Karin Johnson Chatfield LLC

"Karin is an excellent lawyer and went above and beyond on my case. She represented me in my divorce and later in a custody issue with my ex husband. She was always prepared and made sure that I was made aware of all communications between the attorneys. I know that I could not have asked for a more knowledgeable and honest person to represent me during such a difficult time in my life. I would recommend Karin to anyone looking for an attorney."

"Karin is a dishonest and disorganized lawyer. Furthermore she should not represent anyone with a “high conflict” situation. I consulted with her over two months ago. I provided her with a retainer within 72 hours after that consultation. I am trying to secure protection for myself and my son in dealing with an extremely volatile man with a long history of violence. This man also forged my signature and has been recently indicted with two felonies for this crime. The forgery was on the parenting plan which subsequently was implemented for temporary orders that we are currently living by. When I hired her I made it clear that my goal was to file an emergency motion for stay of orders until the forgery is resolved. She sat with my money. Did not even send a contract until March 7 and was rude and careless. She would never respond to any form of communication and when she finally did, she would only address the one point she felt like addressing. It was like she didn’t even read it all. Now, not only will she not return my retainer but has sent me a billing statement that says I owe her an additional $1050. It is itemized and there are only two charges after the date of the contract totaling $115. The remainder of the charges are for phone calls and e-mails asking questions about strategizing and making her aware of important information regarding my case. Because she is still withholding my funds and has not filed my motion, I am going to be forced to hand my so. Over to an escalating abuser and criminal as parenting time under the current orders is upcoming. The damage and pain she has caused goes deeper as as she disqualified my feelings of fear and urgency to protect myself and my son, ignored me, and quite frankly victimized me once more. This woman is part of a systematic failure and should be ashamed at herself for her conduct toward a fellow woman. I am simply appalled by her conduct. I will be filing a complaint with the Colorado Bar Association as well as taking her to small claims or suing her for legal malpractice for what she has done. My experience was almost identical to Theresa’s below. She never even filed a motion, represented me in court, or addressed anything whatsoever. Edit – I have just seen Karen‘s reply to this review. I would attach our contract but that is not legal. She is correct in her statement that she did not legally represent me as she never even signed onto my case yet took my retainer as well as charged me over 1000 additional dollars. I have already reported her to the BBB as well as the Colorado Bar Association."

"Karin did an overall amazing job for me! She helped me during a very difficult time in my life and was extremely understanding and efficient. She helped with both a temporary restraining order which was put in place due to false accusations by my ex-wife and custody of my 9 year old daughter. The restraining order was dropped and a great custody agreement was put in place. I would strongly recommend Karin to anyone looking for representation similar situations."

"My experience with this Lady Karin is something I will never forget she save me from prison at 13yrs old ..she represented me and put her all into it and that was 30yrs ago.."

"She was tremendously helpful in resolving my divorce and ensuring I kept my estate."