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Teresa Trucchi
San Diego, CA Family Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
3055 India Street
San Diego, CA 92117
Free ConsultationFamily and Personal Injury
California Western School of Law
Teresa Trucchi, CFLS joined Suppa, Trucchi & Henein, LLP in 1994 and became a partner in 2000. Her primary areas of practice include family law, personal injury and general civil litigation. Prior to Suppa, Trucchi and Henein LLP, Ms. Trucchi was an associate at Bauer and Schultz APC in Bonita, CA from 1988 to 1994. Ms. Trucchi received her Bachelors of Science Degree (with distinction) in Secondary Education in Language Arts (emphasis in Speech, Journalism, Drama and Literature) from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1984. While at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she was on the academic honor roll all...
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Mr. Paul Dennis Staley
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily and Bankruptcy
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
I have been In the field of bankruptcy for the last 16 years I do both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 in San Diego .I offer a free consultation to my client when they call.
When I am not working I am urban mushing with my husky-dog King
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Morgan Lee Nusbaum
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Attorney Morgan Nusbaum Jones handles a wide variety of family law matters in San Diego, CA. Born and raised in Charleston, SC, Morgan has called California her home since 2010. Morgan is a graduate of Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, where she competed in the Scott Moot Court Competition and earned recognition for drafting a top 10 appellate brief. At Loyola, Morgan was also a volunteer mentor in the Young Lawyer’s Program, where she helped high school students put on mock trials.
Morgan began her family law career at the Law Office of Cynthia A. de Petris...
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Kymeshia Morris
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
(858) 413-7980
8880 Rio San Diego Drive, 8th Floor
San Diego, CA 92108
Family, Business and Estate Planning
San Diego Esquire was founded by Ms. Kymeshia Morris in 2012. She has built a law practice that focuses on providing personal attention and candid legal advice to clients. San Diego Esquire is established on the belief that each and every client deserves the best legal representation possible. If you are looking for a lawyer that is hard working, professional, and honest, then you have come to the right place. We represent a diverse clientele in family, estate planning, personal injury & contract law.
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Frank Terrazas
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
I spent over a decade learning from two of the top Family Law attorneys in San Diego County. After being licensed I immediately began handling all areas of Family Law matters and building what became one of the best and well regarded practices in the field. My knowledge of the law often results in attorneys that have been in practice for more than 20 years regularly seek my opinion in their own cases.
At the beginning of 2019 I decided to join the law firm of GARWOOD ATTORNEYS, ALC primarily as a litigation attorney.
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Brian Victor
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Administrative, Divorce and Juvenile
Concord Law School
San Diego Attorney Brian A. Victor has litigated complex family law matters ranging from child custody issues to community property debts resulting from loans. Brian A. Victor is the only attorney in San Diego County with prior work experience at Family Court Services (FCS) where for more than eleven years he worked with the most challenging child custody visitation matters and crafted more than 4000 child custody recommendations for Family Court judges.
Attorney Victor sets himself apart from other family law attorneys in his ability to prepare clients for their FCS custody and visitation session when there is a custody dispute...
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Carrie E Nolan
Encinitas, CA Family Law Attorney
Family and Divorce
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Carrie began her career in family law in 2006 as a legal assistant. She became a paralegal in 2007. She began working for the Law Office of Annette Hall Neville in 2008 as a paralegal while she attended law school. She became an associate attorney in 2012. Carrie’s diligence and attention to detail are second-to-none. She is a vital part of our practice. Clients and colleagues alike respect her work ethic and easy demeanor.
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Michelle Louise Blair
Escondido, CA Family Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
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Ms. Blair graduated from the Menlo College, Atherton, California where she was a magna cum laude graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business. Ms. Blair then received her juris doctor degree from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California and was admitted to the California and Federal bars in 2002.
Professional Associations
Family Law Section, California Bar Association
San Diego North County Bar Association
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Matthew Kaemerle
Carlsbad, CA Family Law Attorney
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Estate Planning
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
At the Law Office of Matthew & Julia Kaemerle, L.L.P., we provide our clients with the personalized, experienced, and committed legal counsel that they deserve when facing a challenging legal matter. Our Carlsbad Family Law Attorneys have handled a wide variety of issues related to complex, high-asset divorces, contested custody and visitation cases, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, as well as non-traditional family formation and dissolution. Our team will work with you to find the right strategy for your situation and will come up with solutions that address your goals and needs.
Additionally, we offer legal assistance in the areas of...
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Sharon L. Tate
Murrieta, CA Family Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Western State University College of Law
Sharon L. Tate was admitted to the California State Bar in 1997, and has spent most of her career as a trial attorney, handling family law matters, personal injury litigation and general civil litigation. She has also worked as a law school professor and tutor, helping students to succeed in law school and pass the California Bar Exam.
Sharon finds that family law satisfies her love of legal research, writing and courtroom advocacy as well as her desire to help others, particularly families. She enjoys working closely with clients to craft practical solutions to their problems.
In law school, Sharon was a...
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Diane Singleton-Smith
Murrieta, CA Family Law Lawyer
Family, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Personal Injury
University of La Verne College of Law
If you are going through a divorce, you no doubt are dealing with a plethora of issues. A Murrieta divorce attorney at Singleton Smith Law Offices, Inc. has experience with all kinds of divorce issues and can help you. Attorney Singleton Smith has earned her honorable reputation and is well qualified to support you during this time. She has a membership with the San Bernardino County Bar and the American Bar Association. She also has associations with the State Bar of California, the Southwest Bar Association, and the Riverside County Bar Association. On top of that, she received the Justice...
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Leslie L Niven
Tustin, CA Family Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Family, Business, Divorce and Personal Injury
American COL and Queensland University of Technology
Admitted to practice in California, Australia, England and Wales and has practiced in the areas of Family Law, Personal Injury, Probate and Business since 1995. She has extensive experience in Personal Injury, having practiced in that field in both California and Australia. In addition to Personal Injury, Leslie's practice emphasizes Probate as well as Family Law and Business, both local and international.
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Lawrence H. Geller J.D.
Laguna Hills, CA Family Law Lawyer with 46 years of experience
(888) 982-2323
24422 Avenida De La Carlota
#310
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Estate Planning and Landlord Tenant
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
Well known by his peers and the courts for his high integrity, strong negotiation skills and trial competence. Clients know him for positive results, sound advice and fair dealing.
He is an excellent and experienced lawyer whose practice specializes in family and divorce litigation. His firm is respected and known as tough negotiators and competent trial attorneys. The firm is dedicated and committed to the strong representation of their clients’ rights with high integrity, in depth knowledge and years of experience in FAMILY LAW.
Staff members are professional, experienced, responsive and understanding of your needs....
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Gary Jay Beeler
Laguna Hills, CA Family Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Family and Divorce
Loyola Law School
Typically, divorce proceedings are tense and difficult. To get the settlement you want and deserve, it is imperative that you select a qualified, experienced, and aggressive attorney to fight for the rights of you and your family. When you choose The Law Offices of Gary J. Beeler as your represention, you are choosing an extremely skilled and knowledgeable Orange County divorce attorney. This firm’s founding attorney, Gary J. Beeler, CFLS. has over 25 years of law experience, 24 of which he has dedicated solely to the practice of family law. With experience in cases regarding separation, divorce, child and spousal...
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Denise Vatani Heinz
Newport Beach, CA Family Law Attorney
(949) 999-2121
120 Newport Center Dr
Suite 100
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
I have exclusively practiced family law in Southern California since the time I was licensed as an attorney nearly a decade ago. I graduated magna cum laude from UCLA with a double major in political science and international relations and received my Juris Doctorate from Chapman University School of Law. I have advocated for clients ranging from high-net-worth individuals, business owners, blue-collar workers, stay-at-home parents, and pro-per-litigants (self-represented parties). In each scenario, no matter the client, I have always prided myself in providing the same level of expertise, respect, and attention to each case I work on.
Litigation is not always...
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Michael John Apicella
Petaluma, CA Family Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Family, Arbitration & Mediation and Divorce
Golden Gate University School of Law
I've always had a passion for law and justice. As such, I gave up a business career in my mid thirties to obtain a law degree. I graduated from law school in 2001. While in school, I received multiple awards and honors, including top 5% of my class in the first year, as well as a merit scholarship. I received special training in trial work, earning certificates in litigation, public interest law, and mediation. My law practice began in commercial litigation, where I had certain aptitudes and strengths due to my business background....
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Scott Howard Finkbeiner
Irvine, CA Family Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce and Domestic Violence
California Western School of Law
Scott H. Finkbeiner is a co-founder of Wilkinson & Finkbeiner, LLP and is an expert in Family Law as he is California State Bar Certified Family Law Specialist. Scott is also a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Scott has dual degrees in accounting and finance from the University of Arizona. Scott serves as a volunteer for the Superior Court as a judge pro tem, Family Law settlement judge and mediator. Scott specializes in all aspects of complex family law cases from mediations to trials. Scott has litigated all issues involved in divorce and paternity cases...
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Nancy W. Dahan
Irvine, CA Family Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
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Jeffrey Lalloway
Irvine, CA Family Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Family and Divorce
Villanova University School of Law
http://www.oc-divorce.com/jeffrey-lalloway/ Many years ago, the divorce process intrigued Jeffrey Lalloway when a close friend was going through a very painful divorce. He tried to help his friend get through this very difficult and emotional period by giving his friend all of the support possible. He saw his friend lose everything that he had worked so hard to build, including his business. At that time, Jeff decided to devote himself to helping others going through difficult divorces. Jeff was honored to have been selected by the Orange County Register as one of the 100 Most Influential in Orange County.In his spare...
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Navid Moshtael
Irvine, CA Family Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Chapman University
Orange County divorce attorneys Navid Moshtael concentrates his practice on handling divorce and family law issues for clients throughout Orange County, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and the surrounding areas of Southern California. Mr. Moshtael has substantial knowledge, insights, and experience handling all levels, complexities, and types of family legal matters, particularly in complex high-net-worth marital estates. Mr. Moshtael has a great reputation in local court and will aggressively represent the best interests of all of his clients by using his knowledge and experience to skillfully handle their cases. His goal is to carefully identify all client objectives and help every...
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Lauren Mullee
Irvine, CA Family Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Family and Divorce
University of San Diego School of Law
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Backed by years of experience and a strong reputation in the legal community, Attorney and Certified Family Law Specialist Lauren Mullee possesses the necessary skills and talent to help you move through a smooth process no matter what your family law related matter may be. Due to her compassionate outlook, she creates an atmosphere that allows her clients to feel safe. Over the years, she has acquired the necessary skill set to help people facing complex family issues such as child support, child custody, paternity/parentage, divorce, legal separation, as well as...
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Brian Glenn Seastrom
Irvine, CA Family Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Family and Divorce
Loyola Law School
Orange County divorce attorney Brian Seastrom works with his clients to achieve their family law needs. He has been rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and awarded "Super Lawyer" and "Rising Star" for multiple years by Super Lawyers Magazine.
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Tenny Christine Rostomian-Amin
Irvine, CA Family Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily and Arbitration & Mediation
Pepperdine Univ School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law
Tenny Amin is a Co-owner/Partner in the firm’s Irvine, California office. She focuses her practice on family law litigation and mediation. Well-known for her effective and assertive representation, Tenny has extensive experience in handling all aspects of family law cases ranging from mediations to trials involving child custody and child support, spousal support, and division of property. Committed to the intelligent and effective representation of her clients, Tenny focuses her practice on intricate custody disputes as well as cases involving the characterization and division of high asset and complex marital estates.
Tenny graduated cum laude from the University of...
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Leann K. Kaufman
Irvine, CA Family Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Family, Arbitration & Mediation and Divorce
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Leann Kaufman is a Certified Specialist in Family Law* with a focus on settlement oriented divorce and mediation. She is very effective at handling complex child custody issues. Ms. Kaufman can handle all matters related to divorce and enjoys working with parties that want to minimize stress, maintain control over the ability to make their own decisions and preserve wealth. Divorce is a transition, not an end, especially if there are children involved.
Ms. Kaufman has practiced exclusively in Family Law since being admitted to the bar in 2007. Ms. Kaufman has a passion for helping families in transition, so practicing...
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Parvin Wiliani
Costa Mesa, CA Family Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Immigration and Personal Injury
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
Parvin Wiliani-Malek is an experienced attorney known for her devotion to her clients and devotion to immigration and nationality law. She has extensive knowledge of all types of immigration law, including deportation, cancellation of removal, adjustment of status, marriage-based green cards, extreme hardship waivers, naturalization, citizenship, mandamus litigation for unreasonable naturalization delays, consular interviews, consular appeals, fiancé visas, and many other areas of immigration law.
Parvin attended the University of Texas-Arlington for her undergraduate degree in biochemistry, but decided to switch her focus to law. Ever since she was young she had a strong passion in advocating for others. In 1994...
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Ami Elizabeth Scarfe
Yuba City, CA Family Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
CAL Northern School of Law
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Robin Birnbaum
Benicia, CA Family Law Lawyer
Family
John F. Kennedy University
Robin M. Birnbaum practices exclusively family law, having done so since 2010. Robin’s experience as a mediator, litigator and Minor’s Counsel gives her a unique perspective into the practice of family law and she is able to offer creative and strategic solutions to address the most challenging and complex family law matters, including child custody, domestic violence and support.
Robin is a Certified Family Law Specialist, having been certified by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization in July 2016. Robin is currently serving on the Executive Committee of the State Bar of California, Family Law Section...
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Katherine Harris Reder
San Franicsoc, CA Family Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Family, Appeals and Divorce
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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Valerie Kraml
Berkeley, CA Family Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
2625 Alcatraz Ave
319
Berkeley, CA 94705
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Estate Planning
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
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Channe Gallagher Coles
Santa Barbara, CA Family Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
19 E. Mission Street
Suite B
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Free ConsultationFamily
University of West Los Angeles College of Law and California State University - Northridge
Channe Gallagher Coles is the founder and primary attorney of the Law Office of Channe G. Coles. Born in Newport Beach, California in 1978, Ms. Coles lived briefly in Mississippi and Arizona before returning to Southern California (Orange County) as a young child. Becuase her parents divorced when she was 3-years old, Ms. Coles spent her early years growing up in a single-family home with her mother and four sisters. Following the lead of strong female role models in her family, Ms. Coles has strived to embody the American ethic that through hard work, determination and initiative you can accomplish...
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Kristina Kell
Westlake Village, CA Family Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
University of La Verne College of Law
Kristina Kell is a seasoned Family Law and Divorce Attorney with over a decade of experience serving clients in Malibu, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Los Angeles, Ventura County and surrounding areas. Ms. Kell has a long and prestigious record of guiding clients through the often emotional and complex landscape of divorce, child custody, support, and other family law matters. As a Los Angeles native, she has extensive knowledge of the local legal system in Southern California and is licensed to practice in all California state courts. An active member of the California State Bar, Ms. Kell is also involved with...
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Leon Fromkess Bennett
Los Angeles, CA Family Law Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Clients choose the Law Offices of Leon F. Bennett for our award-winning, comprehensive and highly personalized approach to family law matters with a proven track record of successful and satisfying results. Imagine a bright future, a happy home, and security and stability for your family. This isn’t just a dream, but what you and your children deserve.
We work with expert accountants, estate planners, educators, therapists and other highly regarded specialists to help our clients achieve their goals. We have an industry-leading reputation of being the strongest advocates for our clients to obtain satisfying closure while maintaining the highest degree of...
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Michael Warren Crosson
Carmichael, CA Family Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Family, Bankruptcy and Divorce
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
I am a solo practitioner representing clients in the greater Sacramento area in family law, small business (including copyright & trademark) and bankruptcy matters. I have over 20 years experience and offer honest representation with fair fees. I am very comfortable with technology and happy to assist long distance clients over the Internet. Unbundled legal services available in some situations. Contact me to make an appointment for a initial consultation and strategy session.
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Richard Michael Ewaniszyk
Victorville, CA Family Law Lawyer
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Personal Injury
Monterey College of Law
Richard Ewaniszyk was first admitted to practice law in 1982 and has lived in the High Desert since 1986, where he raised his family. Over the course of his career, he has successfully represented hundreds of clients each year who have suffered serious and catastrophic personal injuries. Many of these cases involve debilitating spinal injuries sustained in automobile accidents. Other major injuries include severe burns, limb fractures, paralysis, traumatic brain injuries, and complex regional pain syndrome.
In order to prove liability and establish comprehensive damages—such as medical expenses, lost wages, diminished earning capacity, lost household services, and pain and suffering—Mr. Ewaniszyk...
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Tristan Tegroen
Thousand Oaks, CA Family Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce and Domestic Violence
University of South Africa
Admitted to the California Bar in December 1996, I started as a solo practitioner in Westlake Village. Later, I began enjoying work on key areas of dissolution, custody, parentage plus cohabitation issues, prenuptial contracts, surrogacy, adoptions and division of retirement plans. I moved to the office I have now in Thousand Oaks (Newbury Park) in 2005. I was raised by divorced parents and have been my own client in a divorce case. I realize why clients become depressed and arrive at the court with devotional books and best friends. I, just as virtually all family...
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Morgan L. Montoya
Sacramento, CA Family Law Attorney with 6 years of experience
Family
Golden Gate University School of Law
Morgan Montoya graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in psychology with an emphasis in early childhood development. While an undergraduate, Ms. Montoya volunteered with several different volunteer programs centered around youth. She was also an active member in the Prytanean Women’s Honor Society, the oldest collegiate women's honor society in the United States.
Ms. Montoya went on to attended Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, California where she graduated with a certification in family law and a member of the Pro Bono Honor Society. During law school, Ms. Montoya had the opportunity...
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David Alan Martin
Sacramento, CA Family Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
McGeorge School of Law Univ of the Pacific
The Law Office of David A. Martin & Associates is a full service law firm specializing in family law disputes. This firm has been serving the greater Sacramento Valley and surrounding communities since 1995. Attorney David A. Martin has built a reputation on personally and successfully representing individual clients on thousands of divorce and child custody matters. Mr. Martin and his professional staff of paralegals and attorneys are here to help you with your legal needs. From the very beginning, the goal of the firm has been to provide conscientious, aggressive, and diligent legal representation to our clients on all...
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Mary Whipple
San Ramon, CA Family Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily
Loyola Univ School of Law
Before merging her law office with Tammy J. Mercado’s, Mary Whipple opened her own law practice in the summer of 2008. Prior to that Mary was an associate attorney at the Law Office of Cummins & Holmes, a full-service civil litigation law firm in San Ramon. The majority of her experience is in family law, which includes divorce, custody, support, prenuptial agreements, and domestic-violence restraining orders. Mary has also represented clients in a variety of non-family-law cases, including juvenile dependency, probate, breach of contract, and employment disputes, to name a few. Previously, Mary worked as a contract attorney for O’Melveny...
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Freddie Alikhani
Ventura, CA Family Law Attorney with 3 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily and Domestic Violence
Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law
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Paul D. Spear
Chatsworth, CA Family Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
University of West Los Angeles
The Law Offices of Paul D. Spear is an experienced, personal service law firm dedicated to taking on your difficult and stressful legal issues, enabling you to focus on the more meaningful things in your life. We understand your needs and will work hard to resolve your situation through the most effective means available. Paul will meet with you personally and will work side by side with you throughout your representation. We maintain a close relationship with you on every case and provide compassionate guidance and advice with legal experience.
Paul D. Spear is a Certified Family Law Specialist....