Kendal K O'Keefe

Uncoupling, more traditionally known as divorce, is truly a rite of passage. Most of us get married with the hope of permeance, however life circumstances often complicate even our best intentions. Having an expert along this journey is critical. My own divorce ended up being more complicated than I ...ever imagined and having Kendal as my fierce advocate made all the difference. Timely, cordial, resourceful, incredibly intelligent, fair, realistic, and humane is what comes to mind when invoking her attributes. Kendal got the outcome that worked best for my children and I, offering recommendations that I was unaware of. She is a master of communication and knows how to work with even the most challenging find people and situations. I am incredibly selective with referrals and Kendal is at the top of my list. I am beyond grateful for her support and I cannot recommend her highly enough.

I was referred to Kendal by a close family member. I couldn’t ask for a better advocate to be on my side during a divorce with children. I have 4 children, and she cares about them and how they will be affected by my divorce. Kendal is always responsive. She is efficient, respectful, determined, and ...excellent as a family attorney. I have heard horror stories about divorce yet Kendal has made the process as smooth and painless as possible. I respect her, trust her, and most of all I know she’s there for me when I need her. I will continue to use Kendal’s incredible knowledge to help me through this process and after my divorce is finalized if needed. There is nothing she has ever done that has had a negative effect on myself or my children. I have never agreed with anyone’s advice during my divorce, but Kendal somehow makes me feel at ease and knows exactly what to do. I have major anxiety and somehow she makes me feel at ease when something terrible happens. There is never a time when she doesn’t know how to handle a difficult situation. I can’t thank her enough. She is incredible at what she does, and it’s clear that this is her true calling. Thank you Kendal. I wouldn’t want to hire anyone else, and I’m glad I had a close family member who has had excellent results with you. All of Kendal’s five star reviews are well deserved.

Kendal has been so helpful to me over the last year of post-judgement work in my custody case. My child's other parent is incredibly abusive, manipulative and spiteful and she has helped me to navigate the system in light of this to get the best outcome given his high-conflict behavior. She has lis...tened to me and additionally helped me understand what my child and I deserve and made sure I understood that I'm not doing anything wrong by asking for what the law allows. She has also been conscious of the cost of this work and helped me to navigate things so that the other party did not drive up my bill. I feel confident that she has the best interests of my child in mind at all times and unlike other lawyers I have dealt with, I really feel like she cares about us and isn't just there to collect a check. Lastly, she has been super responsive and when necessary very flexible so that certain "bad news" items could be delivered when my child was not with the other parent, so that emotional outbursts would not occur during parenting time. If you are dealing with a high-conflict person, the best thing you can do is to get a good lawyer from the start! My last lawyer never told me the risks I would be taking if I made certain choices nor advised me on which things would create the best outcome - and it created a lot of unnecessary pain and cost in the long term that my abuser has capitalized on. I am so thankful to have found Kendal and her firm Arnold, Rodman and Kretchmer before it got any worse.

I found Kedall and her firm on the internet through a recommendation of a friend going through a divorce in California. I consider myself an educated informed person. That said going into this situation, "All I knew for sure was my story". Kendall, Scott......Wow! The information and education I r...eceived from them all within he borders of the law at times left me with a transcendent feeling that I had chose the right people for the job. In my opinion Kendall left no stone unturned. She and Scott, listened to me! Never telling me what to do, but always informing me of my options. That if nothing else for men in divorce proceedings is extremely important. So many times we(men) get glossed over and treated as the "bad husband". Information, knowledge, honesty, trust! Thank you so very much. Hope I never need you again, but if I do I have your number. BTW: I never actually met Kendal or Scott In person. Now that is service!