Kim Marie Wacek

Kim Marie Wacek has a broad based civil practice. Before being called to the bar, Ms Wacek practised as an Attorney in the United States for many years. She continues to maintain her American Bar qualifications and is available for instructions on an international basis under the International Practice Rules.

In the United States, Kim specialised in consumer law, debtor/creditor law, mental health and elder law. Her elder law practice was highly specialised and she was often called upon to handle end-of-life issues for the terminally ill. Her consumer law practice was focused on representing financial institutions and automobile dealerships.

Kim undertook pupillage in the Midlands with a general common law chambers which included family law and she continues to accept instructions in this area of the law. She is now developing a commercial law practice and accepts instructions in the areas of consumer law and landlord and tenant (including housing) law. Her skills and interests are varied and her experiences qualify her to accept instructions in numerous areas. 

Available to accept work under the Bar Council’s Public Access Scheme, Kim is also a National Certified Professional Guardian (US 2011).

Areas of law

• Consumer Law
• Debtor/Creditor Law
• Mental Health
• Elder Law
• Family Law
• Commercial Law
• Landlord & Tenant
• Housing Law

Appointments

• US Court Commissioner (equivalent of UK District Judge)

Memberships

• Bar of England & Wales
• New York State Bar 
• US Supreme Court Bar 
• Wisconsin State Bar

SERVICES:

Please see “profile” tab for description of the legal services provided by this barrister.

We aim to complete and return all paperwork within 14 days (2 weeks) of receipt if no specific deadline is provided. We can work to much faster timescales if requested or we can agree a specific target date for each individual circumstance. We will always advise at the outset if counsel is unable to meet any deadline.

Each barrister has a standard hourly rate for their work. The individual hourly rate can be agreed when instructions are acknowledged if preferred. We welcome early discussion as to the suitability of a specific barrister for a specific case. The right barrister will have the relevant expertise to deal with the case but will not be too junior, or too senior depending on the complexities.

We aim to allocate all cases to the correct level of experience & seniority which we believe will prove most to be the most cost effective solution for our clients.

If, due to urgency, we allocate paperwork to a more senior member of Clerksroom, we will charge the appropriate hourly rate for the work, not for the barrister. We welcome early discussion to ensure the correct fee is applied to the case at the outset.

REDRESS:

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Complaints information

If you are not satisfied with the service provided, you can make a complaint to Chambers. Information on the chambers’ complaints procedure is available at the following link: http://www.clerksroom.com/content-html?cid=416

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from my chambers, you can make a complaint to the Legal Ombudsman. You must contact the Legal Ombudsman either within 6 months following the conclusion of our handling your complaint, within 6 years from the date of the act/omission, or 3 years from the date that you should reasonably have known there were grounds for complaint (if the act/omission took place before the 6 October 2010 or was more than six years ago).

The Legal Ombudsman’s details are as follows:

Legal Ombudsman
PO Box 6806
Wolverhampton
WV1 9WJ
Tel: 0300 555 0333
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.legalombudsman.org.uk

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