Shannon Leigh Kroeger

Shannon was the rock my family clung to throughout the hardest process and heartbreak I have ever navigated. Our business relationship lasted for five sad, arduous years of custody and coparenting woes, with her calm hand guiding us through courts, communications, procedures, decisions, tears, and ma...ny phases of behavior, both expected and unexpected, from the opposing party and his rotating wheel of attorneys. She predicted things correctly a LOT of the time, missed nothing, and kept us prepared with her obvious, well-seasoned experience and positive relationships within the legal community. She also listened, accepted, observed, and got involved in understanding the people and situation she was dealing with, while honestly admitting dangers, doubts, surprises, and unknowns. Our case was very hard. I wish everyone could safely and positively coparent. I wish it was easier to keep a child safe when there are doubts about the other parent's fitness. I am also eternally grateful to have had someone who helped me solve that problem with persistent, rational defense wherever we could apply it, and only the most necessary offense where appropriate, until we were finally freed from all the madness last year. Shannon prepared us so well that after five years, the opposing party backed out of court...again...and this time, it was for the last time. My child, now almost an adult, never had to testify, and a judge never got a chance to get it wrong. We stuck to what mattered, left petty things alone, prepared when we had to, set boundaries, documented issues, led with powerful love, and stayed on course for the child. The bonus was that after so much trauma, my kiddo saw "the high road" and dedicated, intentional effort and honesty lead to the most just outcome for us. Since I met Shannon, I have echoed hundreds of times the advice that I got when I was younger - "I hope you never need a lawyer, but if you do, hire a good one." I was referred to Shannon through a trusted friend, and I landed in exactly the right office for the job ahead. She was highly realistic about our case and strove to represent the best interest of my child first in the face of so much emotion and conflict. Her support staff is top notch and cares about the client and kids involved. Her billing is fair, well-supported in documentation, and her time is worth every cent. With patience, diligence, knowledge, experience, and compassion, Shannon and her staff helped me improve my and my child's lives and circumstances immeasurably. We had to play a careful, mindful, long game to determine and then support the best outcomes for my child as circumstances changed along the way. I can't imagine having done it so successfully with anyone else.

Shannon and her associate Dan helped me work through my divorce. Unfortunately I'd reached a point where my relationship was completely toxic and no good for either me or my wife. When I came to Shannon looking for help, I had been in denial for a long time that divorce was what was needed. I'd al...so never used a lawyer before, I had no idea what to expect or if I could trust that I wasn't just going to be taken advantage of and shell out a bunch of money for nothing. Shannon blew all those fears out of the water and exceeded my expectations in just about ever aspect of the case. She not only helped me find solutions for my situation that shortened the wait period by 6 months, she explained it all simply in a way that I could understand. She listened to me talk about the relationship more than she had to and was always professional about it. Both her and Dan we're extremely flexible and helped me work through some last minute changes when my spouse changed her story and we were up against deadlines. I would recommend Shannon and Dan to anyone for a family law case.