McKinley Irvin - Vancouver (WA)

5 /5 Megan Jensen: I hired Caitlin Dennis as my divorce attorney last year at the beginning of what would become a contentious and stressful divorce process. Hiring her has proven time and time again to be the single best decision I could have made. I am constantly thankful for her and her team. Every divorce is complicated, but she has helped me navigate painful custody battles, military service nuances, asset conflict, and so much more. Her preparation, strategies, and communication have been stellar throughout our working relationship together. Watching her represent me in court was always a point of pride because she is extremely professional, thorough, and intelligent. I definitely noticed a difference between how she conducts herself in a courtroom versus many other lawyers. Divorce is awful, but through this process Caitlin has restored my faith in the legal system and taught me to trust the process.

5 /5 Amanda Inouye: I am so glad I found McKinley Irvin. They helped me through both my separation and divorce. Their attention to details and expertise made the process go much more smoothly. I had consulted with other groups in the area and felt like I was being pressured to go after everything when all I wanted was as little drama and court fights as possible. They listed to what I wanted and helped me get the low drama divorce I was looking for. Their knowledge and experience helped me through each step of the process. I would recommend them to anyone else going through this tough process. They certainly made it easier for me and gave me piece of mind that that paperwork around our properties and shared dog were all properly taken care of.

5 /5 Annie Land: Teresa L. Foster, and Chriss J. Elliott were amazing with my divorce. They were knowledgeable, helpful, and kind throughout the entire process. This is a 5-star firm. They helped me understand terminology I did not grasp. They always made me feel like I was important. I’m almost sad my divorce is over because I will miss these two wonderful people. Thank you.

5 /5 Julie Bechard: I’m very thankful to have been represented in my recent divorce by David Gross. He and his team, which included Karrey Komp and others, are knowledgeable and professional. Divorce is hard and was a long process in my case. They answered all of my questions, and made sure I had all the information I needed before a decision was needed, while also listening to my concerns. I have recommended David and his team to friends already and will continue to.

1 /5 Nicole Paulson: I used Rory Flay back in spring and early summer of 2024. Among the multiple things that were botched (including a breach of my confidentiality on several occasions) he assisted my ex in facilitating refinancing a car. This vehicle was in my former spouse’s name only, but another court had given me permission because it was my work vehicle to drive it, and it was supposed to be sorted out in the divorce, not the temporary orders. I tried to tell him that this didn’t seem like a good idea and I didn’t understand why he would refinance it and not give me the title since it is my work vehicle. Mr. Flay assured me that this could be a good thing but because of his lack in working with domestic violence survivors, and personality disorders he not only went against a court order, but he severely misadvised me during a time of trauma and turmoil. I paid top dollar at McKinley Irvin for a good lawyer. His mishandling of my case literally took food out of my children’s mouths. I also gave this person an opportunity to even apologize or tell me what happened so that I could understand. Overall, he had absolutely no strategy to protect our family. I am now finding out before we finalize our divorce that my spouse actually refinanced it to another company, I had no access to that company to even pay it. Furthermore, instead of the payment being $300 or so a month he refinanced it to be $900 monthly, on purpose. Financial abuse was at the forefront of this whole entire case and Mr. Flay completely dropped the ball on this. I had no way to pay it or to find out who it was financed through because he was not thorough or strategic and his work. I would avoid him if your case involves Domestic violence, complicated cases, and cases where you need to trust someone with strategic legal experience. I would not trust this person to protect your family or to look out for your best interests. I went back-and-forth about a bar report because I know how damaging that can be to someone’s career and that is so much work after I am already rebuilding my life. I don’t know how many bloopers I need to let go for all of the money that I lost. McKinley Irvin does a great blog post on how to do the exact opposite that this lawyer did. No assets during the separation process should be refinanced without permission of both parties, but most importantly, without any input or seeing any of the refinanced paperwork I had no idea what was going on. I’m not sure if this man is an adult that knows how to pay bills, or what is going on. He did not even make sure that I had a way to pay the bill or find out who it was financed through; due to an no contact order he should have assisted in facilitating this if he was so eager to help my spouse. He abandoned my case in mid May. I no longer have any remorse.