Cynthia Kay McNeff

Cynthia had acted as my corporate attorney for several years, when in 2011 my wife and I ran into a problem with a contractor on an extensive house remodel. I initially called Cynthia to ask her assistance in terminating our contract with the contractor. As we dug into the situation, it became cl...ear the issues my wife and I had perceived extended far beyond that which would be solved by a simple contract termination. Working with Cynthia was easy and enjoyable considering the circumstances. We were quickly able to review our contract, timeline, and all written and verbal correspondence we had had with our contractor. In parallel, Cynthia quickly assembled a team of construction professionals to review remodel progress-to-date and to cross reference progress with time and materials billed. The result of the initial analysis confirmed significant issues related to both quality of construction and contract / construction law. It became clear the end-result of non-action would be bankruptcy for my wife and I and the loss of our home. Cynthia took immediate action by filing a lawsuit against our contractor and moving us through the process of discovery, depositions, and eventually to mediation. Cynthia was a pleasure to work with through the entire process. She was very empathetic and caring toward my wife and I considering the situation we were in with our two very young boys (a three year old and a new-born at the time). Throughout the process, Cynthia presented herself not only as our attorney, but also very much as a team-member, willingly accepting and enlisting my help in analysis of discovery material and in preparation for depositions and mediation. I had no previous experience with civil law, yet I felt engaged, prepared, and very aware of the legal process. In the end, I felt like I was able to significantly contribute to a successful outcome. The end result was that my wife and I were made entirely whole through the process. My family moved into a newly remodeled home within blocks of the house which was the subject of our lawsuit. Timing of the outcome could not have been more perfect as the new home we purchased was under construction when we went into escrow, allowing my wife the opportunity to engage in some of the design and selection of finishes. From my perspective, the civil system worked exactly as designed, and Cynthia made it very easy to understand and to navigate. Overall, I know Cynthia to be thorough, professional, trustworthy, responsive and tenacious; all the qualities you would want in an attorney. Her local knowledge and experience were invaluable in our case. Her communication with us and the team she assembled was excellent. She worked hard and provided professional yet personalized service that yielded incredible results. I highly recommend her.

Cynthia is a great attorney. She is very cool and calm especially during times when I was not. She is focused on the goal and doesn't get sidetracked. She guided me though modifying parenting time. She is fair, organized and detail oriented. I was kept up to date with information during my case and s...he answered any questions I had with good explanations of what was going on and how it would affect me and my family. I highly recommend Cynthia. I will continue to hire her as my child custody attorney.

I turned to Cynthia after spending over $7000 on a divorce attorney who did very little for me for the money spent. I found her very direct and honest. She was my advocate and gave me sound advice. She didn't always agree with my decisions, but unlike my first attorney, she didn't stop supporting and... advocating for me just because I wanted to go a different route. Her costs were extremely reasonable and I felt like she used common sense billing versus greed-based billing (as most attorneys do). She can be a bit blunt, but that worked well for me as I prefer direct. She was fairly responsive and always helpful. I am hoping to use her again for an adoption matter.