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Maxwell Charles Livingston
Albany, CA Divorce Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Business, Elder and Entertainment & Sports
Marquette University Law School and Marquette University Law School
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Angela N Bryant
Berkeley, CA Divorce Attorney with 13 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
University of California - Davis
My approach to each family law case is specifically tailored to the needs of each client. Some cases require aggressive litigation, while other times, settlement is the best (and cheapest) choice for all involved. As your attorney, you can expect me to give you guidance based on the law, and to be transparent with you about your options. My role is to advise you, but not to make decisions for you. I enjoy partnering with my clients to get them their desired outcome. I am also very responsive to client communication. I pride myself on keeping you...
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Brit Benjamin
Berkeley, CA Divorce Attorney with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
Santa Clara University School of Law
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Ariel Winger
Oakland, CA Divorce Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
New College of California
Before starting my family law practice, I worked for 5 years at a non-profit, where I successfully litigated in court on behalf of survivors of domestic violence and their children. I obtained Temporary and Permanent Restraining Orders, Child Visitation and Custody Orders, as well as Child Support.
Since 2007, I have offered amicable, uncontested divorce and separation options for those who want to stay out of court, including high conflict and complex cases involving domestic violence, substance abuse and mental illness. I provide services as a Mediator (neutral third party), Collaborative Divorce attorney (using a team approach),...
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Trevor Caldwell Thorpe
Berkeley, CA Divorce Attorney with 26 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Jennifer C. Phillips
Oakland, CA Divorce Lawyer with 20 years of experience
(510) 495-5898
4096 Piedmont Avenue #416 (Mailing address only)
Oakland, CA 94611
Divorce and Family
Golden Gate University School of Law
Jennifer Phillips is a Family Law Attorney with over 15 years of experience in family law, including the areas of divorce, property division, custody, child support and alimony. She knows the players in a family law action and the expectations of the court, which reduces stress throughout the legal process. When she first meets with clients, she takes the time to answer all of their questions, listen to their concerns and provide essential information about the process of divorce and family law proceedings.
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Thomas V. Roland
BERKELEY, CA Divorce Lawyer with 52 years of experience
Divorce, Appeals, Business and Domestic Violence
U of San Francisco School of Law
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Daphne DeMorris Yeldell
Oakland, CA Divorce Attorney with 30 years of experience
Divorce, Bankruptcy, Family and Personal Injury
San Francisco Law Sch
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Erin A. Levine
Emeryville, CA Divorce Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Divorce, Arbitration & Mediation and Family
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Martin James Elmer
Berkeley, CA Divorce Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
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Alex Verbeck
Berkeley, CA Divorce Lawyer
Divorce, Criminal Defense, Family and Landlord Tenant
Lewis & Clark Law School
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Veronica Natalya Panella
El Cerrito, CA Divorce Attorney with 23 years of experience
Divorce, Elder and Family
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
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Sharon Alkire
Berkeley, CA Divorce Lawyer
(510) 761-5792
Law Office of Sharon Alkire
1604 Solano Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94707
Divorce and Family
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Ali Shahrestani,
Oakland, CA Divorce Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Divorce, Business, Education and Family
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
With a progressive law practice since 2007, Mr. Ali Shahrestani is a bi-coastal litigation attorney representing international and domestic clients in state and federal legal matters in CA, NY, and MA. He has been featured in print and TV news for his legal expertise, is a recipient of multiple awards and a graduate of top rated universities with honors, and has donated much effort and time to public education, legal journalism, and social justice activism.
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2) Divorce & Child Custody - High Conflict, LGBTQ, Father's Rights
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Debra Schoenberg
San Francisco, CA Divorce Attorney with 36 years of experience
Divorce and Family
University of New Hampshire School of Law
DEBRA R. SCHOENBERG, ESQ., HAS A LONG AND DISTINGUISHED CAREER.
More than thirty years ago, she established her own firm, which has vast experience and expertise in the highly sensitive and complex practice of family law. Ms. Schoenberg has established a professional reputation for thoroughness, strategic thinking, keen attention to detail, loyalty, and dedication to client service.
Today Ms. Schoenberg handles cases that range from complex financial issues and extensive marital estates, to high-conflict custody matters. Adept at negotiating resolutions as well as aggressively pursuing litigated outcomes, she also handles straightforward family law cases, pre- and post-marital agreements, and marital settlements. Ms....
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David Marc Lederman
Moraga, CA Divorce Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Divorce, Family and International
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
Mr. Lederman is a Certified Specialist in Family Law by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Contra Costa County Bar Association's Family Law Section and served as Section President in 2008. He is also a past State Bar Family Law Section Legislation Chair and is the 2017 Family Law Section Chair. He frequently speaks and writes on family law issues.
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Elizabeth L. Voorhees
Oakland, CA Divorce Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Arbitration & Mediation and Family
Santa Clara University School of Law
Elizabeth is a Family Law Attorney with experience in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and surrounding Bay Area Counties. In 1995, Elizabeth was sworn in as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for foster children in Santa Cruz County, and a State Certified Domestic Violence Advocate. She advocated for victims of domestic violence for seven years in Santa Cruz county prior to becoming a licensed attorney.
In 2005, Elizabeth completed two specialized courses in Alternative Dispute Resolution at the Strauss Institute at Pepperdine School of Law. Elizabeth also completed the training to practice Collaborative Divorce with the Collaborative Divorce Group of Silicon Valley.
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Kiana Moradi
Oakland, CA Divorce Attorney with 22 years of experience
1901 Harrison St. Suite 1100
Oakland, CA 94612
Divorce, Arbitration & Mediation and Family
Harvard Law School and Cornell University
Known for her expert representation of California’s senior executives and their spouses, Kiana protects her clients in high asset divorces and contested custody cases.
In her twenty years of legal practice, Kiana has negotiated and litigated the full spectrum of disputes that occur in financially sophisticated divorces and contested custody cases.
Kiana graduated Cornell Law School with a concentration in business law.
Prior to finding her passion in family law, she was a business litigator at Reed Smith LLP one of the nation’s 20 largest global law firms.
She has a B.A in psychology from UC Berkeley and has taken countless negotiation trainings at...
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Valerie Fenchel
San Francisco, CA Divorce Attorney with 12 years of experience
Divorce and Family
University of California, Davis, School of Law and University of California - Santa Barbara
Valerie Fenchel is the CEO and founder of Fenchel Family Law. Her legal services empower men and women to navigate marriage and divorce toward more vibrant futures. She advises clients, devises strategies, and works with therapists, actuaries, and forensic accountants to settle or litigate cases. As a witness to the damage caused by divorce over the course of her career as a family law attorney and educator, Valerie has gained extensive experience in helping families in crisis.
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Valerie is actively involved in the legal community. She is the lead attorney of Shalom Bayit’s Pro Bono Legal Panel, Secretary of...
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Mirko Ivanovic
San Francisco, CA Divorce Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Divorce, Business, Domestic Violence and Family
Concord Law School At Purdue University Global
Mirko Ivanovic is the Managing Partner at Ivanovic & Lucius, P.C, an attorney with extensive corporate experience, and has served as a law enforcement professional for nearly twenty years. His practice is focused on corporate consulting, estate planning, elder abuse, family law, finance, general counsel services, immigration, and personal injury law.
Before becoming an attorney, Mirko held key executive roles in both public and private entities, contributing significantly to their growth and development. He served as a top-level manager for a $1.8 billion corporation and held executive positions in consulting, finance, and marketing sectors. Additionally, Mirko actively participated on the board...
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Sarah Arnott
San Francisco, CA Divorce Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Arbitration & Mediation and Family
Santa Clara University School of Law
Sarah Arnott is an Attorney at Van Voorhis & Sosna LLP. Ms. Arnott was certified as a specialist in Family Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization in 2015, and served as the chairperson of the family law section of the San Francisco Bar Association's Barristers Club in 2013.
A native of New York and North Carolina, Ms. Arnott moved to California to attend Santa Clara University School of Law, from which she received her J.D. Ms. Arnott has exclusively practiced family law since 2008. She is well-versed in all areas of family law, including dissolutions, custody,...
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Ariel Sosna
San Francisco, CA Divorce Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Ariel Sosna is a founding partner of Van Voorhis & Sosna LLP. She is certified as a specialist in Family Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Ms. Sosna has been exclusively practicing family law in California (San Francisco Bay Area) since 2007.
Ms. Sosna received her J.D., with a concentration in Family Law, from U.C. Hastings School of the Law and her B.A. in Psychology from U.C. Berkeley.
Before starting her own practice, Ms. Sosna was an associate at a well-known San Francisco law firm. She was co-chairperson of the Family Law Section of the San Francisco...
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Esther R. Lerner
San Francisco, CA Divorce Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Divorce, Arbitration & Mediation and Family
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Stacey Poole
San Francisco, CA Divorce Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Divorce, Arbitration & Mediation and Family
Golden Gate University School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law
I am an accomplished Divorce, Family, and Arbitration & Mediation attorney. I compassionately represent clients throughout the Bay Area with a broad range of family law matters.
As a Certified Family Law Specialist, I provide the experience, knowledge and skill needed to advocate for the best possible outcomes. I am dedicated to exceptional counsel to meet your family's legal needs and goals.
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Margaret F. Dellegrotti
San Francisco, CA Divorce Attorney with 13 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Santa Clara University School of Law
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H. Nathan James
San Francisco, CA Divorce Attorney with 43 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family and Personal Injury
Lincoln Univ
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Lisa Perry
San Francisco, CA Divorce Attorney
Divorce and Family
San Francisco Law School
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Yelda Mesbah Bartlett
Oakland, CA Divorce Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(510) 318-6313
1939 Harrison Street
9th Floor, Suite 921
Oakland, CA 94612
Divorce, Business, Family and Personal Injury
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
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Sarah Van Voorhis
San Francisco, CA Divorce Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
Stanford Law School
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Deborah H. Wald
San Francisco, CA Divorce Attorney with 36 years of experience
Divorce, Appeals and Family
Northeastern Univ School of Law
Deborah H. Wald is the founder and managing partner at The Wald Law Group. A Certified Family Law Specialist*, her work has evolved over the past 27 years from a part-time home-based family formation law practice to a multi-disciplinary full service family law firm. Ms. Wald's goal is to ensure that all individuals, families and children coming to The Wald Law Group receive the highest quality legal protections available. (*Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.) In addition to a strong general knowledge of family law, Ms. Wald has three specific areas of...
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Paul W. Thorndal
San Francisco, CA Divorce Attorney with 29 years of experience
Divorce, Appeals and Family
UC Hastings COL
Paul W. Thorndal is a partner at Wald & Thorndal. He specializes in divorces of all kinds with an emphasis on gay divorce. Mr. Thorndal is a Certified Family Law Specialist (The State Bar of California Legal Specialization).
Wald & Thorndal's practice areas include:
Divorce, Dissolution & Contested Parentage Actions for all families; Custody Disputes; Mediation; Marvin Actions. Legal services provided at both the TRIAL and APPELLATE level.
Assisted Reproduction; Adoptions of All Kinds; Family Contracts; Parenting Law including Surrogacy; Donor Contracts for Egg and/or Sperm Donations; Pre-Nupital Agreements; Co-Parenting Agreements; Domestic Partnership Agreements; Name Changes.
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Katherine Harris Reder
San Franicsoc, CA Divorce Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Divorce, Appeals and Family
University of North Carolina School of Law
Kate Reder is an associate attorney at Wald & Thorndal. She specializes in family formation, divorce, and dissolution for both traditional and non-traditional families.
Firm practice areas include:
Divorce, Dissolution & Contested Parentage Actions for all families; Custody Disputes; Mediation; Marvin Actions. Legal services provided at both the TRIAL and APPELLATE level.
Assisted Reproduction; Adoptions of All Kinds; Family Contracts; Parenting Law including Surrogacy; Donor Contracts for Egg and/or Sperm Donations; Pre-Nupital Agreements; Co-Parenting Agreements; Domestic Partnership Agreements; Name Changes.
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Susan Urrutia
San Francisco, CA Divorce Lawyer
Divorce and Family
Santa Clara University School of Law
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Ashley Talbot Dean
San Francsico, CA Divorce Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Business, Estate Planning and Family
University of San Francisco School of Law
Ashley is founder of Talbot Law Firm. As an attorney in the firm’s emerging business practice, Ashley counsels startups with incorporation, early stage financing, employment issues, intellectual property protection, technology licensing, commercial partnerships and various other corporate transactions. Ashley believes that understanding a company’s vision and priorities is important to devising strategies to solve legal problems so companies can focus on their goals. Ashley has nearly 3 years in-house experience representing entrepreneurs in a wide range of corporate, commercial and intellectual property matters. Ashley received a J.D. from University of San Francisco School of Law and a B.A. in...
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Kristine Stewart
San Francisco, CA Divorce Attorney with 14 years of experience
Divorce, Arbitration & Mediation and Family
Golden Gate University School of Law
Kristine is an experienced litigator with extensive training in mediation and alternative dispute resolution. Kristine returned to school in 2005 as a single parent following her own divorce, and her commitment to her clients is grounded in having personally experienced the stress and uncertainty that often goes hand in hand with even the most amicable of divorces.
Kristine strongly believes in the importance of reducing the level of conflict whenever possible, regardless of which process option is utilized. This is particularly true when there are children
Kristine can assist with premarital agreements, parentage actions, post-marital agreements, dissolution and legal separation, and with...
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Kimberly Elizabeth Lewellen
SF, CA Divorce Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence and Family
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Kimberly is a founding partner of the law firm Lewellen | Strebe | Hopper P.C., a practice focused exclusively on family law. She is a trial attorney and mediator who specializes in matters involving high conflict parties and challenging legal issues in complex family law litigation. Kimberly is certified as a family law specialist by the State Bar of California.
Kimberly has dedicated her practice to advising clients in garden variety divorces to individuals involved in high-stakes, complex financial and custody matters. With deep experience in complex family law litigation and premarital agreements, Kimberly helps her clients navigate challenging circumstances to...
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Shelley M. Kennedy
San Francisco, CA Divorce Attorney with 13 years of experience
Divorce, Arbitration & Mediation and Family
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Shelley M. Kennedy is a family law attorney and private mediator with Lawhon Law & Mediation, P.C.
Shelley's mediation practice includes high-asset dissolution of marriage matters including division of property, preparation of complex financial models, calculations for various settlement options, as well as determination of support. In addition to Shelley’s experience in financially complex matters, her practice also includes mediation for couples with smaller estates.
Shelley serves as a Settlement Conference Master for the San Francisco Unified Family Law Courts and as a volunteer attorney for the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Pro Bono Family Law Project.
Shelley has participated in over 200...
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Nathaniel Dowds
San Francisco, CA Divorce Attorney
Divorce and Family
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
We are a small law office offering family law and divorce related services to the people of the San Francisco Bay Area. We provide individuals and families with the help they need to resolve family law issues surrounding dissolution of marriages or domestic partnerships (divorce), adoption and surrogacy, prenuptial agreements, child custody, spousal support (alimony), and offer counsel and legal services to couples contemplating marriage or domestic partnership.
We pride ourselves in being able to offer resposive and personalized service at affordable rates. By eliminating the crippling overhead and high management salaries that are common among larger Bay Area law firms,...
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Ms. Lucy Zheng
Oakland, CA Divorce Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Bankruptcy, DUI & DWI and Family
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Lucy Zheng is a California licensed attorney, experienced in individual tax debt relief, DUI law, family law, personal bankruptcy filings, and tenant evictions.
Prior to forming her own practice, Lucy worked at a law firm handling multiple client cases all throughout Northern California. She witnessed the strengths and weaknesses of a larger law firm, and thus determined she could best provide her clients with the personalized attention and service that they deserve by starting her own practice.
Lucy received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with an emphasis on Public Law in only 3 years, from the University of...
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Deborah Lynne Dubroff
Oakland, CA Divorce Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
We practice family law exclusively because we like helping people with legal issues that affect them personally. We handle our cases collaboratively, so you always benefit from the best of our expertise, skills, and experience. We're settlement oriented but trial ready.