The Gillespie Law Firm Inc.

Kate is a real pleasure to work with! She is flexible, practical, and responsive. She is also very creative in developing reasonable options for settlement. My case took almost three years to be resolved, and Kate did an excellent job of working with me and my accountants to bring it to a successful settlement in private mediation. If you are looking for caring, capable counsel focused on protecting your interests while keeping the costs reasonable, I would highly recommend Kate Gillespie!

Kate was an incredible attorney. When my divorce commenced I was completely overwhelmed and extremely stressed. She was so sympathetic to everything that was transpiring in my life during the whole process. She is not your typical attorney, she truly cares about her client's well being. I am so thankful that she was able to get me through the process both financially and emotionally. I highly recommend her services to anyone out there that needs a professional and caring attorney to represent them. Reviewed by: Michael Kazden

Kate is an incredibly talented family law attorney who represents her clients with skill and integrity. Her persistence and dedication in my divorce was the reason I received an equitable 50-50 custody schedule for my three children. I highly recommend her services to any father or mother who is navigating the difficult world of family law.

I've worked with Kate for several years now, therefore I can confidently say that she is more than just an attorney; she's genuinely an incredible person.  My divorce was complicated and made worse by the ongoing conflict created by my ex.  She saw right through him and his tactics and used her psychological prowess to strategically navigate our case with both grit and grace. She strikes the perfect balance in her ability to thoughtfully negotiate in mediation while not mincing her razor sharp words in the courtroom.  My ex went through three (!) different attorneys struggling to keep up, while Kate stood by my side from day one and didn't miss a beat.  She's worth her weight in gold based on her expertise and knowledge alone, but her character shines in the way she sincerely cares and advocates for the people she works with.

She is ridiculous. Scares clients. Over charges for copies and staples. Drags things out even before filing or going to court. She costs a fortune and doesn't have a confident winning demeanor, basically she is awful, not a good choice if you're looking for a lawyer.

Kate was so helpful. I appreciated all of the advice, support and advocacy Kate provided when preparing and finalising the prenup. Kate was able to breakdown legal language so that it was much easier to understand and talked me through the whole process. Thank you Kate!

I only gave one star because there is no option to give no stars. I’m not sure what motivated Annie Shih to write the rave review that she wrote for Ms. Gillespie, but don’t let Ms. Shih’s eloquent words fool you! Ms. Gillespie is the type of attorney that gives attorney’s a bad name. Anyone familiar with Annie Shih’s case, would agree that Ms. Gillespie’s arguments were always feeble at best and that she was consistently shot down by judges during the divorce procedure, which was drawn out, unnecessarily, by Ms. Gillespie, for 5 years. What Annie Shih refers to as "ongoing conflict by her ex" was actually ongoing chaos caused by Ms. Gillespie’s desperate attempts to create chaos and confusion during court hearings and eek out anything she could to unfairly benefit Ms. Shih. But in the process, she cost Ms. Shih and all involved, hundreds of thousands of dollars in billable hours to herself and opposing council and in the end, arrived at a decision that could have been arrived at years prior. I can assure anyone who is interested in hiring Ms. Gillespie, that they will probably soon regret that they did so. Unless you have over a hundred thousand dollars to spend on a divorce preceding to gain tiny irrelevant victories, out of spite for your former spouse, I would recommend you find representation elsewhere.