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Carolyn M Kirner

Licensed for 17 years

Divorce and separation Lawyer at San Diego, CA
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

4653 Carmel Mountain Rd Ste 308, San Diego, CA

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Licensed in California for 17 years

State: California

Acquired: 2009

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Law Office of Carolyn M Kirner

4653 Carmel Mountain Rd Ste 308, San Diego, CA, 92130-6650

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3.7 /5.0

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Posted by Samantha | September 23, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Family

Carolyn is #1

Carolyn Korner is one of the best family law attorneys in San Diego. Carolyn will go above and beyond to present the facts in your case. She demands respect and most definitely deserves it. Professional and very organized I would highly recommend her for any family law issue you may have.

Posted by John | March 08, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Alimony

Reliable, Personable and Knowledgeable Attorney!

Attorney Carolyn Kirner represented me in a Request for Modification/Termination of Spousal Support case. Although the opposing party and counsel made things difficult and stressful throughout the process, Attorney Kirner stayed on top of things and kept me informed throughout the entire case. Her at...tention to detail through the discovery portion of the case was outstanding. NOTHING got by her. She was ready for any curve ball thrown our way and responded accordingly. She fought hard for me in this case from the initial filing to the court appearance and ultimately the resolution which was in my favor! It was obvious to me during our court appearance that she was not only greatly prepared to present my case, but is also highly respected by other counsel and judges. Attorney Kirner was always responsive to calls and emails which was very important to me. Throughout the process, I felt confident and secure and I knew I was in the best hands. If you are looking for a trustworthy attorney who is personable, reliable, knowledgeable and will fight hard for you, I highly recommend Attorney Carolyn Kirner!

Posted by Victoria | September 15, 2014 | Divorce & Separation

does the right thing in tough situations!

The negative reviews on this site are obvously written by either 'the other side' or from people who are already in bad situations and need to have supervised visitation for their kids. So read those reviews through the lens of whether you would want an attorney that has integrity and looks out for t...he best interest of those she is representing (in the supervised vistitation cases.. it is the children) Carolyn has been representing me in a tough divorce and custody situation and I can honestly say has done an AMAZING job always being completely lprepared, professional and with integrity! Although at times it might seem like the easier thing to do is to lie or maniuplate the truth... Carolyn constantly remains above reproach and is well respected by the judge and other attorneys because of this! My case has been going on for a few years and it is frustraing to see the least to constantly be defending myself against my ex husband and his attorneys. But Carolyn has reamined faithful throughout this journey! I recommend Carolyn Kirner to anyone who is looking for a fair, loyal and compassionate attorney that has the track record of representing her clients to her best ability.

Posted by Marty | January 12, 2014 | Divorce & Separation

Skilled Troublemaker: Don't use her services, especially if you're poor or a minority.

I should've done this a year ago before she assisted in building a case against me. I pray that this report falls on righteous ears for the sake of my three children and I. I don't know what I'm caught up in, but do not use this person. She is totally unprofessional, a skilled liar, and has vindic...tively worked against me since day-one in the best interest of my wife (a county social worker and her father, Alan K. Rode), my wife's crooked lawyer (Nadine Sayegh) and the court judges... mainly Judge McKenzie who is in the process of being removed. When I tried to fire (not knowing of the exparte' process) Kirner in early-January of 2013 due to catching her in multiple lies regarding pre-payments being made for multiple visits already, she strangely remained quiet all month until a scheme was created a week before my first custody battle on February 6, 2013. During this time, I'd made contact with another monitor to replace her, but still was told of the exparte' process. Kirner strangely contacted me via text inviting me to her office to pick up and review the report she had written favoring my wife. Feeling uncomfortable from the only three hour visit I had with her as she sat behind her desk playing games on her smart-phone [and cowboy boots propped up on her desk], I told her to mail it and that I would never step foot in her office again - especially to retrieve some vindictive paperwork to secure her job and destroy my character as well as my relationship with my children. Carolyn or Carie is the same woman who told me during my intake session that she would destroy the original document that I had filled out while giving me a new document to fill out. She kept both documents: the original one without an address and the one with a physical address. She later presented the document without an address to the courts to confirm that she hadn't contacted me because she had no contact information on file for me when we spoke about the report she had vindictively written against me; but obviously took payments for while claiming that I wouldn't be able to see my children due to my wife and Sayegh both claiming that she couldn't afford to pay for visitation sessions. And by the way, my entire divorce case is being handled under a fraudulent domestic violence case. What DV case (D541069) do you know of is not handled in criminal court as a misdemeanor or felony? Because of my wife's social work experience, her family's unlimited access for funds, I have been placed in a divorce case that will possibly go down as one of the dirtiest ever in recorded history. Kirner has assisted in allegations that I'm bipolar or depressed to counter anything that I have to say against her and the courts. But a federal VA psych doctor says differently. Even one of the older courtroom sheriffs told me in quote, "This is a game. You have to learn the game."

Posted by Debi | March 28, 2012 | Family

Carolyn Kirner Family Law attorney

Carolyn is a family law attorney that is skilled in doing all she can to represent her clients with integrity. She listens closely to her clients and advises with compassion and clarity, always leaving the final decisions up to her client. She realizes that many aspects of her job can greatly affect... the lives of not only her client but family as well, and she makes sure each client feels respected and prepared for the situation ahead of them.

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"I endorse this lawyer. I have known attorney Kirner for almost twelve years. I know her to be a person that cares for her clients and works very hard to get her client's the results that they need. I would not hesitate in hiring attorney Kirner for any family law matter"

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Trinity Law School

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San Diego State Univ

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