Janice Downey
Sonoma County, CA Family Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
John Edward Merli
Sonoma County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Family, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Energy
The University of Texas School of Law
Gail Susan Green
Sonoma County, CA Family Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Family, Business and Divorce
UCLA School of Law
Wayne Allen Knight
Solano County, CA Family Law Attorney with 45 years of experience
Family, Business, Divorce and Personal Injury
Lincoln COL
Susan E Christiansen
Solano County, CA Family Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Family and Divorce
Southwestern University School of Law and Southwestern Univ School of Law
Cynthia A Ashmore
Sonoma County, CA Family Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Estate Planning
Empire Coll School of Law
Steven Henry Larrabee
Solano County, CA Family Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Personal Injury
Whittier Law School and Whittier Coll School of Law
Esther C Moore
Solano County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Family
Golden Gate University School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law
Joseph Martin Scalise
Solano County, CA Family Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Estate Planning
Golden Gate University School of Law
Brian Cotter Tubis
Solano County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Family, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
David Wayne Knight
Solano County, CA Family Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Family, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Personal Injury
University of Nebraska College of Law and University of Nebraska College of Law
Garry T. Ichikawa
Solano County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Family
University of California, Davis, School of Law
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Ali Shahrestani,
Alameda County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Family, Business, Divorce and Education
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.
1) Education Law - K-12, College, Graduate, Students, Teachers, Schools
2) Divorce & Child Custody - High Conflict, LGBTQ, Father's Rights
3) Business, Contracts, & Real Estate Law...
![Ethan M. Weisinger]( "Ethan M. Weisinger")
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Ethan M. Weisinger
10.0 
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Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfContra Costa County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Ethan M. Weisinger is a California State Certified Family Law Specialist working in all of the Bay Area Counties. He represents clients in all aspects of conventional family law matters, (divorce/separation, child custody, spousal/child support, etc.) as well as dissolution of same-sex marriages, including Registered Domestic Partnerships.
Ethan graduated with honors from California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo with a degree in English and Political Science. Ethan then went on to study law at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, and graduated with honors, with an emphasis in Trial Litigation in 2010.
From 2010...
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Paula S Grohs
Contra Costa County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
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Saratoga Univ School of Law and Saratoga School of Law
My work history has been focused in the area of family law and judgment enforcement for family law cases.
Prior to becoming an attorney in 2004, I obtained my paralegal certificate in 1979, established American Process & Courier Service in 1991. I have a broad range of experience including family law, civil litigation, probate, bankruptcy and estate planning.
I now focus on assisting self-represented litigants with document preparation services in family law and uncontested probate matters as well as enforcement of judgments.
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Debra Schoenberg
San Francisco County, CA Family Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
Family and Divorce
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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Robert Chang
Alameda County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Family, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Traffic Tickets
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
I started my practice with the premise I would always attempt to facilitate a collaborative divorce. Before going to law school, I worked for several years at a family law firm, and saw firsthand the potential of increasing acrimony between spouses when the court system is used haphazardly. Growing up with separated parents, I think I understand the stress and frustration of a long drawn out family divorce. The courts should be a place of last resort - who wants a Judge who barely knows you to make decisions for you? That being...
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Julie S Levy
Sonoma County, CA Family Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
Empire College School of Law
Julie S. Levy and Zachary A. Carroll have practiced law since 2008 in solo practices. In 2009, they began sharing an office and collaborating on certain cases. This duo has turned their collaboration into Levy Carroll Law and as strong litigators, they provide a strong and determined focus for fair outcomes in their client's cases. Choose Levy Carroll Law for their strong, honest, caring representation for bankruptcy, divorce, custody, guardianship, or personal injury. Look no further as you have found a team that has your best interests at heart
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Hal David Bartholomew
Sacramento County, CA Family Law Attorney with 51 years of experience
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Mr. Bartholomew, a native of Elk Grove, California, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science at the University of California, Davis, and his Juris Doctor from the same institution. Formerly a partner for 15 years with the law firm of Desmond, Miller, Desmond & Bartholomew, he co-founded the firm of Bartholomew & Wasznicky in 1989. He is a retired captain in the United States Army Reserve and is a licensed real estate broker. In addition to membership in the California Bar, he is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the United States Tax...
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Robin D. Gross
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
San Francisco County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Family, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Trademarks
Santa Clara University School of Law
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David Marc Lederman
Contra Costa County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
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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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Stacey Poole
San Francisco County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Family, Arbitration & Mediation and Divorce
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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Peter Lawrence Cianchetta
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfSacramento County, CA Family Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Family, Bankruptcy, Collections and Estate Planning
Lincoln Law School
I want to be your attorney. My philosophy is that people have problems and my office is here to help them. We all have been there, in need of some kind of help and it really does not matter how you ended up needing help, the main thing is helping with your problem. I graduated with Honors from Golden Gate University with a BS in Accounting and Graduated 10th in my class at Lincoln Law School. Prior to going to Law School, I started working for a landscaping company in high school, and a roofing company after graduation. I joined...
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Mahal Rufina Montoya Billingsley
Alameda County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 9 years of experience
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University of Iowa
Mahal is a family law attorney based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She began her practice in 2014, having spent the previous fourteen years as a law clerk, educator, and paralegal specialist for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Her law practice integrates her passion for civil rights and her love for community.
Mahal was born in Vallejo, and after a series of family tragedies enrolled herself in the tenth grade at Oakland Technical High School. She was legally emancipated as a minor the following spring. These childhood experiences inspired her to become an attorney and...
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Michael Benavides
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Sacramento County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Florida Coastal School of Law
I practice bankruptcy and family law in Sacramento. Specifically, I represent clients in chapter 7 bankruptcy, chapter 13 bankruptcy, divorce, and various areas of family law such as custody, child support, property division, and spousal support. My practice includes Sacramento, Roseville and Santa Rosa.
![Ariel Sosna]( "Ariel Sosna")
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Ariel Sosna
San Francisco County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
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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Valerie Fenchel
San Francisco County, CA Family Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFamily and Divorce
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...
![Amy L. Alvis]( "Amy L. Alvis")
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Amy L. Alvis
Contra Costa County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Estate Planning and Probate
CAL Northern School of Law and California State University - Chico
Amy's approach to estate planning is to focus on each client's unique needs and objectives. She strives to design a comprehensive plan for her clients that provides the maximum protection without compromise. Her broad experience enables her to provide keen insight for her clients. She is deeply commitment to her clients and the ethical standards of her profession. Amy has lived in Brentwood since 2001 with her husband and two daughters. She is a Director for the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce and in her free time, enjoys yoga, reading and golf.
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Brendan Begley
10.0 (2 Peer Reviews)
Free ConsultationSacramento County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Family, Appeals, Business and Employment
University of California - Davis
I am an Appellate Law Specialist certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization and I spearhead my firm’s Appeals and Writs group. I have handled appeals and writs in anti-SLAPP, civil-rights, commercial-litigation, employment, ERISA, family-law, personal-injury, probate, real estate and trust cases. I have briefed and orally argued writs and appeals before all manner of appellate courts, from the California Court of Appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. I have also successfully settled multiple cases in appellate mediation. As judicial clerk for both state and federal appellate courts, I have reviewed and analyzed literally hundreds of...
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Roz Bateman Smith
Sonoma County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
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Empire College School of Law
Ms. Bateman Smith is a strong and compassionate family law attorney. She is a strong advocate for her clients' rights in divorce cases involving Custody and Visitation, Child and Spousal Support, and division of community property. She also makes the survivor of domestic violence cases heard by the court. Partition actions are another area of law on which she advocates.
Twenty-six years with the Sonoma County Superior Court gives her a unique perspective in helping clients through each step of their case.
Ms. Bateman Smith is an active member of both the California Lawyers Association (CLA), Sonoma County Bar...
![Lindsay R. Torgerson]( "Lindsay R. Torgerson")
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Lindsay R. Torgerson
Sonoma County, CA Family Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
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William Howard Taft University
Divorce, child custody, visitation, family law, alimony, and child support lawyer in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties. Our family law offices are in Santa Rosa, Ukiah, and Petaluma. Check out client testimonials on our website www.winecountryfamilylaw.com
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David K. Kim
Sacramento County, CA Family Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Estate Planning
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
A native of Northern California, Mr. Kim attended the University of California – Davis, where he received his B.A. in Communications. Following graduation he moved to the Midwest and attended the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University – Bloomington, obtaining his J.D. in 2011. He is a member of California State Bar and has practiced law in California for the last 7 years.
Mr. Kim speaks Korean fluently and his primary area of practice is Family Law. Having worked at My Sister’s House, one of Sacramento’s Domestic Violence Prevention Non-profit Organizations prior to entering private practice, he has a wide...
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Maria Elena Crabtree
Contra Costa County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce and Domestic Violence
University of California - Davis and University of California, Davis, School of Law
The Law Offices of Maria E. Crabtree is a full service, bi-lingual (SPANISH), family law firm dedicated to delivering personal, practical, and effective representation at an affordable cost. We are conveniently located in Walnut Creek, California, across the street from the BART station. Attorney Maria Crabtree received her Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Communications from the University of California at Davis. She later returned to the University of California, Davis and earned her J.D. degree. As a sole practitioner, Ms. Crabtree is dedicated to helping families navigate through the complexities of the laws and policies...
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Derek J. King
Sacramento County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Criminal, Divorce and Domestic Violence
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Mr. King began his legal career with the Sacramento County Public Defender's Office as a California State Bar Certified Law Student. He has defended juveniles during Sacramento County Juvenile Court detention hearings, assisted psychiatric patients placed on Conservatorship holds, and represented in-custody and out-of-custody clients during Sacramento Superior Court misdemeanor arraignments. Mr. King twice earned academic honors for his internship work at the Sacramento County Public Defender's Office.
After graduation, Mr. King served as a Law Clerk and Deputy District Attorney in Del Norte County where he prosecuted felony and misdemeanor juvenile cases. As a prosecutor, Mr. King...
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Vanessa Candelaria
Contra Costa County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
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Golden Gate University School of Law
Throughout her legal career, Vanessa has practiced exclusively in family law. With her legal training and knowledge, she provides compassion and advocacy for her clients. Vanessa’s experience working on a broad spectrum of family law matters include divorce, pre-divorce counseling and planning, premarital agreements, complex marital property issues, high conflict child custody disputes, child and spousal support issues and domestic violence prevention and defense. Vanessa protects her clients’ assets and the best interests of her clients and their children. She represents clients in public court and before private judicial officers. In addition, she serves as a consulting attorney for clients...
![Derek Deake Lim]( "Derek Deake Lim")
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Derek Deake Lim
San Francisco County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFamily, Business, Estate Planning and Immigration
New College of California
Experienced, dedicated and affordable immigration attorney servings the Immigration community for near 20 years. Record of winning case on asylum, VAWA claim, naturalization with criminal background, waivers, and complex family based immigrant visa petitions.
![Lauren Patrick]( "Lauren Patrick")
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Lauren Patrick
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Sacramento County, CA Family Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Lauren Pruett is a Partner and shareholder of Gale, Angelo, Johnson & Patrick P.C. Lauren is Certified Family Law Specialist (CLFS)
Lauren oversees our Family Law Department. She focuses exclusively on family law issues including: divorce, custody, spousal support, child support, domestic violence, guardianships, adoptions, grandparent visitation.
Lauren dedicated her focus to family law from the start of her legal studies, taking courses dedicated to the field such as family law, community property, family law trial skills and juvenile law. Additionally, she clerked for the Honorable Thadd Blizzard for one year at the William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse and worked as...
