Sylmar Family Lawyers

Attorney Madaen has been active in litigation whether in Bankruptcy, real estate, or contract litigation since becoming attorney in February of 2004. He attended California State University Los Angeles for his undergrad school in international business and economy. He have been constantly in trade and business and he was the owner of several businesses. He speaks Spanish and Farsi. He strive to give the best services to clients.

Alan R. Chappell is an AV rated attorney who has been practicing law for over 30 years. He is a past president of the Glendale Bar Association and a current section member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association in the areas of trusts and wills as well as immigration law. He has extensive experience in criminal law and its consequences to undocumented individuals. He can analyze a client's situation and prepare the best plan for success keeping attorneys fees and cost to a minimum.

Tamara Shari Benefield is a top-notch family law litigator for over 20 years handling high asset divorces, contested custody proceedings, as well as providing aggressive and compassionate representation for all things family law from child support and spousal support hearings as well as international and interstate child abduction cases. Ms. Benefield is a highly skilled cross examiner and exceptionally gifted trial attorney. She knows the rules and laws regarding evidence and knows how to successfully raise objections and keep out certain evidence. She is a former professor at West Los Angeles College of Law and taught Civil Procedure to prepare students...

Sandra Salinas is certified as a Family Law Specialist through the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California. She is a member of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists. She is of-counsel in the law firm of Feinberg & Waller. Ms. Salinas is admitted to practice before all the courts in the State of California and the United States Federal Court. Ms. Salinas' practice at Feinberg & Waller is devoted exclusively to family law where she is a highly regarded member of the firm's senior attorney team. You can be secure in the knowledge that she...

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Marshall W. Waller is certified as a Family Law Specialist through the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California. He is a member of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. A Certified Family Law Specialist must pass an extensive written examination in the subject area, be approved by a peer review process and show proficiency in this area by demonstrating experience handling a sufficient number of family law cases with varying degrees of complexity. Continuing education...

IDEAL CLIENT Business owners, celebrities, and trust beneficiaries across California turn to me for assistance protecting their most valuable assets in high stakes divorces. With deep experience in complex family law litigation and premarital agreements, I provide tactical representation in the most challenging family law disputes. ABOUT I understand the need to keep sensitive family matters private, having represented noteworthy clients in the largest divorce cases in California. My clients include A-list celebrities, executives, and tech company founders. Frequently, I am hired by other family lawyers as a consultant, expert, or co-counsel on significant divorce cases in...

I only practice family law because I love it. I am blessed because I have the distinct privilege of helping people where it matters most - at home. Loving my job gives me purpose, and God gifted me with abilities to achieve my purpose. There is no greater gift! When you hire us, know that we will try to obtain the best results for you and your family. This is our purpose as your lawyers. We are proud of our work, and we strive to never take your trust for granted.

Alphonse focuses on providing excellent client service and aggressive advocacy to clients in Family Law matters. Alphonse is a Certified Specialist in Family Law (CFLS) by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.

Alphonse graduated with a B.A. in Rhetoric with Honors and English Literature from U.C. Berkeley, where he gave the Commencement Address for the Rhetoric Department. He also received the honor of Distinction in General Scholarship. He graduated with a J.D. from U.C. Hastings in San Francisco with a concentration in Civil Litigation and was awarded for the best student in Trial Advocacy II by the CACI Institute.

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Kevin Chroman, Esq. graduated from Loyola Law School graduate (2000), wherein he won the state-wide mediation advocacy award. Presently, Kevin runs a Collaborative Mediation Clinic at Loyola Law School, where he is an adjunct professor. The program was given high honors by the City as the Best New Mediation Program in 2014. Individually, Kevin has been awarded the Eureka Award in recognition of his contributions to the collaborative and peace making community. Kevin is a UC Berkeley graduate with a Masters degree in English Literature from DePaul University. Kevin is a Family Law practitioner, whose practice focuses exclusively on Collaborative...

ABBAS HADJIAN, https://abbashadjian.com/ is a nationally recognized California Certified Family Law Specialist (CFLS). He is Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL). Mr. Hadjian is a bi-lingual (Farsi & English) expert in Mahr, Iranian Civil Law, Family Law and Procedure, and legal documents, who has testified in Federal and State Courts on these topics. In addition to providing expert testimony on Iranian family law and dowry / mahr, Mr. Hadjian’s law practice is limited to litigation of complicated Family Law issues, and private or Court assigned mediation. Mr. Hadjian...

Peter M. Walzer is the founding partner of the Southern California law firm Walzer & Melcher LLP focused exclusively on family law. He is a past president of the Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is a former chair of the executive committee of the State Bar Family Law Section. Mr. Walzer has been a Certified Family Law Specialist for 21 years and is a former president of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists. He on the Legal Education Committee of the American Bar Association Family Law Section. He is on the executive committee...

Akbarian Law Group, APLC was established in December of 1997 in Glendale, California. A few years ago our office moved to Encino, California.  We represent clients in Family Law and personal injury related matters. We understand the dynamics of the emotional hardship in family law and personal injury related cases and how they can affect our client's quality of life.  It is our job to help our clients to bring balance back to their lives and protect their legal rights and interests.  Anie N. Akbarian is an experienced, capable and dedicated litigation attorney who is committed to providing exceptional legal representation to...

Welcome to the Law Offices of Cathleen Norton, where compassion meets expertise in family law representation. Ms. Norton is a Certified Family Law Specialist and proud graduate of UCLA School of Law, and she brings nearly two decades of exclusive experience in family law matters to clients across Southern California. We are committed to making cost-effective decisions to ensure the most favorable outcome for our clients. We deliver personalized and strategic legal solutions tailored to each client’s specific needs and objectives. As a Certified Family Law Specialist, Ms. Norton has demonstrated proficiency and expertise in handling various family law issues,...

Mary Ellen Waller is a director, shareholder, and general counsel of Feinberg & Waller, APC. Ms. Waller is not available for individual client retention, her focus is on the management of Feinberg & Waller, a law firm practicing exclusively in divorce and family law with offices located in Calabasas and Beverly Hills, California. Ms. Waller has helped lead the firm to become one of Southern California's premier family law firms, serving clients in all aspects of family law, including highly complex family law litigation. Clients receive increased value and benefit from her role, they are not charged for the expertise...

Jami Fosgate offers NO COURT options to help people save time, money and emotional stress by resolving their problems through Mediation or the Collaborative Team option without resorting to litigation. Jami also provides Limited Scope Legal Document Preparation at a flat fee for parties who want to control the costs of their family law case. A FREE consultation is offered to couples who attend together to learn the benefits of not litigating a family law matter. The consultation can be scheduled online via Zoom, or in-person at Jami's Burbank office, between 9:00 am and 7:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Since 2006,...

Charles M. Green is a preeminent California family law and divorce attorney serving the greater Los Angeles area. Founding his law firm in 1998, he is highly experienced law firm with over 23 years of legal experience and a proven track record for success. His family law and divorce firm has the advanced legal skills you deserve to represent you for all legal issues within the purview of California family law court system. Our practice areas include, but are not limited to: divorce, child custody, property and asset division, domestic violence, spousal support (alimony), judgement modifications, prenuptial agreements, and...

Nikoo N. Berenji is a legal luminary at Berenji & Associates, possessing over a decade of experience in high-stakes legal cases, having represented major corporations and individual defendants in state and federal courts in Los Angeles. Her educational journey started at UCLA and culminated in a full scholarship to Berkeley Law School, consistently ranked among the nation's top law schools. Nikoo embarked on her legal career as a federal judicial extern for the Honorable Judge S. James Otero, followed by an associate attorney role at Latham & Watkins LLP, a globally recognized law firm. At Berenji & Associates, Nikoo passionately channels...

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Mr. Levin is the senior attorney at the firm “Law Offices of Jonathan D. Levin,” located in Beverly Hills, California. Mr. Levin has been exclusively practicing family law and entertainment law for over 23 years. He possesses extensive experience in litigating and the negotiation of complex matters in all areas of family law, including divorce, child custody and visitation, relocation of a child's residence, child support, spousal support, pre-nuptial agreements, the enforcement of visitation and support Orders, business valuation and distribution, support modification proceedings, and the collection of attorney fees and expert fees. His experience includes the representation of...

Colin T. Greene is a Certified Family Law Specialist by the California Board of Legal Specialization with 25+ years of experience, and has significant experience is other areas of law, including immigration and estate planning, as well as civil ligation in the California state courts and the federal courts.

California Attorney Eric J. Gold has practiced law in California since 1999. As a solo practitioner at the Law Offices of Eric J. Gold, APC, he personally handles each matter and uses current technology to provide value and comprehensive services to his clients. In addition to his specialized knowledge in commercial transportation, Mr. Gold has also worked for a not-for-profit outdoor advocacy organization that promotes mountain bicycling and he remains an avid cyclist today

Zitser Family Law Group is a highly respected and well-known firm in the family law arena. Diana, the founder, is a Certified Family Law Specialist with over 20 years of experience. She has successfully represented clients with matters ranging from high-net-worth divorces to later-in-life divorces, legal separations, pre-postnuptial agreements, determination of spousal support, paternity actions, move-away cases and domestic partnerships. Prior to practicing law, Diana earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Finance and was a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, handling complex multimillion-dollar realty valuation projects. Diana credits her unique finance and real estate background with helping...

Cynthia Ponce joined Walzer Melcher LLP shortly after being admitted to the State Bar of California. Prior to her admission to the bar, Cynthia already had extensive experience in family law. While she was an undergraduate at Mount St. Mary’s College, she volunteered at the Family Law Self Help Resource Center at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse assisting self-represented litigants navigate their way through the family court system. After college, she worked as a legal assistant at a family law firm and pursued her law degree at Southwestern Law School in the evenings. Cynthia managed to also volunteer at...

RoseAnn began working in the legal field when she was 18 years old and worked for some of the largest law firms in the Los Angeles area as a legal secretary and paralegal before she became an attorney. Using document-search programming, she worked on many complex, high-profile litigation cases and cases with voluminous e-discovery requirements. RoseAnn attended UCLA in high honors classes and graduated magna cum laude in 1994, and then worked another ten years to take care of her four grandsons as a litigation paralegal in many trials before attending law school. She attended Abraham Lincoln Law School to continue...

Farzad Nezam is the principle at the boutique divorce and family law firm of Nezam & Associates serving Los Angeles and orange County. He handle only a handful of cases so he can give his clients the attention to detail and support that family law cases needs. Nezam & Associates serves, Los Angeles, Orange County, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks, Calabasas and many other cities in the Southern California Area

We handle many US immigration cases on behalf of clients throughout the United States and from around the world.

Our mission is to provide you with individual attention and professional service at every step on the path toward achieving your immigration goals. U.S. immigration law is extremely complex and the assistance of a professional guiding you throughout the process is absolutely essential! Whether you choose to retain our firm to assist you with your immigration needs, we highly recommend that you speak with an immigration attorney.

Cheryl Deptowicz-Diaz is the daughter of Filipino immigrants, married to a Mexican immigrant, mother to a Mexican Filipino son, and an immigrant herself, having arrived to Southern California, United States at the age of 8 in 1982. Cheryl is proud to connect her Filipino roots to those roots established in Los Angeles, California. She attended Virgil Junior High and graduated from Belmont High School in 1991. With school records filled with academic honors, leadership positions in student council and school clubs, and positions of captain for both the varsity volleyball and varsity swim team, Cheryl was accepted to and...

Our law firm has extensive experience in Family Law, Restraining Orders and Civil Litigation. I work on cases with all Partners and make appearances for a variety of cases.

Experience in Family law through all stages.

Edlin Martin is a founding partner of MacKay & Martin, LLP. Her practice focuses on family law and estate planning. Prior to founding her own practice, Ms. Martin was a senior family law associate attorney, where she specialized in litigation of high-conflict family law issues such as domestic violence restraining orders, move-away cases, and child custody and visitation arrangements.

Ms. Martin has devoted much of her career to helping children and other victims of violence in family law and related immigration matters. Ms. Martin is particularly proud of her contribution to the drafting of California bill AB-1678, which was signed...

Christina is a skilled litigator with substantial experience in both family law and commercial litigation. Prior to joining Walzer Melcher, Christina was an associate at a leading New York family law firm, where she worked on a variety of matters involving complex financial and custody issues. Before turning her focus to family law, Christina was a litigation associate at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP.

Christina received her Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and an editor of the Columbia Journal of Law and the Arts. ...

I focus on the area of family law, including divorce and related matters such as child custody, child support, paternity, spousal support and property division. I also represent clients in matters involving guardianship and dissolution of domestic partnerships. I will take time to learn about you, your family, and your goals. When taking your case, I want to learn what you hope to accomplish and what your family needs in order to get back on track. I will then develop a detailed case management plan designed to achieve realistic goals for you and your family. Throughout the legal process, I will keep...

Mr. Lee Zavatsky practices divorce and family law in Los Angeles California. Mr. Zavatsky has worked on hundreds of divorce and child custody matters. He is also a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, and the California DUI Lawyers Association.

Attorney since 1998

Yury Galperin is a litigator with over 14 years of experience representing clients. Yury is a partner at Galperin & Hensley LLP and draws on his extensive trial experience to advocate for his clients with the goal of achieving the best result in each case. Yury accepts free consultations and can be reached at (424) 325-6388.