Hi! I'm Karen Covy!
... and I have a confession to make.
I became a divorce lawyer by accident.
After having worked for a big law firm, and then for the government, I decided to open my own law practice. To get my business off the ground, I told everyone I knew that I would take any kind of case they had … EXCEPT DIVORCE!
As fate would have it, divorce cases are exactly what kept coming to me. People were in trouble. Their marriages were ending and they wanted to get through their divorce without spending a fortune, hurting their kids, and destroying their lives.
But, they didn't know how.
So, I started doing divorce.
When I did, what I saw shocked me.
I saw a divorce system that was expensive, inefficient and counter-productive. I saw lawyers who were focused on protecting their clients' "rights" without ever explaining to their clients what that protection would cost them in time, money, relationships, and heartache.
In short, I saw a system that didn’t make sense.
But, as one person, I knew I'd never be able to change it.
So, instead, I decided to try to help the people who were going through the system get smarter. I helped them learn to use the system, rather than let the system use them.
That’s what I’ve been doing ever since.
What I Believe
I believe that life is about choices.
The choices you make during your divorce will affect the rest of your life, and your kids’ lives, for a very long time.
But before you can make a choice you have to know you HAVE a choice.
Most people don’t know what their divorce choices are, or how to make those choices as they come up.
They don’t understand how the divorce system really works. They don’t know what to expect.
So, they turn to lawyers to help them through what will likely be one of the most difficult and expensive times in their lives.
But not all lawyers are created equal.
A few lawyers will actually take the time to explain the divorce system to you.
Some will tell you the truth even if it means they make less money on you.
Most won’t.
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Karen’s a unique lady who combines the insights and deep empathy of a therapist with a sharp and pragmatic legal mind. I have enjoyed and gained from all my interactions with her. She is a consummate professional who can guide you safely down the very traumatic but treacherous path of divorce.
Flowers from a satisfied client.
What I Do
I am a divorce coach and a recovering divorce attorney.
What does that mean?
It means I work with you so that you understand your marriage and divorce options. That, in turn, helps you make better choices and to be better prepared for what lies ahead. It also means I educate and empower you to manage your divorce with less stress, less pain, and less expense.
I will help you create realistic goals, formulate a solid plan, and develop a strategy that will get you through their divorce more amicably and intelligently.
While I will still act as a legal consultant in select cases in Illinois, I spend most of my time now working with people all over the world as a divorce coach and consultant.
Why leave a lucrative law practice to be ... a coach?!
Simple.
I can reach more people and help them more deeply as a coach than I can as a lawyer.
Believe it or not, "the law" is about 10% of most divorces.
As a divorce adviser and coach, I help you with the other 90%.
If you would like to learn how you can work through your divorce with dignity and respect, contact me.
If you are looking for a gladiator divorce lawyer to bring your spouse to his or her knees, I’m sorry. I can’t help you.
That’s not what I do.
If you are interested in working with me, just CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW. Submit the form on that page. I'll get back to you as soon as I can!
Karen
P.S. Just in case you were wondering about the traditional stuff, here it is:
I graduated with honors from the University of Notre Dame Law School. I was an Associate Editor of the Notre Dame Law Review.
I started my career as a trial lawyer at Querrey & Harrow, a large Chicago law firm. From there I became the Chief of the Civil Actions Bureau at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.
After that, I opened my own law practice, my own mediation practice, and then my own coaching practice.
Over the years, I have also been an adjunct law professor at the John Marshall Law School. I've been an arbitrator for the Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program and the American Arbitration Association.
In addition, I am also a Divorce Mediator, a divorce arbitrator, and a Collaborative Divorce lawyer. I'm also certified as a divorce coach.
I am a member of the American Bar Association, The Illinois State Bar Association, and the Association of Family and Conciliatory Courts. I'm a past member of the Chicago Bar Association, Collaborative Divorce of Illinois, and the International Association of Collaborative Divorce Professionals.
I write and speak about decision-making and divorce a lot.
I’ve appeared on television, radio and podcasts. I’ve also created a lot of divorce videos. You can watch them for free HERE or on my YouTube Channel.
You can find my articles on The Huffington Post, The Good Men Project, Divorced Moms, Guyvorce, Your Tango, Divorce Force, Our Family Wizard, Mammamia, and here on my divorce blog.
The second edition of my book, When Happily Ever After Ends: How to Survive Your Divorce Emotionally, Financially and Legally is available on Amazon.
