Livermore Family Lawyers

MICHAEL R. NORTON attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts with Highest Honors in 1975. He attended U.C./Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco and was admitted to the bar in 1978. He has been a trial attorney since 1978, first with the San Joaquin County Office of the Public Defender, then as a member of Rishwain, Ellis and LeBeouf in Stockton. In 1988, Michael opened his own practice, which has been growing steadily ever since. His practice focuses exclusively on family law and related matters. Michael...

Practice Immigration Law, Bankruptcy Law, Deportation/Removal defense

Ms. Patricia Mercedes Zerbini is a Bay Area native. She graduated from the University of California Santa Cruz in 2005 with a double major in Politics and Legal Studies. She then earned her Juris Doctorate from Golden Gate University School of Law in 2009 with the intent of applying her legal knowledge to help those around her. Ms. Zerbini joined Hoover Krepelka, LLP in 2022, bringing her extensive and skilled experience in high conflict custody and complex financial cases. She has shown her aptitude for understanding complex international law and jurisdiction issues such as Applications and Trials under The Hague Convention...

For fifteen years I worked criminal and family law in the Court House as a Court Clerk. I bring that experience to you.

I am a 30 year veteran of the United States Navy. I retired as a Captain. I went to law school to fulfill a lifelong passion and now I am working hard to protect the rights of those in need of legal help and navigating through our excellent, though complex legal system.

I handle all areas of family law and in addition to my litigation practice, I regularly offer limited scope services and have handled custody and visitation, support, and post-judgment matters on a noticed limited scope representation basis, as well as undisclosed representation for parties in mediation or proceeding self-represented. Family law matters, whether divorce or a custody are always highly emotional and I recognize that my clients not only need an aggressive attorney to protect their interest, but also need a person on whom they can rely. As a family law attorney, I understand the value of personal attention for...