Caitlin Rebecca Burgess

Caitlin Burgess is highly competent and professional, with abundant experience not only as a licensed marriage and family therapist, but as a practicing family law attorney as well. Her integrity is unmatched in both fields, and Caitlin is licensed to practice as a therapist in five separate states ...(California, Colorado, Washington, Texas, and Florida)! Many clients and attorneys have sought out her consultation and expertise, especially in matters involving complicated child custody disputes and cases centered around children, given her unique niche and skill set. As a licensed marriage and family therapist myself, I have benefited greatly from her consultation and legal and ethical advice on complex family therapy cases. As a trusted colleague and confidant, I would happily refer anyone (families, adult individuals, adolescents, and children) to her care.

Ms. Burgess is in an exceptional league of her own. She is not only an attorney but a forensic level therapist, and if you are in need of someone who understands the extremely challenging path of litigation and custody through family courts, she is by far and above the most qualified therapist I hav...e ever met. While this review platform is tailored to attorney's, and I hired her as a forensic therapist, I WISH I COULD HAVE HER AS MY ATTORNEY AS WELL! Ms. Burgess is extremely empathetic, kind and beyond generous with her time. She helped me personally through an extremely terrifying and contentious court situation with the most professional candor and ability. She wrote required documentation monthly for my Judge and ultimately I prevailed in having my entire case dismissed!!!! She has supported me through navigating supervised visits with my teen daughters, and through her expert guidance helped me to see how I could adjust simple things to better bond with my daughters despite only seeing them for 2 hours a week. Ultimately, I prevailed to having unsupervised time in large due to the support I had knowing Caitlin was on my team. I have seen other people posting negative things about Ms. Burgess and I would caution anyone who believes that to also realize that Ms. Burgess deals with extremely contentious custody situations and often the parents do have serious issues themselves. This kind of "therapy" is not always fun to hear nor the advice easy to take. That isn't the fault of the therapist, that is the system. Ms. Burgess can help people navigate that, and some people simply refuse to, or they feel so wronged that they need to blame someone. Ms. Burgess is talented, strong, and has THE HIGHEST ETHICS OF ANY PROFESSIONAL I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH. I have had 7 attorneys and 8 therapists thus far through this and Caitlin I would hire back immediately. Thank you Ms. Burgess for your help on my case and for helping me stay strong and live my best life for my beautiful children's sake. I wish I could hire you as my attorney too!!!

I came to Ms. Burgess with a difficult family law/custody situation. She took the time to listen and understand the complexity of the issues and we worked collaboratively to resolve the problem. Her knowledge and insight into the family law court system were invaluable. Her focus is the best interest... of the child. I could not have achieved such a successful outcome without her!

It's very difficult to trump the first two reviews - they pretty much said it all about Caitlin. But here goes... First of all, if you have never been through a divorce before, I pray that if you have to, your soon to be ex will not put you through a contentious battle, most especially if there a...re children involved. Because believe you me, if you think you have any idea of what lies ahead for you, think again. There is no amount of hyperbole that can describe how insane the family law court system is. The bottom line, it's all about making money off of vulnerable, despondent, and already stressed out people. These lawyers DO NOT care about you, or your children. They only care about running up their bill and making money. They will do whatever they can (often times in collusion with the opposing counsel) to add and/or create even more conflict in your divorce because more conflict means more money for them and their firms. Again, if you think I'm just bitter and exaggerating, go online (Google, YouTube, etc...) and do the research for yourself. An ugly divorce/custody battle often leads to suicide, bankruptcy, loss of job, depression, illness, etc... So please people - don't do this to yourself and most especially please don't do this to your kids! Part ways peacefully, because if you don't, you will regret it for the rest of your life. This is why I am glad I used this angel of an attorney throughout the majority of my long divorce/custody battle. She cares about her clients and most especially their children (she's a LMFT to boot!). She is not in it for the money and will do everything she can to save you from a long, drawn out battle. She is honest, empathetic, compassionate and is a person with the utmost integrity. Caitlin will not allow her clients to debase themselves and play dirty no matter how vicious and perjurious the opposition gets. I'm so happy at day's end that I used her for the majority of my long, drawn out battle. For she helped me keep my soul and my own integrity and at day's end, I can look back and be proud someday that I never debased myself (most importantly for my child as well). If you want a mean, nasty bulldog of an attorney (btw, they are really really really expensive!!!) than by all means do NOT hire Caitlin. However, if you are looking for a honest, compassionate HUMAN BEING to help you, then please give her a call. She will always do what's best for you her client. She will never gouge you with fees, and will fight opposing counsel with compassionate logic that sooner or later will break them down. I call her the Mahatma Gandhi of divorce attorneys!

Caitlin Burgess represented me at a settlement conference and did a stellar job detailing the facts to a seasoned judge. Her mannerisms are of the utmost in professionalism and her knowledge of the family law system is vast. Her background in psychology as a licensed marriage and family therapist is ...an added bonus for there are many aggressive litigants who unfortunately have a pathology which the opposing side must deal with, sometimes in ongoing litigation which lasts for years. Ms. Burgess was able to formulate a tactical plan of approach to settlement, utilizing her expertise in several areas to bring the litigation to a close without causing me to have to shoulder the expensive and time consuming burden of a trial. There is something to be said for representation that is so client-centered. If I could give someone new to divorce proceedings advice, I would caution them to stay away from the big firms and call Caitlin first. I was originally represented by one of the firms in San Jose. They felt a bit like a Mafia; only I, as their client, was the target! I spent a large amount of money with very little result. I found I could do better with an attorney like Caitlin in my corner. The big firms are clearly after people's money in a very high-conflict time between former partners. They actually encourage the aggressive litigant and do as much as they can to pad up their bills. Ms. Burgess is completely against this behavior and practices with honesty, integrity, and professionalism. Over the course of her representation, she fought hard and succeeded in winning me the best possible outcome. I highly recommend Ms. Burgess for your legal needs. Call her and schedule a consultation. You will not be disappointed.