McKinley Irvin Blogs from July 2021

• McKinley Irvin Welcomes Hillary Dawn in Tacoma

  Jul 27, 2021
  McKinley Irvin is thrilled to welcome family law attorney Hillary Dawn to our Tacoma office. Hillary’s practice will focus on divorce, child custody, child support, and domestic violence. She is passionate about serving the LGBTQ community in family law matters, especially when she can help protect her clients’ parental rights when they are not biologically related to their children. Hillary takes great pride in helping her clients achieve positive outcomes during what is often the most emotionally demanding experience of ...
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• 19 McKinley Irvin Attorneys Named to 2021 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

  Jul 15, 2021
  We are proud to congratulate McKinley Irvin’s family law attorneys who have been included in the 2021 Washington Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Attorneys who earn the designation of Super Lawyer or Rising Star are nominated by their peers for outstanding professional achievement and selected through a formal review process. Super Lawyers represent the top 5 percent of all attorneys in each state and Rising Stars represent the top 2.5 percent of attorneys who are under 40 or have been in practice for less than 10 ...
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• McKinley Irvin Attorneys Named to 2021 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

  Jul 15, 2021
  We are proud to congratulate McKinley Irvin’s family law attorneys who have been included in the 2021 Washington Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Attorneys who earn the designation of Super Lawyer or Rising Star are nominated by their peers for outstanding professional achievement and selected through a formal review process. Super Lawyers represent the top 5 percent of all attorneys in each state and Rising Stars represent the top 2.5 percent of attorneys who are under 40 or have been in practice for less than 10 ...
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• Common Military Divorce Issues

  Jul 8, 2021
  There are laws in place that are intended to protect active duty military members against being held in "default" for failing to respond to divorce actions. These laws were designed to ensure that active military members can’t be divorced without their knowledge. Under the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act, the active service member can postpone divorce proceedings for the entire time they are on duty and up to 60 days thereafter. Active duty members can choose to waive this right if they want to go through with the ...
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• Family Law Attorney Carry Porter Joins McKinley Irvin

  Jul 8, 2021
  McKinley Irvin is delighted to welcome Carry Porter to our Kirkland and Seattle offices. Carry represents clients in a variety family law matters, including divorce, child support, child custody, and legal separation. On top of her family law practice, she is mediator who serves as a neutral facilitator of family law negotiations. She also resolves family law matters as an arbitrator. Passionate Blog about working with domestic violence survivors, Carry has served as a Family Law Fellow with the Eastside Legal Assistance ...
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• McKinley Irvin Welcomes Rory D. Flay to the Vancouver Office

  Jul 2, 2021
  McKinley Irvin is pleased to welcome family law attorney, Rory D. Flay, to our Vancouver office. Rory received his Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Lewis and Clark Law School and his bachelor’s degree in Sociology at Humboldt State University with a focus on Native American Studies. His practice focuses on divorce, child custody, child support, domestic violence, and other family law issues. With a background in public interest work primarily focused on the Indian Child Welfare Act, he brings diverse experience to the firm. Known ...
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