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Anne Laurie Westbrook Gould

2.5
Rating: 7.3

Licensed for 32 years

Family Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Family, Mediation, Marriage & Prenuptials

3909 California Ave Sw, Seattle, WA

About Anne

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Family 55%

33 years | 2,000 cases

55%
Mediation 25%

23 years | 30 cases

25%
Marriage and Prenuptials 20%

Prenuptial and Post Nuptial Agreements drafted, reviewed, and the fairness and applicability litigated.

33 years | 15 cases

20%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 100-250 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 32 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 1993

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Location

Law Offices of Anne Laurie Westbrook Gould

3909 California Ave Sw, Seattle, WA, 98116-3705

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Anne Laurie Westbrook Gould's Reviews

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2.5 /5.0

11 Client Reviews

Posted by anonymous | October 3, 2020 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

DO NOT HIRE ANNE GOULD

Anne Gould is dishonest and did not have my best interests at heart, nor did she care about my children. She created mess after mess and was angry. She told me too much about her personal life that had fallen apart. She is very unprofessional, did not get critical information on the record and fai...led my family. I can't believe anyone would give her five stars. Anne let opposing counsel have his way and ruined my life without any remorse. She shouldn't be allowed to practice law. I recommend that you choose other counsel.

Posted by anonymous | March 4, 2020 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Don't even think about it

Frankly, if you think "divorce lawyer", RUN AWAY from this one. She has been a complete waste of my time and my money. I mean literally... after spending about $20,000 and countless hours doing exactly what she wanted me to do and filling all the documents, I ended up with a commissioner sentence tha...t was exactly the opposite of what we were looking for, and it sided 100% (Yes! let me insist ONE HUNDRED PERCENT) with my spouse. Without investing on her and therefore saving lots of money and time, I could have not gotten less. To add to that already dismal feeling, she has an attitude, kind of condescending and cold, which I thought naively could have been a plus in the trial.

Posted by Beth | May 12, 2018 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Best Outcome

I would love to give Anne a 10 star rating. Unfortunately I can only go to five. I've only needed her services once and she was a rock star. Anne fought for me and always had my best interests in mind. She is very smart, fair, helpful, kind, and honest. The dissolution of my marriage was settled thro...ugh mediation (she avoided the ridiculously expensive court costs) and the result was very fair and the best outcome for the circumstances. If I ever choose to marry again I’m definitely having Anne write my pre-nip! Anyone who is going through it knows that divorce is absolutely draining. It drains time, money and energy. Anne kept it from draining my soul. She's awesome.

Posted by Beth | May 11, 2018 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Always had my best interests in mind.

I would love to give Anne a 10 star rating. Unfortunately I can only go to five. I've only needed her services once and she was a rock star. Anne fought for me and always had my best interests in mind. She is very smart, fair, helpful, kind, and honest. The dissolution of my marriage was settled thro...ugh mediation (she avoided the ridiculously expensive court costs) and the result was very fair. Anyone going who is through it knows that divorce sucks. It sucks time, money and energy. Anne kept it from sucking my soul. She's awesome.

Posted by anonymous | September 9, 2016 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Worst Representation

I hired Anne Gould because of my case. She is dishonest, made me look bad in court and missed important court dates. I hired and my attorney Monique-Gilson was able to represent my case well and fired Anne Gould. Anne Gould sent me a bill of $10000 for two weeks of representation, but she was trying... to take advantage of my pastors at my church community. I told her that I was not satisfied with her representation and told her to pay my ex-husband $500 fee for missing the date. She is the worse lawyer you can have in court. The judge asked her to stop running her mouth. She was unprepared and takes advantage of the situation. She also threatened to put me in jail when I told her she owed me money. She charged me several hours of talking on the phone and Kinkos printing. She is deceiving and a liar. Monique-Gilson is the best attorney you can have. She is competent and never made me go to court again. We were able to finish the case without going back to Court. The Brazilian Consul was present in the hearing and told me that I had the worst lawyer. Anne sent her assistant to court, but I believe Anne is the one coaching. I had several people calling me regarding her bill. I told them what she had done to my case and different people were calling me regarding the bill. She charged me for 3 hours of financial declaration and did not delivered to the court. I am reporting her to the Bar Association, but whoever had a bad experience should report her too. Many of my friends had made important declarations and she failed to deliever to the Court on the Court date. She charges for 5 hours of writting a declarations. When I asked her to get my. police reports, she said it was my job. I did everything on my case. She is very dishonest, she should not be a lawyer because of her the lawyers can have a bad reputation. Now I am looking for a Financial job and they reviewed my credit and she said I owed her $14000. She is incompetent and tries to take advantage of any situation. She uses people who work with her.

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Experience

Rating:  7.3 (Very Good)

Honors

2008

Pro Bono Service Award, King County Bar Association

2007

Pro Bono Service Award, King County Bar Association

1982

National Merit Scholar, National Merit Scholarship Board

Associations

2007 - Present

King County Collaborative Law

Education

1991

University of San Francisco School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1987

University of Washington -Seattle

Liberal Arts

Languages

Spanish

French

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