McDonough Law, LLC

Great experience having a post nup drawn up, very communicative.

I highly recommend Kate McDonough and everyone at her practice. Over the past five years, she has helped me through a challenging divorce and many other life-altering situations. As a woman with limited means and two children, one of whom has autism, ADHD, and other mental health, learning and physical challenges, I needed an attorney who understands the challenges of a high-conflict divorce and the emotional trauma of a long, dysfunctional marriage. Kate gets it. From the first moment we spoke, I knew that she was the perfect fit for my challenging situation—and she handled (and continues to handle) every interaction with kindness, empathy and compassion. She recommended helpful books about dealing with challenging personalities and walked me step-by-step through the divorce, parenting plan (with a wonderful mediator recommendation to finalize that plan), thorny shared custody issues for a 50/50 split, and planning for shared expenses for the children, including enormous health care costs that followed the divorce and for which our final settlement deftly prepared us. Kate and her wonderful colleagues also addressed difficult issues (legal and health care) stemming from mental health care for one child, always providing a realistic recommendation for a path forward while being a calming influence during incredibly challenging times. Almost five years after the divorce, she is now helping me to think through new legal issues—from shared health care costs to other support—that are arising as my daughter approaches age 18 and high school graduation. Her referrals are wonderful too! (Mediators, an accountant, therapists for my children and me, intensive outpatient programs and partial hospitalization programs for my daughter, an estate-planning lawyer, and, just as important when we moved out of our family home, a moving company.) I count myself fortunate to know Kate and her colleagues. I wouldn’t be anywhere close to a healthier, happier self without her!

I had an extremely positive experience with this law firm. Specifically, both Kate McDonough and Leigh Jones drafted a prenuptial agreement and counseled me, in preparation for my upcoming (second) marriage. My fiancé and I had a fairly complex situation to navigate, with 5 children between us from our previous marriage and an estate plan through another attorney that needed to be considered in this process. I found both Kate and Leigh to be absolutely terrific to work with at each step along the way, and their fees were very reasonable. I actually thought that this was going to cost much more than it did! I highly recommend this law firm without reservations whatsoever! Everyone in this office is a pleasure to work with, support staff included!