Lisa Lane Mcdevitt

Lisa Lane Mcdevitt

4.0
Rating: 6.8

Licensed for 25 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at Vienna, VA
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Wills & Living Wills, Estate Planning

Bonaventure Drive., Vienna, VA

About Lisa

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Divorce and Separation 50%

Contested divorce | Uncontested divorce | Mediation | Child custody | Child support | Alimony | Property division | Retirement pensions | Military divorce | Call Attorney Mcdevitt now for a consultation.

25 years

50%
Wills and Living Wills 30%

Simple wills | Complex wills | Trusts | Guardianship | Advanced medical directives | Healthcare POAs | Living wills | POAs | Estate planning | Stop procrastinating, call Attorney Mcdevitt today to start your process.

25 years

30%
Estate Planning 20%

I assist clients throughout Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., in developing individualized estate plans that are tailored to their specific situations whether small or large estates.

25 years

20%

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Licenses

Licensed in Virginia for 25 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 2000

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Maryland for 25 years

State: Maryland

Acquired: 2000

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in District of Columbia for 24 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 2001

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Mcdevitt Law Office

Bonaventure Drive., Vienna, VA, 22181

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Lisa Lane Mcdevitt's Reviews

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4.0 /5.0

4 Client Reviews

5 star (3)
4 star (0)
3 star (0)
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1 star (1)

Posted by anonymous | December 11, 2020 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Heartbroken Beware

I am a govt employee and hardly never ever leave reviews. But heartbroken beware.... Lisa did not have my best interests in mind. I could never reach her by phone when needed, and emails went unanswered for weeks. We received an email from opposing counsel that we responded to on September 9th, I ...received the email from Lisa with the follow-up letter. She never reached out to me to let me know that the letter she sent was mishandled at the post office, came back to her, and needed to be resent I found this information out because I reached out to her to her on 10/21 to see the status of my own case. It is December and I had still not heard back from Lisa about this issue. I could send an email and she would turn around and call me for me to explain the same thing that was in the email and charge me. No follow-ups to actions that she said would be taken on my behalf were ever given. When a client hardly ever calls you or sends you emails, when they finally call you and call you four times in a row, email you three times in a row, a normal person would think that there is an emergency and reach out. Istead of reaching out to see what was wrong, she textS me to tell me to stop calling her "incessantly" because she's in court. A simple "as soon as I'm out of court I will give you a call" would possibly have cats my anxiety down and our relationship intact. At 10:30 p.m. on the West coast, I leave my house to walk my dog to find court papers from the East coast just lying on the ground. No envelope... nothing. No one ever knocked on my door. They are divorced papers giving me 21 days to respond and dated November 9th. The 21 days has been up. So what is the first thing you do even at 10:30pm...you call and email your lawyer. And then you wait till 9:00 a.m. West coast time where it's noon on the East coast to call her. But you constantly get voicemail. It's unacceptable. A divorce is already a stressful time, emotional, jarring time. The person representing you in that matter, should have compassion towards your situation and your mental health. Being ignored by your attorney who is extremely uncommunicative....makes everything just a little bit worse because you already feel alone and ignored. You shouldn't have to take that from your attorney too. Especially when you pay every bill on time, in full, and provide all the information requested. Lisa did nothing to further my case but bill me for letters that never reached the opposing attorney. I did all of my own legwork. I would not recommend her business to anyone if they want results.

Posted by Janine | August 23, 2016 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Couldn't have gone through my divorce without her

Ms. McDevitt was very professional and extremely personal when dealing with me through my divorce. She returned calls promptly, made sure that my case proceeded through the court system, quickly. I wish more professionals were like her. I have already referred 2 clients to her.

Posted by James | April 22, 2015

Very Happy Client

Ms. McDevitt handled my uncontested divorce. She was very efficient and responsive. She always kept me informed as to the status of my case and always returned phone calls and emails. She made my divorce a breeze. I have already recommended her to a friend and will continue to do so in the future....

Posted by Jennifer | January 29, 2012

She is the most compassionate lawyer I've been to.

Ms. McDevitt made me feel like I was her best friend. She called me on nights and weekends. I had 2 other attorneys before her and I wished I had hired her first. She was very responsive, GREAT in court, and made me feel like she cared for me and my children like her own. She is a fantastic lawy...er.

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Experience

Rating:  6.8 (Good)

Work Experience

2000 - Present

Attorney, McDevitt Law Office

Associations

2005 - Present

Fairfax County Bar Association

Member

2000 - Present

District of Columbia Bar

Member

2000 - Present

Virginia State Bar

Member

Education

1998

American University, Washington College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Languages

English

Activity

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