Philip L Kratz

Mr. Kratz has helped me get through a horrible 2 year long battle that's lasted this long because of Covid. He is always about the facts, honest with me, and doesn't allow my ex manipulate the situation. Divorce is scary and can cause nerves and anxiety you didn't know you had and he is always so cal...m. Great person to have on your team when you are going through a life changing event.

We hired Phil in 2018 to do a modification on parenting plan. Paid the retainer and was doing well. He then after using his retainer money, we set up a monthly dollar amount until it was all done. He and his legal assistant didnt keep up with updates at all. After a year of nothing we finally told hi...m he was fired and going with a new attorney. Of course after we did the firing we found out from new attorney Phil had a stroke. Now why in the hell wouldn't he is legal assistant let us know that. He then didn't return any money for the work he didn't do anything with in the year nothing was getting done. I wouldn't recommend him at ALL. He doesnt communicate very good at all. Don't waist your time and money. It shouldnt take over a year to settle.

Hired to do modification of child support worksheets. He automatically gave my ex a Residential Credit. I took his numbers down to Thurston county family court and ran the same numbers and it was a significant amount. I asked to see the I formation he imputed. Make sure to ask about the other tabs fo...r taxes. This man did not work for my benefit yet for my ex. I think he had a softy for her. At his age, I do not doubt it. Waste of time and energy.

Mr. Kratz recently aided me through a divorce of a nearly 15 year marriage. Throughout Mr. Kratz was fair with pricing, and truly is an expert in his field who will ensure you get a fair deal. As I would be a bundle of nerves Mr. Kratz would always show up ready to champion and protect me. Nonsense ...tricks will not get passed him. I would also like to make a special note on his fair pricing. When you are going through a divorce your mind will go through 100 scenarios per day and you'll want your lawyer talking to you all the time. The problem is that their time isn't free. Mr. Kratz won't burn up your retainer on tons of emails and phone calls like so many others do or how other attornies claim to not charge for calls and texts, when really they just jack up your retainer fee. If you need someone to talk to get a psychiatrist and get Mr. Kratz to be your gladiator. The goals I set out on day one with Mr. Kratz was to maintain primary custody of the children and maintain their residence to minimize the impact of the divorce and that's exactly what he fought for and exactly what happened. Best choice I made was to retain him.

Phil helped me with my divorce starting in November of 2017. Upon our first meeting what stood out was the feeling that he was going to fight for me and subsequently that's exactly what happened. Things don't always favor the father in divorce cases. He didn't sugar-coat things and was always up fron...t with me. I would certainly recommend him to anyone in need of this type of service.