• David Starks
• Marc T. Christianson
• Jennifer J. Payseno
• Susan J. Shulenberger
• Justin Sedell
• Kim Schnuelle
• Lisa Dufour
• Sharon L. Friedrich
• Laura Carlsen
• Elizabeth Bianchi
• Jessica T. Moore
• Annelisa Smith
• Jamie Walker
• Christina Smith
• Lindsay Noel
• Krista Stipe
• Lindsay Camandona
• Rita Herrera Irvin
• Sands McKinley

Bellevue Family Law Lawyers Who Seek More Than Victory

Divorce is a lawsuit, complete with all the trimmings of the adversarial system. Combine this with the intense animosity which can develop during a marital breakdown and you get two parties competing for the title of best parent and most deserving spouse. Many Bellevue family law lawyers naturally fall into this pattern because winning cases is their business; it's what they've been hired to do. However, there are some Bellevue family law lawyers who realize that while "winning" is the surface goal, the real goal is getting the parties to a place where each may move on with their lives and have an opportunity to thrive. Can you deny that thriving means getting out of the divorce with as little emotional baggage as possible?

The level of stress in a divorce has much to do with the relationship between client and attorney. Bellevue family law lawyers who are focused on merely on the legal nuts and bolts of the case may lose sight of how their client is faring during the ordeal or what their client really wants out of the case. As a client, you already must face major family changes that hang in the balance, and if you don't feel like your attorney listens or is aware of what is really important to you, it may create some resentment. This is not to say that most Bellevue family law lawyers are cold hearted and blind. But it is to say that finding an experienced attorney who is also insightful about the human element of family law is important.

The Bellevue family law lawyers at McKinley Irvin make this special balance their modus operandi. Having collectively handled thousands of family law actions since 1991, our Bellevue family law lawyers have seen just how much a human touch can improve their client's experience and outcome of their cases. Give us a call with your questions on divorce, child custody, child support, adoption, or other Washington State family law action, and talk to some Bellevue family law lawyers who care as much about how your life goes and how your case goes.