If jumping to ill-founded conclusions was an Olympic sport.....Kathryn Ciesla would be a gold medalist. Ms Ciesla was my family's court ordered GAL. She worked / charged me over $20,000 for 28 months of work. In all of that time I spoke to her for less than 90 minutes and had no email communication from / with her. She was simply not interested in seeking any of my input or doing the work to get the "other side of the story." Her recommendations to the court regarding my contact with my children were totally ignored by the judge. The judge ruled directly opposite of what Ms Ciesla robustly recommended. In my 30 year professional career I have met very few people with less objectivety and such low integrity. Do your yourself (and your family) a favor and run, do not walk away from having anything to do with Kathryn Ciesla. read more

Last May, I needed help with modification and allocation of maintence and child support. Kathryn assured me they could help me and that I had a good case. To date. I have gotten no where. I paid 2500 retainer after they told me $5000 was the minimum. On October 1, I received a sudden letter saying my attny had left practice. (now I understand why). She was way better that those amazoniams! Also, I happened to receive a motion to withdraw from someone else case. I wonder who has my "confidential files". They should be fined. Also I had never received an invoice or bill to date... so I requested one. The one I received on oct 4 was completely wrong. How could I be charged for my attny to drive to court for 2 days? the 13th and 14th of September! Did she Come from Florida? The bill also had charges with JLW which JLW did not submit. They make up charges~ They now claim I have no right to appeal the bill bc It has been 30 days. I emailed them asking to explain... no reply yet read more

Never in a million years did I think I would be divorced, let alone writing an extremely positive review for a divorce attorney. Let's be honest, no one really wants to hire a divorce attorney, even if you're ready to move forward in life. Jennifer was an absolute blessing to me and my son under the very worst of circumstances. I won't divulge details, but, common opinion is the circumstance of my divorce were exceptionally difficult both emotionally and logistically. Jennifer was always readily available by email, phone, or text. We were in nearly daily contact. She was extremely responsive, professional, thorough, and clear. She made every overwhelming situation feel more manageable. There was always a clear understanding of what next steps were to be taken. She set very reasonable expectations of what the process would entail and the likely outcomes- sometimes it was not what I wanted to hear, but it was always the truth and prepared me for the reality of the court system. Jennifer was my attorney, but she also become my confidant and partner to weather the storm. She cared deeply about getting my life back on track and making sure my son was set up for lifelong success.  As my divorce ended in 2019, I truly became a little scared to face the storm alone. She had been my voice of reason and support. I really didn't want to lose the feeling of her support, empathy.... her safety net and protection. I haven't. She and I have remained in contact and I know she still deeply cares and shares in the joy of my new life unfolding. She has helped in several issues since then, always timely and without making me feel like Im just one of her invaluable, former clients. I was referred to Jennifer by a friend of mine who shares the exact same sentiments and gratitude for Jennifer. I have referred 3 friends to Jennifer. All 3 of my friends deeply appreciated her thorough, clear, direct approach. I am grateful for her high standard of class and professionalism. I respect Jennifer deeply and it was clear her years of varied legal experience makes her respected by the court as well. Oh, and the fees? Her fees are extremely reasonable given she is direct and efficient. She does not waste time or money. In fact, I expected my last bill to be quite a bit higher than it was.  She was my second attorney, and far more reasonable than my first. My only wish was that I had Jennifer from the very beginning. read more