Laurel Parrish Hook

If you are of a certain age, you will remember the 1972 song, “Cover of the Rolling Stone,” by the Union City, NJ, country-rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. There is nothing Jersey or country-rock about Laurel Hook. But her mere presence is nothing short of medicinal. She is the legal equivalen...t of a wonder drug, cutting through the cancer of confusion like a proton beam. Within the first few moments of our meeting, Ms. Hook began assembling her strategy, plotting out the inflection points with surgical precision. She then put together a team of world-class resources to support my every legal and personal need, working with the deft calm of an ER doctor on a busy Saturday night. I have had, coincidentally, had my life saved by a crew of over a dozen emergency medical professionals. Ms. Hook and the team and Stahancyk, Kent & Hook operate at an analogous level of skill, dedication and success. Thank you, Ms. Hook. Like the eponymous doctor, you are truly a rock star

I worked with Laurel Hook and Anna Friedhoff at Stahancyk Kent & Hook and was very impressed with their professionalism, insight and skill. Laurel is a partner at the firm and is as high caliber as they come. I was constantly amazed by her level of retention and focus. She’s a busy woman who has ...heard many stories over the years but was able to remember and engage small details from the earliest stages of my case. She also has keen insight into both the patterns she’s seen before as well as the uniqueness of my specific situation. This experience and poise was a critical difference maker in the kind of strategy and execution that lead to our success. Anna was the perfect complement and a great value as an associate. She was able to track, distill and articulate several complex details no matter how turbulent the process got. She also has an innate capacity for strategy that proved very useful when negotiating with opposing council. She is an exceptional attorney with substantial legal acuity. The organization itself was also an important part of the process. SK&H has the structure and resources I needed behind me and the difference was clear when working with the lawyer on the other side of the table. Divorce is an unpleasant process and my case had an extra layer of frustration because it involved addiction. Laurel and Anna were generous with their advice, forecasting and personal investment which truly made a difference in how I navigated this difficult experience.

Laurel and her staff were instrumental in achieving a positive resolution without going to court of divorce filed by my wife. Laurel is personable as well as extremely professional. Throughout our proceedings, she demonstrated more thorough knowledge of our financial situation than the opposing attor...ney. I would highly recommend Laurel, though I hope to never personally require her services in the future

In my experience it is exceedingly rare to encounter a group of individuals under the éclat of Laurel Hook of SKH. Laurel was so focused, so incisive, and so bold as to simply overwhelm the opposition in our legal proceedings. Beginning with the original phone call to the office seeking help, we wer...e guided by the receptionist Rosie who listened intently and patiently, recognized immediately the complexity of our legal issue, and directly referred us to one of the senior partners -- rather than either dismissing us (as other firms had), or recommended a junior associate. After our initial discussion with Laurel Hook, my wife and I had the unequivocal feeling of acceptance and confidence, and most importantly a sense of hope. We had been through the travail of multiple attorneys in two states, and at that point were thoroughly discouraged. Thus began our journey with SKH. Our issues revolved around a previously punitive divorce settlement and damages related to a prenuptial agreement prior to remarriage. Immediately we were so impressed with the level of communication and availability, not to mention points of legal issue other attorneys failed to recognize. Laurel’s research was most impressive, seconded only by her courtroom stature and litigation skills that won the day for us. Simply said, we can not recommend anyone any higher, and remain most grateful to this most impressive law firm.