I handle dissolution actions with or without children, relocation actions, modification actions, parentage actions, third party custody actions, complex and high asset dissolutions and domestic violence petitions. My approach is generally to chart a path to the end of this process with the least amount of acrimony while serving my client’s best interests in light of the prevailing statutes and caselaw. This can be achieved if everyone has the same goals. Oftentimes, it works; sometimes, it doesn’t. When it doesn’t, I can be counted on to be a strong litigator for my client throughout the process even into trial, if that becomes necessary.
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State: Washington
Acquired: 2000
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State: North Carolina
Acquired: 1999
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State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 1994
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12900 NE 180TH Street, Suite 155, Bothell, WA, 98011
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Posted by Heather | October 28, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Top notch strategist and meticulous with every aspect of my case
Getting a divorce has had to be one of the hardest things I have done, but it was so much better going through it with Carena guiding me. Her meticulous attention to detail all of the time blew me away. She works hard! At our trial she got information allowed in that was being objected to because ...
Posted by anonymous | April 25, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Family
My Highest Recommendation
First and foremost, Carena is an outstanding attorney and the consummate professional. I started out behind the 8 ball, after wasting valuable trying to just work with my wife’s attorney in order to save both of us attorney’s fees. After interviewing a number of attorneys, I hired Carena, and s...
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2000 - Present
Partner, Anderson, Fields & McIlwain, Inc., P.S.
2000 - Present
Washington State Bar AssociationMember
2000 - Present
King County Bar AssociationMember
2000 - Present
American Academy of Matrimonial LawyersMember
1996 - Present
United States District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaMember
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Member
1999 - 2005
North Carolina Bar AssociationMember
1994 - 2005
Pennsylvania Bar AssociationMember
1994 - 2000
American Bar AssociationMember
1993
JD - Juris Doctor
1987
BS - Bachelor of Science
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