lawyer

"Having seen Kristen in action in numerous types of family law cases, I can confidently say that she truly cares about her clients and does her best to represent them zealously. She is personable, but not afraid to take on either opposing counsel or the court. I do not hesitate to recommend her."

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Joseph Guillama

Family lawyer | May 17

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Anna Ferguson

Family lawyer | May 10

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Cheryl Rowe

Family lawyer

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Konrad Jarzyna

Divorce and separation lawyer

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Frederick Mogel

Divorce and separation lawyer

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Joseph Guillama

Child custody lawyer

Experience

Rating:  6.6 (Good)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2020.

Public Reprimand issued in PA, 2020

updated on 01/08/2021

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.

Honors

2013

Awesome Attorney, Suburban Life Magazine

2012

Awesome Attorney, Suburban Life Magazine

Work Experience

2015 - Present

Attorney, Doleva Law

2011 - 2015

Attorney, Wolf, Baldwin and Associates

Associations

2014 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

2014 - Present

Penn State Berks Advisory Board

Board Member

2011 - Present

Berks County Bar Association

Member

2011 - Present

Pennsylvania Bar Association

Member

Education

2002

Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center

JD - Juris Doctor

1997

University of Pittsburgh

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2011

College Course Public Speaking

Publications

2014

422 Business Advisor Divorce - A house divided

2011

Languages

English

Activity

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