Frank E. Dougherty

Frank E. Dougherty

4.6
Rating: 6.7

Licensed for 30 years

Family Lawyer at Sacramento, CA
Practice Areas: Family, Guardianship, Appeals, Juvenile

650 University Ave Ste 100, Sacramento, CA

About Frank

Biography

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Family 80%

Our Office is devoted to legal representation in divorce, custody, property division, support, and related family law matters. Please see our website: Divorcespecialists.org

31 years

80%
Guardianship 10%

31 years

10%
Appeals 5%

Dougherty & Associates has extensive experience and expertise in preparing appeals and writ petitions in family law and juvenile dependency cases. Please see our website: Divorcespecialists.org

31 years

5%
Juvenile Law 5%

If your child was removed from your custody by CPS, you need an attorney immediately because a critical hearing will occur within a few days of this removal. If you are a parent or guardian of the removed child, you are entitled to a court-appointed attorney if you cannot afford an atty. These court-appointed atty generally know the law in this area, but they just don't have much time to research a case, gather evidence or speak with their clients. If you can afford a private Atty, we can help.

5%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 225-450 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Hawaii for 28 years

State: Hawaii

Acquired: 1998

Suspended - Administrative

No misconduct found

Licensed in California for 30 years

State: California

Acquired: 1995

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Dougherty & Associates

650 University Ave Ste 100, Sacramento, CA, 95825-6726

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4.6 /5.0

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Posted by Shawn | February 07, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Extremely knowledgeable and efficient!

I hired Frank Dougherty after retaining bad counsel for 1.5 years. Frank worked to mitigate the damage and brought about closure as swiftly as possible. He and his team brought the expertise backed by years of experience necessary to resolve my difficult case. His honesty and friendship are greatly... valued!

Posted by anonymous | March 05, 2015 | Child Custody

Fantastic attorney!

FANTASTIC ATTORNEY! I am a father who was in a major custody battle for my son. My ex-wife had vicious attorney who was doing his best to aggressively make me look bad and make her look good. I went through 4 attorneys in 2 1/2 years, and none of them could successfully deal her attorney. I was lo...sing ground (and money, and time) in my efforts to have my fair share of custody of my son. Then I found attorney Frank Dougherty. My custody battle immediately improved as Frank started doing what he is so good at. It was a tremendous relief to see his experience at work. His staff is wonderful and very efficient and effective also. Their team worked with me to put together the large picture and develop a plan to get the custody changes I wanted. They immediately confronted my ex-wife's attorney and he backed off with his false accusations real fast. In fact, she ended up firing him after a few months because he didn't hold a candle to Frank. That in itself was a huge stress relief. Then Frank got to work preparing for a 4 day trial. It was there that his litigating skills really showed. He really knows the law. He is good at presenting the facts in a respectful way. And his execution style was no nonsense. I am definitely glad he was not my opposing attorney. Frank is a 100% honest attorney. He is not one of those attorneys who will lie and distort facts. He can work with the true facts to get what you want. He helped me and now I have the custody I was hoping for. Trust me, you don't want Frank against you so you better retain him before your ex does.

Posted by L.C. | May 22, 2014 | Child Custody

Thank you for the effective advocacy.

Very much a respected and experienced leader in the community, Frank was able to accurately assess the strengths and weaknesses of my case from the start. He was fair and reasonable at every turn. . . And as you would want from a custody litigator, he was at his best in the courtroom. We were able ...to secure a favorable outcome, which was truly in the best interest of the girls, despite the mediator's contrary opinion. Plus, Lisa and Margo are legal professionals with a heart. They helped make the extremely difficult road much more smooth and navigable. Thank you to the entire team.

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Rating:  6.7 (Good)

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University of California

Languages

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