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Kimberly A. Oakes

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Kimberly A.
Oakes

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Kimberly is an attorney at MacDonald Illig whose practice focuses primarily on family law. She represents individuals and families in a variety of domestic relations matters, helping clients navigate complex and often sensitive legal situations. Kimberly works closely with clients to understand their goals and provide thoughtful legal guidance as they make important decisions about their future.

Kimberly Helps Clients With:

  • Divorce proceedings
  • Adoption matters
  • Alimony and spousal support
  • Child support issues
  • Domestic violence matters
  • Paternity matters
  • Prenuptial agreements
  • Postnuptial agreements
  • Family law litigation
  • Alternative dispute resolution in family law matters

Kimberly regularly assists clients through negotiation, mediation, and litigation in a wide range of family law cases.

Approach to Client Service

Kimberly understands that family law matters often arise during difficult and uncertain periods in a client’s life. She works to provide reassurance and clear guidance by helping clients evaluate their options and understand the potential outcomes of their legal decisions. By focusing on her clients’ goals, Kimberly helps them pursue solutions that support their long-term interests.

Experience and Professional Background

With extensive experience in family law, Kimberly represents clients in matters involving divorce, support, and family-related agreements. In addition to her family law work, she has litigation experience in insurance defense and workers’ compensation matters.

Mediation and Collaborative Law

Kimberly is trained as a mediator. She regularly assists clients who choose to resolve disputes through mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution rather than traditional litigation. Through these processes, Kimberly helps clients work toward practical and mutually acceptable resolutions.

Noteworthy

  • Selected for inclusion in the publication The Best Lawyers in America© for Family Law (2018 - 2024)

Education & Admissions

Memberships & Associations

  • Previous Chair, Erie County Bar Association Family Law Committee
  • Member, Erie County Bar Association Family Law Division
  • Member, Erie County Bar Association Leadership Committee
  • Board of Directors, Collaborative Professionals of Northwest Pennsylvania
  • Advisory Board Member, Office of Children and Youth
  • Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

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