Laura Elaine Christensen Colberg

I wish I could give no stars - she sat on the bench and took my children from me and gave my to my abusive ex. Because of her decision my daughter is learning to be abused and my son is learning to abuse. He has made a career out of taking children away from mothers . He uses the legal system to... continue his abuse. Not only does he continue to abuse me, he is teaching my children to abuse me as well. She destroyed me and my children.

No stars are given because when she briefly was a judge/commissioner and I had no help, I went ex parte in front of her... only because Patrick Moriarty would have been a conflict of interest (he knew this whole case though as his firm defended me in the past, and got a solid parenting plan on place ...to keep my daughter safe from my drug addicted, severely mentally ill ex) which resulted ultimately in my daughter still being locked into a nightmare unable to even leave the house in a different state. This lady here, did not look at my huge stack of evidence against my ex, nor would she even let me speak on my daughters behalf and ultimately ruled in my exes favor despite the parenting plan I had that notes it can't be changed or altered until he does certain things he never has done. My daughter has scoliosis and he refuses to get medical care to this day for her no dental care she dropped out of school 4 years ago and is trapped...scared of the world, no life skills, or social life at all. My youngest and I haven't seen or talked to her in years despite my fight every day...legally to get her home where she belongs. And this attorney does family law? Yikes I'm sorry if anyone has gone through the same nightmare as we have because of her.

This woman fits the stereotypical selfish, angry attorney. The worse she can make a situation by increasing conflict and misadvising, the more money she makes. She consistently told me I would get 80% of assets and far more in alimony that it turns out was reasonable. It's a 50/50 state. What was she... doing? No wonder my ex didn't settle without a fight. I didn't see at the time what she was doing or realize that her advice was leading this way, but there's no doubt at all that it did. She helped me feed off the anger and conflict as though I was winning something... She instigated my ex's attorney into fights over things that seem more about Ms. Colberg's sick enjoyment or getting more money for me to pay her with than anything. She nearly bankrupted me and almost cost me my house. In the end, I not only lost every penny of what would have been my settlement to HER (over 100k), but had to take out loans to cover leftover costs. She's the only person who won while I and my children are left starting over from less than zero. The whole time she promised I would get attorney fees. In the end I did, covering less than 5%. I understand that in a divorce you may wish to destroy your ex or take the stance that "if I can't have it, nobody can." Please don't. If you do want to lose everything, call Ms. Colberg. She'll be glad to take all the money off your hands where you, your ex and your children don't have to worry about it.

Laura handled my case in King County and I was grateful for her expertise and beneficial advice. She walked me through all of the intricacies and challenges with compassion and the aggressive attitude I lacked as I was going though medical challenges. Since finding hidden assets is critical to a fa...ir settlement, she advised on ways to ensure discovery. She kept me informed during service of papers so I could be away from home during that volatile time. Sensitive to my fears and concerns, she arranged a mediation that was not face-to-face conducted by a knowledgeable and experienced mediator who would not allow the bulldozer approach my ex was taking. Because of her close attention to detail, I received an additional 25% in settlement money that I didn't even think was possible. She would answer every email I sent her, and had her assistant do many things to keep my costs down. I appreciated her attention to my budget concerns. I consider Laura worth every penny I paid her and more!

I have been constantly impressed at how Laura has handled my divorce from an uncooperative spouse. She expertly understands not only divorce law, but people's motivations, and is able to work well to create solutions and move forward. I am thankful to have had Laura leading me through this obstac...le course.