Iris Mann Mckay

Iris Mann Mckay

4.3
Rating: 7.4

Licensed for 31 years

Family Lawyer at San Diego, CA
Practice Areas: Family

16780 W Bernardo Dr, Suite 400, San Diego, CA

About Iris

Biography

Practice Areas

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Practice Area

Family 100%

1/3 of practice is as litigating attorney, 1/3 of practice as mediation attorney and 1/3 of practice as consulting attorney, providing clients with strategic divorce planning. I usually work with high functioning individuals with high standards and fairly complex cases.

32 years | 600 cases

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 31 years

State: California

Acquired: 1994

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Iris McKay, Attorney & Counselor at Law

16780 W Bernardo Dr, Suite 400, San Diego, CA, 92130

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Iris Mann Mckay's Reviews

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4.3 /5.0

6 Client Reviews

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Posted by Windy | August 11, 2016 | Divorce & Separation

Strategically Smart Attorney

I was referred to Iris McKay because of her extensive experience with the complexities surrounding out-of-state post-divorce relocation with minors. Although she is not currently litigating, I was told that she would be a wealth of information and could help give me some direction. We ended up chat...ting for a solid hour not only about the law surrounding my case, but about life, motherhood, moving on after divorce, our children, our similarities, strengths, etc. etc. I felt so empowered after speaking to her - like I was speaking to an extremely intelligent coach! Had I been in the state of California when I was going through my divorce, I am 100% certain that I would have hired Ms. McKay on the spot. She is articulate, knowledgeable, kind natured, yet an absolute force to be reckoned with! Thank you again, Ms. McKay!

Posted by anonymous | April 02, 2014 | Divorce & Separation

Strategically smart, ethical, highly regarded by the Bench, assertive, classy, keenly intelligent, honest, direct, yet real.

I don’t know about you, but I have some very high expectations when it comes to attorneys who either represent me or others I care about. Here are the qualities that I absolutely expect out of an attorney: ethical; highly intelligent (yet real/genuine); honest; direct, highly regarded by the Bench; ...strategically smart planner; artfully persuasive, articulate; organized; makes time for talking about my concerns; powerfully appropriate in Court (in dress, style, and mannerisms); maintains healthy boundaries for all clients (whether they like it or not); is willing to gently, yet assertively argue with her/his clients when needed, deeply understands and adapts to the wide spectrum of human responses that evolve during the long arduous divorce process, is not so busy that she/he has no time for talking with me, and has a deep well of professional associates to whom she/he can refer her/his clients when needed (e.g. Forensic Accountants, M.F.T’s, Psychologists, other attorneys when case-specific issues require such a referral to a specialist, etc.). Iris McKay, Esq. embodies all of the above. Her successful representation of me was nothing short of a class act. I have respectfully referred numerous people to her as a tip of my hat to her overall skills as a divorce attorney. In each and every one of those cases, the referent came back to me raving about the quality of service that was proved by Ms. McKay. I suspect there will always be a couple disgruntled people out there who will post reviews on sites such as this where they vent their frustration at the professional who told them the things they did not want to hear. I’ve suspect that most such nay-sayers came into the client/attorney relationship unwell, disturbed, dysfunctional, and angry in the first place. Sad for them, but nobody will ever meet their unrealistic expectations. When it came to Iris McKay, Esq., all of my and my referents’ expectations were surpassed. And we thank her.

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Iris Mann Mckay's Lawyer Endorsements

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Thurman Arnold

Unknown lawyer | Mar 19

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I don't have the honor of knowing Ms. Mckay well, but I suggest you investigate her credentials - as I have. She is an experienced family law attorney who answers to higher values from a thoroughly client centered perspective. Frankly, legal consumers need more family law attorneys like her, and the San Diego community is no doubt richer for her contributions."

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James Bush

Family lawyer | Mar 14

Relationship: Other

"Iris represented me in connection with my own divorce, and I highly recommend her. Not only does she have excellent lawyer skills and substantial family law knowledge, her focus is on obtaining expeditious and economical results for her clients."

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Daniel Warren

Family lawyer | Mar 14

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"Iris is an exceptional family law attorney. She has mastered the art of walking the fine line between litigation and negotiation in tricky family law cases. Such a quality is rare and extremely valuable by saving clients money by efficiently finalizing the matter. I would highly recommend Iris to any person in need of representation in a family law matter."

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Thurman Arnold

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Experience

Rating:  7.4 (Very Good)

Honors

1992

AmJur - Professional Responsibility, American Jurisprudence

1992

AmJur - Contracts II, American Jurisprudence

Work Experience

2012 - Present

Attorney, Moore, Schulman & Moore APC

2007 - 2012

Owner, The McKay Law Group APC

Associations

2006 - Present

California Women Lawyers

Member

1994 - Present

State Bar of California, Family Law Section

Member

1994 - Present

San Diego County Bar Association, Family Law Section

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Alienated parent wins custody

Custody win to client

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Education

1993

Thomas Jefferson SOL

Law

N/A

Avila Coll

Undergraduate

Speaking Engagements

2014

Second Saturday Workshopt

Legal Strength Training for Divorce

Publications

1992

Criminal Justice Journal Scientific Reliability of Psychiatric Expert Witness Testimony Involving the Use of Classifications from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Languages

English

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