Columbia Family Law Center - Federal Way, Washington

Bernard B.

Des Kolke, Helped me with my divorce. Des was very relaxed and confident about my case. During a very difficult time he was like a quarterback in the Super Bowl when you are down by 5 points with 55 seconds to go in the game and you need a touchdown to win. His expertise and confidence really shined through during the mediation hearing. I have to admit I was not optimistic about my case being settled and i was bracing myself for a trial date. God, Des and Hanna orchestrated an incredible drive to Win the game. Because of his knowledge, confidence and sheer grit I am a free man today. You never really appreciate freedom unless you had at sometime been in a slave type of lifestyle.

Thank you Des!

rocket S.

The worst. Divorce from 2020-2022 finalized in 2024 when I walked away from it all. Good luck and I hope this helps you. Grant it I've only been divorced once but I don't think it could have gone any worse. Desmond is not someone I would recommend to represent as an attorney for a divorce. I am a male and my experience with him was pathetic at best. A couple dozen of unanswered emails, and unused pertinent information that would have been beneficial to my case. Failed to send me a zoom meeting for a pre-trial. Calls me while I am on vacation and asks if I were going to join the meeting. I had to rush to my hotel and join the zoom meeting. His paralegal even charged me a small amount when she needed to review my case when they decided to change paralegals on me. The OC sent an email to Des explaining to him that I need to stay out of the home of my ex, that is her primary residence. I explained that I had not been in her residence for two months. They sent the letter two months later, the next thing I know we are in trial and I am ordered to pay $1500 of my exes lawyer fees because I had not stayed out of her house. They had zero proof of me being in her house subsequent to the first or second letter sent to Des. Des just did not look at the evidence and the lack thereof evidence to defend me. Des told me that was his fault and it was his responsibility to contact OC. Des never contacted OC. I wanted to have GAL or counselor to talk to my kids about the living situation, the OC opposed it and Des did not fight for the GAL or a counselor. He gave up and let the ex win that request. Even the Judge called out the fact that no GAL or counselor was used and he has nothing to go on from the children's perspective. I provided Des information about how my kids felt regarding the living situation, Des did not use it. It fell on def ears again. I was forced to get a CMA for my home, Des never used it as an exhibit and used a made up value of my home that he submitted a value to OC and to the courts resulting in $45K more than the value of my home. I asked for a mistrial, he never pursued it. Had multiple reschedules and when I asked Des, he said it was the OC requesting the rescheduling. I reached out to my ex asking why is her lawyer making all these reschedules, she informed me that it was my lawyer. In my opinion, they were working together to gather as much money from "us" as they could. I wish I would had fired him. I spent around $60k on my divorce only to be told by Des, in my 25years, that was the second worse ruling I've ever had. I had to ask for pre-trial conference with Des after our first trial date. Des was totally unprepared for my case. Had he used the information from the emails I sent him, things would have turned out better for me. I feel Des has become complacent in the divorce world for men and doesn't really care. He got his $60K (ish) from me and moved on. Months later I did receive an email or phone call stating that the judge Leroy McCollough and or his bailiff failed to send Des the final judgement / ruling and it was way past the appeal date. Maybe true, but I have my doubts because of past behavior. He said he would still try and appeal it for me. He did try, cost me another $1700 for their time. I did back out of the appeal, I felt I would have lost even more. He is good at knowing the law, he is good talker, I believe it may have been an hour of free phone call time during the almost 2 year divorce process. Des is a nice guy, he just lost his passion. The one thing I remember most about why I would never recommend him as a divorce lawyer to anyone that outweighs all the above.. My daughter wrote him a letter to be read in the courts and used as an exhibit (I never read the letter), well, he lost the letter that she wrote.
Rick S

Joseph D.

Although my son’s child custody case is still in the process, I cannot help writing this review for Mr. Kolke and his team. I talked with about ten law firms in the Seattle area. I finally chose Mr. Kolke for many reasons. Mr. Kolke is one of the few who has the hands-on of Hague Convention child abduction litigation and UCCJEA jurisdiction disputes experience. His law firm has staff who can answer the phone on Sunday. Ms. Tyler called me in Monday morning after she took in my case on the Sunday. Mr. Kolke called me almost immediately after he knew all the facts. Meanwhile Mr. Kolke gave me an incredible discount on the attorney fee because I am a veteran. My case is already messed up by the opposing party. I should say Mr. Kolke is very strategic in handling my case. His paralegal, Ms. Hageman, is very responsive to my requests. I would recommend Mr. Kolke and his team to anyone who needs family attorney’s help in the Seattle.

Rosslana A.

I warmly recommend Bruce Clement’s services. He was informative, efficient, professional, and extremely helpful. He clarified complex legal concepts into clear and understandable information. My experience was pleasant, but most importantly, it allowed to make an informed decision with confidence.

Matthew

Highly satisfied with the service they provided. Very knowledgeable and kind,they explained everything in detail. I would definitely use them again. Matt Paris

Julian

I am stationed overseas with the military and dealing with a Legal Separation/Divorce, and Bruce was willing to take a meeting with me over Zoom. Other than some technical difficulties when zoom had to restart, everything was great. Bruce was very informative and not afraid to provide good or bad news. He was willing to provide the documents we will need to file for Legal Separation and/or Divorce, and he was willing to go line by line to make sure we understood everything and filled out the paperwork properly. John was in on the meeting as well, and seemed just as knowledgeable as Bruce. Beth and Alyssa were great prior to the meeting with communication and with sending over all of the documents I would need for our meeting. I highly recommend the Clement Law Center to anybody with this need in Washington state.

B F.

I met with Bruce today and was very impressed. He was professional and very informative. He spent time to help me understand the concerns I had relating to my parenting plan and summer visitation. He was clear, precise, and ensured I understood everything we covered, and was left with no question on how to proceed in the future. I would recommend him to anyone dealing with a family law concern. Fantastic attorney, and I hope to continue to utilize his expertise in the future.

Horse C.

Bruce, Claudia and his team went above and beyond during a difficult and drawn out divorce and custody case. They handled the situation professionally, and provided sound legal advice. Clement Law went above and beyond to ensure a fair and equitable outcome was achieved. Impressively, the judge commended Mr Clement on his flawless presentation of paperwork during trial, and stated this was the first case under her review that had been presented in such an organized and timely manner. Not only did Mr Clement and his team go above and beyond, they did so without encouraging unnecessary legal fees for the client.
If you are looking for a firm that will provide years of experience and sound legal advice - especially if you are a father fighting for custody- you won't go wrong hiring Clement Law.
10/10 recommend.