Kelly Yvonne Reiter

Kelly is one of the good ones. My husband and I are so glad we hired her when we decided to take his ex back to court after settlement. It was a super ugly divorce and the idea of going back to court was terrifying. Kelly is a straight shooter. She gave us a blunt opinion about our odds of success (5...0/50), looked for ways to settle outside of court and when the other side pushed and got nasty she stood her ground and pushed back hard. All attorneys are expensive and going to court always costs a ridiculous amount of money. Kelly is not cheap but her hourly rate is quite reasonable compared to other attorneys I called in Marin. Also she is fair about billing. Our total cost was just under $4200, the other side was over $9000! When I met with her initially to review the case we talked for an hour and 15 minutes. I had sent her the settlement agreement and several other documents which she read and reviewed before our meeting. She only charged me for one hour! That was more than fair. It just gives you an example of the kind of lawyer she is, she's not all about driving up the billable hours. We were also impressed with her experience and knowledge. It is so important to have an attorney who has practiced in your county for a long time. When we asked if we could file for sanctions because the other side wasn't cooperating with discovery she told us that the judge on our case almost never awards sanctions and may be upset that we asked for them. A less experienced attorney or one who hasn't been before these judges often might have steered us wrong. It really pays to have someone who has practiced in the area for more than 10 years.

Having worked with Kelly on both a Juvenile case as my expert advisor and on a family law matter with Kelly acting as mediator, both with excellent results and opposing her on family cases where her expertise was on display, it would be hard to find a more dedicated and knowledgeable children's attor...ney