Kristy L Hanson

I was told Kristy Hanson was a tiger in court, that she strategically makes decisions and coaches along the way— she is all this and more. My divorce case has been extremely high conflict- demanding a lot of time and help to get through every day. Kristy and her team managed the crazy and never made ...me feel alone in the process. She fought hard for all that I wanted and even things I didn’t know I needed. Because of her, I got to keep and raise my babies. Because of her, my kids are happy and thriving. I will forever be grateful for her help in all the life changing decisions that weighed so heavily on me! She and her amazing team helped me navigate and assisted me through some really hard times. I would not hesitate seeking Kristy’s advice and help, she knows what she’s doing and does it so well!!

I really wanted to like Kristy and give her a good recommendation but she left so many things wanting for me. In my line of work, I’ve worked with several dozen case attorneys and you have lawyers that are reactive 11th hour attorneys and then those that are proactive, strategic and attack oriented. ...I do see her somewhere in the middle although she failed her fiduciary responsibilities to represent us. I married a girl with kids from a previous marriage and she had used Kristy in her previous divorce process. We had several outstanding continued legal proceedings with my wife’s ex and she wanted to continue to use Kristy because of her knowledge already about her previous marriage from years earlier. I strongly wanted to go another direction with a different attorney but gave in and complied with my wife’s wishes. Long story short, Kristy felt strongly we would get many things granted our way in different proceedings so we always would move forward with her recommendations. Instead, I felt she often fell behind the eight ball and played defense and catch up ball rather than offense when she was going to move something along... We gave up ground on every aspect including at mediation which she was extremely confident in.. They were easy base hits and the other lawyer (less experienced) was always more prepared than Kristy. I really feel she was just stretched way too thin and didn’t have the time to give our case the attention to strategically perform. The only reason I gave her two stars is because my wife is still trying to give her the benefit of the doubt. I’ve had some lawyers I’ve worked with that are fantastic and on top of everything and some that just don’t quite get there. Kristy is the latter. Tens of thousands later, I regret not making my gut decision a couple of years ago. From a guy that has used some really great attorneys, Kristy is just ho hum.

I worked with Kristy over a period of a year and a half through divorce. She was highly strategic in planning and fierce in negotiating during mediations. She looked for opportunities to help me as her client in ways that I didn't clearly identify during the process but was afterward very grateful f...or. Above all, I'm thankful for the personal connection that I felt with Kristy, in how she listened thoughtfully and empathetically to my situation and wanted to do what was not only best for me, but, most importantly, what was best for our family--especially the children. Thanks, Kristy!

I contacted Kristy after several years of 50/50 custody with a very dysfunctional ex. My children were struggling and needed help. Kristy was very careful in her approach with the case and extremely knowledgeable of the laws. The case was highly fragile. As all legal cases do, it took time and... there were a few scary hurdles and uphill battles but Kristy held me up through it all and we recently made some positive headway and were able to get help and make good custody changes for my kids. I have worked with other lawyers along the way and Kristy is the best... absolutely brilliant. She was recommended highly to me and I highly recommend her to anyone needing help for their family law issues. She was upfront and honest about what to expect and was able to give reasonable accurate cost estimates. She was kindly conscientious of my money. At one point, it would have been easy to take our case before the judge, and that would have cost me at least $30,000 more. In the end we would likely have been successful before the final court, but Kristy went out of her way to keep my case from going to trial because of the high cost, not to mention further emotional strain for me and the kids. Kristy has been great about responding to my questions, even sometimes when she's out of the office with her family. She was well prepared for the hearing with the commissioner and quite frankly put the commissioner in his place. Kristy was able to get what we needed approved against several odds. And that set the ball rolling in a good direction. She has cried with me and celebrated with me. She will fight for what's right with everything she has. She is a lawyer who still has integrity intact.

Kristy recently was brought on as a Special mastery in case for me and my children. Not only was she outstanding at representing what was best for my children. She was also very knowledgeable and professional with handling the case. She truly does care about what is best for her clients and is someon...e I will forever be grateful for. Kristy is a class act and someone who I would highly recommend.