Kalkadora Thangkhiew

After being married for 19 years I became a statistic and was scared for my future. I knew after my first meeting with Kalka that she was the one to represent me during this difficult time in my life. She is extremely knowledgeable in all areas of family law. The compassion she has for her clients ...is evident from day one. Kalka always put my best interests first and helped me keep my emotions in check. If you are in a custody battle or going through a divorce, I would highly recommend reaching out to Kalka for her expertise.

Kalka puts her heart into your case. She stands up for her clients and advocates for them under what (at least for me) was an extremely difficult, complicated and involved divorce. She was easy to reach when necessary and willingly worked late to get paperwork finished for court quickly when my ex wo...uld try to fluster us or bury us in his filings. She became a friend and I knew I could count on her. I was always impressed with how all of the assorted judges and clerks (even other lawyers) all knew her, and made time to wave or come over and talk to her whenever we were at the courthouse. Many would comment on how much they loved her! I thinks it's extremely important to have a good relationship with those you have to work with daily, especially as a lawyer, so I always enjoyed seeing this!

Finding the right attorney is important. We do not live in Washington, but our case was held there. We hired Kalka during an unexpected and very difficult time. Our custody case was associated with a high profile criminal case and Kalka worked hard to ensure our child was safe in our care and not ass...ociated with the media attention. She gave us reasonable payment options. She filed every motion we requested and fought hard to win us full custody. Kalka even took the time to attend other (unrelated/criminal court) hearings to be fully informed and support us. She kept us updated through the process by phone and email and provided us with necessary documentation/copies as requested. We are so pleased with the results! Kalka is compassionate and listens well to understand our needs, she went above and beyond to fulfill our requests and make our voice heard in court. When the time comes, we will utilize her services again in the future. I recommend her to anyone seeking family court services in the Vancouver area. She is a professional and understands the system well.

I came to Kalka a complete wreck. I was ending a 20 year marriage and I had no idea what to do. Kalka fought for me, stood up for me and encouraged me when I was at my worst. Knowing that she was there for me gave me great comfort. Because of Kalka, I'm a much stronger person today. Her constant e...ncouragement and support were blessings to me. She took charge and I knew I wasn't going through it on my own. Kalka had my back. Anyone would be lucky to have her defending and fighting for them. I know I was.

We needed to hire an attorney to help us with a child custody case. The father of my grandson took the child from a Midwest state and refused to return him, even though he was court ordered to do so in our state. Due to jurisdiction issues we had to hire an attorney to help us work through the courts... in Vancouver. Ms. Thangkhiew was extremely thorough and determined to help us with getting my grandchild back. She dropped everything to spend the time to help us work through the Vancouver court system. Within 3 days, the sheriff retrieved our little one, we had our hearing with the judge and were flying back home. One thing that I noticed was that Kalka has an extremely good rapport with everyone at the courthouse. From the security guard and to everyone we were required to deal with in the courthouse. I truly believe this was a positive factor in the smoothness of the process. She was very accessible and explained every step of the process along the way. We will forever be grateful for her expertise and the kindnesses she showed us along the way!