Kelsey Dyann Morfitt

I hired Ms. Morfitt in 2021 to represent me in my divorce. I expected my divorce to be fairly straightforward, my ex-husband and I shared two children, but it seemed like nothing an attorney who had been licensed for 11 years at that time couldn’t handle. Her fees were affordable and she seemed ver...y communicative during my initial interactions with her. My ex-husband, on the other hand, prepared for battle by hiring an extremely aggressive and experienced attorney. Opposing counsel served a temporary protection order, falsely accusing me of being mentally unstable and a danger to my children. When Ms. Morfitt called to inform me of this, I was shocked, terrified, and in dire need of guidance. Ms. Morfitt told me, “You can either sign it now or we go to court tomorrow and a judge will order you to sign it.” This was hardly a certainty. A judge or commissioner would have decided whether opposing counsel’s claims held merit or not, but having very little experience with the court system at that time, I believed my attorney. Ms. Morfitt assured me that this was only temporary and we could have it terminated in court within a matter of weeks. I assumed Ms. Morfitt felt unprepared to defend me from opposing counsel’s attack in as little as 24 hours, and needed to buy time to prepare. I endured the humiliation and torment caused by the temporary protection order for the next few weeks in the hopes of our reaching a fair and just court ruling at the upcoming hearing. In the weeks leading up to the court date, Ms. Morfitt became less communicative and I had to ask what was needed of me. She requested I put together a few documents by a specific date and I had them returned to her well before the deadline she gave me, which was the Friday prior to my Monday court date. Before the Zoom call began, Ms. Morfitt cautioned me to stay silent and only unmute myself if asked to do so by the commissioner. When the hearing began, the commissioner asked Ms. Morfitt why some of my documents had not been submitted to her before the court deadline. Ms. Morfitt had submitted the documents only the morning of the hearing. Ms. Morfitt appeared flustered and said, “the forms were late because I told my client that she should spend these last few weeks focusing on her mental health.” Ms. Morfitt committed perjury when she lied about why she failed to submit the documents on time. Additionally, Ms. Morfitt never once advised me to focus on my mental health, and her claim to do so only supported opposing counsel’s false accusations. The commissioner ordered a continuance and the protection order remained in place. Following the Zoom call, I fired Ms. Morfitt and sought new representation. Kelsey Morfitt made little to no attempt to prepare herself to represent me or reunite me with my children. If she lacked the experience (as she did) to be successful in such a contentious case, she should have sought help from one of the more tenured lawyers at her firm. It took a year to terminate the protection order, an additional year to finalize my divorce, over $100,000 in legal fees, and countless degrading hoops to jump through (mental health evaluation, addiction group counseling, supervised visitations) to prove in the end that my husband was lying and that I am a good mother. It also took a devastating toll to both myself and my children. I was diagnosed with PTSD following my divorce, which is why I’m only now writing this review four years later. It’s still very difficult for me to think about or discuss the year that followed the worst advice I’ve ever taken: Sign the form. Kelsey’s cavalier approach to my case resulted in more pain than I can convey, and from which I am unlikely to fully recover. In summary, I found Kelsey Morfitt to be an incompetent and dishonest attorney who exhibited complete disregard for my best interests.

I chose Lutz Law to assist me on a case with my daughter’s dad who has substance abuse issues and history of neglect. I couldn’t have chosen a better law firm. I had the pleasure of working with David Lutz for the start of my case and he was very attentive to my concerns and prompt with responses. Wh...en Mr. Lutz was unable to continue my case he passed my case along to Kelsey Morfitt. I couldn’t have asked for a better lawyer. The entire firm seems to have rockstars as lawyers. Kelsey was extremely responsive, considerate, professional and did an amazing job considering the time she had on my case. I could tell she reviewed my case thoroughly and was on it without me having to reach out. My case was out of THURSTON county. This was the most difficult two years, but I was able to stay strong through the support of Lutz Law. I want to thank their team and paralegals for never neglecting me or my daughter. A guardian ad litem was assigned and I was able through the help of this law firm ensure my daughters safety through supervised visits. I never felt like they were only about money which is what I hear often about attorney’s. They worked with me and I feel so blessed that not once did their professionalism or diligence ever waiver. I couldn’t recommend a better firm to represent families when it comes to such a stressful event. I highly recommend Lutz Law. I highly recommend Kelsey Morfitt as she was so knowledgeable and made herself available whenever I had questions that needed answers. David Lutz I would also like to recommend and thank for being such an amazing help when I felt helpless as we began that journey. Thank you Lutz Law!

Highly recommend! I contacted Ms. Kelsey Morfitt with a very emergency situation I was in, and I am so glad that I did. Kelsey was kind, knowledgeable, and on point. I was impressed with her quick grasp of the situation and sincere care. She is calm, but the professional skill of her exerts power a...nd is sharp like a two-edged sword, and is able to discern thoughts and intentions of the heart. I'm very thankful to Kelsey, Cassandra and the team of Lutz and Associates, P.S.  I was fighting a giant liar and they had my back..my child is in Safe right now...all thanks to them. 

I have had seven attorneys for my complicated and combative parenting plan and child support case. Two were great and 5 just took my money and ran. Ms morfitt is one of the great ones. She has been honest with me about my case possibilities and impossibilities, she and her team have taken the lead ...in filing subpoenas, paperwork, and drafting legal documents literally saving me hundreds of hours of frustration. She has been ahead of me every step- I havent had to chase her down or ended up doing gobs of last minute filing. She and tanya have done a great job. I am so very pleased with their work!!!