Kristy L Hanson

Kristy represented a close family member through an incredibly difficult divorce and messy, drawn out custody battle. No matter how complicated or contentious things became, Kristy was always calm, organized, prepared, and proved many times over again to be thinking several steps ahead. She’s an incr...edible communicator, she is eloquent, confident, and has a way of making complicated issues easy to understand. She genuinely cares and helps carry the weight of the legal battle alongside you. Her driver is how much she cares and wants to fight for what's right . She’s smart, tough, compassionate, and someone I would trust with the people I care about most. Save yourself the time of looking around and call Kristy. If you’re lucky enough to get on her schedule, hire her. You’ll be glad she’s in your corner.

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!!

There is so much to say about Kristy! Not only is she a brilliant attorney, but she also goes the extra mile to understand your situation so she can accomplish what is needed for you. She is articulate, poised, and focused on resolving issues. Kristy has an incredible ability to see the bigger pict...ure and strategize effectively. She is determined and stands firm in advocating for her clients needs. In your divorce, don’t lose hope—Kristy will fight for you when you feel like you can't fight anymore. I couldn't have navigated this without her. My divorce was extremely complex, but she was fully prepared to handle every aspect of the legal proceedings. Retaining her was the best decision I made during my divorce; it truly changed everything during the toughest year of my life!

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!