Katie VanDeusen

Katie's expertise and compassion eased a difficult transition for me. She was quick to respond to inquiries, clear and patient with her explanations of legal terms and procedures, and proficient at dealing with opposing counsel. On my prove-up date, I asked why she went into family law, and she resp...onded that she truly wanted to help people start their new phases of life. It shows.

We won a child support/custody case that lasted over a year. Katie had very good knowledge and intuition during the whole case. We had to deal with a difficult opposing counsel claiming false allegations and demanding as much money as she can. Katie was able to layout and let me weigh the potentia...l options during each step. With her help, I felt we were ready and had a good grasp at all times during the case. My goal was to have a part in my daughter's life and have my rights protected as a father. Unfortunately the mother did not want me to be any part of my daughter's life. I was stuck when my baby was born because the mom didn't want me contacting her or anything. Katie listened to my situation and helped me come up with a game plan. We started the case and I was able to see my daughter for the first time. On the other hand, it was clear parenting and financials were going to be going to be a struggle to finalize with opposing council. Attorney fees are expensive in general and Katie let me take initiative on certain parts of the case that would save on costs. At moments I felt I needed to compromise a lot to see my daughter, but Katie was able to keep my belief in check and advise me the realistic options we have. With this advice, I was able to decide how much I wanted to compromise in effort to finish the case faster, yet hold our ground to protect my rights. With patience and good help from Katie, I felt we finally won when the case closed. I am satisfied with the finalized parenting agreement.

Today I had a free consultation and it was one of the best experiences with a lawyer I have ever had. Katie was very helpful and even gave me some good information to take home. Her staff was extremely nice and the entire time I was there I felt important. Katie really cares and looks out for your be...st interests not to mention has a lot of experience in family law.

Katie is an exceptional lawyer. She is kind, thorough, professional, knowledgeable, timely...and the list goes on. She made what was a very difficult process for me easier to handle, and I can't thank her enough for what she did. I had absolutely no clue about anything regarding family law, and Katie... made sure to explain every aspect of my case to me so I knew exactly what was going on at every stage. She gave me options when it was time to make decisions, and explained the pros and cons of each choice. When all things were up in the air in my life, I knew I did not have to worry about my rights and my family being protected with Katie as my lawyer. I honestly could not speak more highly of Katie, and would definitely recommend her to anyone in need of a family law lawyer.