Margaret Doyle Fitzpatrick

She is a very good attorney and will do her very best. I worked with Margaret: she works to understand the case -- she studies if needed to figure a good solution and she marches forward to execute on a set path. She bills for all time that she really spends working unlike... other attorney's who will bill for things that they never do. She is very fair and uses attorney time wisely. She is very organized and keeps all files in a orderly fashion. She may review things time and again but unlike others she does not bill you for it over and over again. Not every battle can be won but every battle can be fought with the best effort. She certainly gives her best. Yes, we lost on a few matters but we eventually won on what was important as we fought it till the courts understood the situation.

Margaret's work is thorough and detailed. She is extremely hardworking, intelligent and very professional. Her pace of doing things is exceptional -- she will read through the right set of your documents, understand your goals, create a plan, and execute it with you. Her 35 years of experience in... this industry obviously allows her to work at a speed I have not seen in any other lawyer's work. (I have worked with 4 lawyers) As need may be, in especially complicated matters Margaret will research through legal books, her network of attorneys, doctors, CPA, expert witness etc. and fight for you. She is strong, courageous and concise all 3 are qualities required in an excellent lawyer. All documents that she creates for her clients have very clear language. All facts no matter how complicated are expressed in a simple to understand yet strong way. As a result of her abilities, she represents her clients extremely well. I have worked with Margaret for the last 3 months and I admire her for her work. She is a wonderful person.

Margaret knows her stuff - she has a very strong background. I knew she was the one after our 2 hour initial meeting. She is strong willed, direct and collaborative. She doesn't waste time is very concious of eating up time and money. One of the things I like about her is that she is tough, but a...lso full of heart and compassion. I liked that I did not have to drive down town, pay for expensive parking and go into a tall high rise building also.

Margaret represented me on several occasions related to a very troubling divorce. In response to the unhealthy, aggressive approach taken by the other party and their legal counsel Margaret provided well thought out, documented, and appropriate responses. Those responses, and motions brought to rei...nforce our position won the day in the Superior Court of Washington and in the Court of Appeals Division One of the State of Washington. The legal findings were the best the court system was able to achieve and maintain given the circumstances. Beyond the legal aspects I found Margaret's perspective and advise excellent. Margaret helped protect my young children, retain primary custody and the house for us to live in. Since the divorce the framework of mediation established in the parenting plan has provided the basis for conflict resolution in 12 followup mediations without having to engage the court system again. If you have a tough case needing great representation. If you need someone understanding, capable and willing to go the distance. Margaret is who I recommend to all I know.

Divorce is not fun. It racked me to my core. Margaret took the time to acknowledge that but not coddle me. There are many realities built into the law that disfavor successful men. Margaret informed me fully of the realistic outcomes of my case and skillfully manuvered it to a resolution. The w...orst part was fighting over custody issues. Margaret sense of timing was excellent and got me a far better parenting plan than what was initially offered. The bottom line truth is that for most people divorce is unwanted experience. My trust in Margaret was well placed she made it better for me because she listened to me and steered me through that morass.