Kevin John McGrath

Kevin was outstanding! He pulls no punches! Tells you like it is and won't sugar coat it! He got my ex to see the reality that after 20+ years of marriage with him as the main bread winner, I was entitled to spousal maintenance. So my ex was then willing to negotiate instead of having to go to trial....

Mr. McGrath presented himself as neutral but hardly performed in a neutral manner. His spousal maintenance calculations and observations about the later tax consequences of the settlement were misleading and led to a settlement I later regretted after some further investigation into situation. He pre...sented best and worst case scenarios that all favored the ex-spouse. I will probably spend much money in the next several years trying to undo the damage done as a result of this mediation. It would have been better to take my chances in court.

Kevin McGrath conducted my mediation and financial arbitration. During the mediation Kevin went back and forth between the two rooms for three hours repeating what the other party had said. He offered no advice on how the courts would view the situation and in the end we were farther apart than whe...n we started. During the financial arbitration, Kevin expanded the time frame scope and awarded my ex a pre-divorce asset that was legally divided in the divorce decree three years prior. When asked if his decision was legal, he responded by saying, "it doesn't matter, this is my decision". Kevin closed the record at the end of the session that morning. His contract states that he is to issue a decision/award no later than ten days after the close or receipt of the final memorandum. Twenty six days later (after repeated requests for the report) Kevin issued the report with numerous inaccuracies from what the record was closed with. When I sent an email pointing out the numerical and typographical inaccuracies, Kevin sent a return email to both parties stating that he was permitting a response from the other party because I had sent an "unsolicited request to amend the Award of Arbitrator". In the end, Kevin checked his notes and I was correct. Unfortunately, I would urge anyone considering Kevin for mediation or arbitration to consider other options.