Kara Lee Barton

Kara Lee Barton

3.3
Rating: 7.0

Licensed for 31 years

Family Lawyer at Salt Lake City, UT
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation

331 S Rio Grande St Ste 200, Salt Lake City, UT

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Licenses

Licensed in Utah for 24 years

State: Utah

Acquired: 2001

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Idaho for 30 years

State: Idaho

Acquired: 1995

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Kansas for 31 years

State: Kansas

Acquired: 1994

Suspended

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Kara Lee Barton

331 S Rio Grande St Ste 200, Salt Lake City, UT, 84101-1137

Barton Law Office LLC

331 S Rio Grande St Ste 200, Salt Lake City, UT, 84101-1137

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Kara Lee Barton's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.3 /5.0

7 Client Reviews

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

Posted by anonymous | July 2, 2025 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Not very easy to contact / communicate with

Very slow responses. Difficult to communicate with. Assistants seem to be constantly starting and then quitting. Just an all around terrible experience and a complete waste of time and money. Ashley, Kara, Brooke - all were not good.

Posted by Willis | September 10, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Non responsive

Never available, dealt primarily with her receptionist. I lost everything thanks to this attorney. I was unable to even recover my personal belongings. I would be surprised if she even remembered me or anything about my case.

Posted by Becky | February 22, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Worst attorney ever

K. Barton was the worst decision I made during my divorce. Not only is K. Barton ineffective counsel, she is incompetent. She created a procedural nightmare. She waived my rights to alimony, child support, temporary orders. Now I am paying back child support to a deadbeat dad, and my children were ...living with me! I cannot undo what she has done. She should be disbarred.

Posted by Julia | March 28, 2018 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Very Pleased

Kara represented me after my ex-husband stopped paying alimony and child support. She is very no-nonsense and got right to work. I was awarded a fair settlement which I know that I would not have gotten if I had not had her help. She is smart and fair and will do her best to keep her cost under co...ntrol as no one wants to go back to court.

Posted by Krystal | November 3, 2016 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Great firm to work with!

I have had a great experience with BartonWood! Having worked with other firms in the past, a few things that I appreciated from BartonWood is their honestly, straightforwardness, and willingness to get things done in a timely manor. They seem to work as a team instead of individually which makes it... very easy to get things done and you feel that they know you on a personal basis. I would highly recommend them to anyone in need.

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Kara Lee Barton's Lawyer Endorsements

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Emily Smoak

Family lawyer | Sep 01

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I highly endorse Kara Barton. I have worked with her on a few cases since 2003 when I came to Utah. I always find her to be a fierce advocate for her client, but also reasonable to work with when the case requires lawyers to cooperate and come up with solutions for our clients. She's very smart, knows the law and is very capable in and out of court. I would highly recommend her to anyone in need of a family law or divorce attorney. Emily Smoak"

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Experience

Rating:  7.0 (Very Good)

Education

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Washburn University School of Law

J.D.

N/A

University of Utah

B.A.

Languages

English

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