360-357-8669
2401 Bristol Ct. SW, #A-101
Olympia, Washington 98502
Family Law Done Right
Helping Both Sides Work Together
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Ascher & Denton is a different kind of law firm.
Building on more than thirty years of ethical, caring family law practice, we now focus exclusively on One Lawyer, a methodology Melissa Denton has developed and refined since 2004, working with both parties in a divorce to create the best possible outcomes for everyone involved.​
Not everyone can use our services. And we mean that seriously. Both of you must bring enough honesty to the process to make transparency possible — trusting, but verifying.
Also, both of you must follow what we call "The Judge Rule": every communication to or from Ascher & Denton about the issues in your case must be shared with the other party simultaneously. No secrets. No separate conversations. No exceptions.
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If you meet these requirements, Melissa can guide both of you through your divorce with greater privacy, more control over the outcome, and better results than the traditional two-lawyer, courtroom-bound process delivers.
The cost is significantly lower, the timeline is shorter, and the anxiety — the kind that comes from not knowing what your spouse's attorney is doing behind closed doors — doesn't exist here, because there are no closed doors.
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For families with children, that absence of conflict has its own profound value. The damage children absorb from adversarial divorce is real and lasting. One Lawyer doesn't just protect your finances and your privacy — it protects your children.
We look forward to helping you.
Call us at 360-357-8669
Working Together is Better
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"Melissa did great helping us working together on our divorce case." Cindy
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"Melissa intervened with amazing promptness, knowledge, wisdom and compassion to help all parties see what was best for the child, and each other. She has counseling skills so you're getting double service from one person." Diane Donalies
Meet Melissa Denton
Melissa created the One Lawyer methodology in 2004, not as a business strategy but because years of adversarial practice had shown her that the traditional system frequently damaged the very people it was supposed to help. She has been refining it ever since, and is currently writing a book about it for other attorneys.
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She will tell you the truth even when it isn't what you hoped to hear. And she will treat your spouse with the same respect she extends to you — because that is what this process requires, and because she wouldn't have it any other way.
Melissa Denton has practiced family law in Washington State since 1990. She has handled cases at every level, including a landmark case that reached the Washington Supreme Court. That depth of experience matters in One Lawyer work because she brings the full weight of her legal knowledge to both parties simultaneously — no one in the room is underinformed.