La Jolla Family Lawyers
Compare 533 top rated California attorneys serving La Jolla.
![Michaela Curran]( "Michaela Curran")
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Michaela Curran
La Jolla, CA Family Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Criminal, Divorce and Domestic Violence
University of San Diego School of Law
Ms. Curran has been a licensed as an attorney for 32 years.
Rated among the top 1% of Attorneys in the U.S. ~ National Association of Distinguished Counsel.
2016 - 2021 Rated Top 100 Lawyers in the U.S.
~ The National Trial Lawyers Association l.
2014-2021 - Top Lawyers in California.
Ms. Curran is a very experienced lawyer who has successfully tried, mediated, and appealed many hundreds of complex cases, including constitutional, civil, family, and criminal law cases, in both the state and federal courts.
At The Curran Law Firm, APC, she leads an extraordinary team of lawyers, law clerks, paralegals and administrative staff,...
![Ashley Dudley]( "Ashley Dudley")
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Ashley Dudley
10.0 
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(858) 401-7223
4225 Executive Square Suite 600
Suite 600
La Jolla, CA 92037
Free ConsultationLa Jolla, CA Family Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Family, DUI, Divorce and Domestic Violence
University of San Diego School of Law and California Western School of Law
Ashley L. Dudley is a Partner at The Curran Law Firm APC. Her law practice focuses on family law and criminal defense - primarily high conflict child custody cases, child and spousal support, domestic violence restraining orders, high value asset division, and DUI defense. Her goal is to provide quality legal services not only to those who can afford it, but to all those who need an advocate to navigate the legal system on their behalf. She offers affordable payment plans to those who may not typically be able to afford an attorney.
Her first and foremost priority is to figure...
![Brian Victor]( "Brian Victor")
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Brian Victor
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 13 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...
![Amelia Jane Mattis]( "Amelia Jane Mattis")
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Amelia Jane Mattis
La Jolla, CA Family Law Attorney with 8 years of experience
Family
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
![Shannon Teresa Glover]( "Shannon Teresa Glover")
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Shannon Teresa Glover
La Jolla, CA Family Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
4225 Executive Square
Suite 600
La Jolla, CA 92037
Family and Divorce
Univ of San Diego School of Law
![Dennis David Burns]( "Dennis David Burns")
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Dennis David Burns
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 44 years of experience
Family, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Estate Planning
California Western School of Law
![Yi-Hung Chung]( "Yi-Hung Chung")
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Yi-Hung Chung
La Jolla, CA Family Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Estate Planning and Immigration
![Christina Marie Marine]( "Christina Marie Marine")
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Christina Marie Marine
La Jolla, CA Family Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(619) 522-0874
4180 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200
La Jolla, CA 92037
Family
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Gerald L McMahon
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 58 years of experience
Family, Antitrust, Business and Divorce
University of San Diego School of Law
Mark Alan Krasner
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Family, Business, Divorce and Real Estate
University of San Diego School of Law
Daniel Gregory Koryn
San Diego, CA Family Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Family, Criminal and Divorce
Pepperdine University School of Law
Scott Hunter Ross
San Diego, CA Family Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Family, Business and Divorce
University of San Diego School of Law
Randall A Dierlam
San Diego, CA Family Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Family, Business, Divorce and Personal Injury
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
David Fred Dunbar
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Real Estate
University of San Diego School of Law and University of San Diego School of Law
![Steven Robert Kampf]( "Steven Robert Kampf")
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Steven Robert Kampf
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
University of San Diego School of Law
Steven R. Kampf is the founder of the Kampf Law Firm and has dedicated his career exclusively to the practice of family law. As a family law attorney who has been practicing for over 4 years, Mr. Kampf has handled hundreds of dissolution and paternity cases from inception to resolution with exceptional results. He has served as lead counsel on countless dissolutions and cases involving paternity disputes, child custody and visitation conflicts, child support, spousal support, domestic violence, prenuptial agreements, and many other family law issues. Mr. Kampf has proven success both in and out of the...
![Linda Papst deLeon]( "Linda Papst deLeon")
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Linda Papst deLeon
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
San Diego, CA Family Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Family and Divorce
Univ of Virginia School of Law
Ms. de Leon graduated from Dartmouth College in 1982 magna cum laude with a degree in German. In 1987, she commenced law school at the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville, VA. She graduated in 1990 and moved to San Diego, CA. Ms. de Leon is also a member of the District of Columbia Bar. Ms. de Leon became licensed to practice law in December 1990 and became a Certified Legal Specialist-Family Law with the State of California Board of Legal Specialization in 2004. Her passion within the Family Law arena is custody...
![Angela Dawn Da Silva]( "Angela Dawn Da Silva")
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Angela Dawn Da Silva
10.0 (2 Peer Reviews)
San Diego, CA Family Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Family
University of California - Davis
![Tracy Horn]( "Tracy Horn")
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Tracy Horn
San Diego, CA Family Law Lawyer
(858) 500-3682
4660 La Jolla Village Drive
Suite 500
San Diego, CA 92122
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce and Personal Injury
![Julie O. Wolff]( "Julie O. Wolff")
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Julie O. Wolff
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
(858) 275-2055
2655 Camino del Rio, North
Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92108
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFamily, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
California Western School of Law
I began my legal career as a juvenile dependency attorney.
I spent nearly five years working full-time for dependency parents and children. That experience taught me how to be a strong and compassionate advocate, both in the courtroom and out.
When Child Protective Services are involved, it is crucial to have a skilled dependency attorney working for you. The same goes for a family law case where you finances and valuable time with your children are at risk.
Whether it's a juvenile dependency case or a family law matter, you deserve the time and attention necessary to ease your fears about the...
![Matthew S. Blado]( "Matthew S. Blado")
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Matthew S. Blado
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFamily, Divorce and Domestic Violence
California Western School of Law
Born in Bakersfield, California and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Mr. Blado is a graduate of California Western School of Law. While at California Western, Mr. Blado studied Family Law and Community Property. During his third year of law school, Matthew was selected to serve as the judicial extern for the Honorable Nancy C. Oesterle.
While attending California Western, Mr. Blado was a founding member of the California Western School of Law Community Law Project which provided free legal assistance to poor and indigent members of the community. It was during this period that Mr. Blado was first exposed to the...
![Kevin Andrew Polis]( "Kevin Andrew Polis")
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Kevin Andrew Polis
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
(858) 755-3300
12636 High Bluff Dr, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92130
Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130
Family and Divorce
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Attorney Kevin A. Polis is a member of the State Bar of California, the San Diego Family Law Bar Association, North County Bar Association, and is Certified as a Specialist in Family Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Kevin Polis has dedicated his career exclusively to the practice of divorce & family law. Because of this, he is certified by the State Bar of California as a Divorce & Family Law Specialist, a title that few attorneys in our area have, and one that shows a commitment to the practice of the law and delivering...
![Scott Frederick Levin]( "Scott Frederick Levin")
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Scott Frederick Levin
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFamily, Arbitration & Mediation and Divorce
University of Virginia School of Law
Scott Levin is a California family law attorney mediator in San Diego. As the only family law attorney in the greater San Diego area with the designation of Certified Divorce Financial Analyst™ who is entirely committed to resolving disputes in mediation, Mr. Levin is a skilled experienced California divorce mediator. After obtaining his Juris Doctorate from the prestigious University of Virginia School of Law and previously graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts from New York University, Mr. Levin helps clients negotiate equitable settlements with his finance, legal and dispute resolution expertise. Many know him as the...
![Domingo R. Castillo]( "Domingo R. Castillo")
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Domingo R. Castillo
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfSan Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Immigration and Personal Injury
University of West Los Angeles School of Law
I was born and raised in Southern Calif with my beautiful Latino family (6 brothers & 2 sisters & parents) that taught me to love, respect and make the best of it, even with beans and tortillas at times. My migrant parents came from Texas in 1953 who later became a Gardener and a Professional House Keeper for the rich and beautiful Jewish families. They taught me and my brothers to love and respect our country. After obtaining High Honors at Indio High School, I attended UCLA and then went to Law School at Univ of West Los Ángeles...
![Mark Reel Jr]( "Mark Reel Jr")
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Mark Reel Jr
San Diego, CA Family Law Lawyer with 2 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFamily, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Mark is a licensed attorney with the State Bar of California. Headquartered in Riverside, California, Mark strives to provide effective, quality legal representation for men in the Inland Empire and Orange County with a focus on building strong personal relationships to help guide men through the most challenging chapters of their lives.
Prior to founding Reel Fathers Rights, Mark spent nearly a decade as a sports and fitness industry executive, working for multiple Major League Baseball Franchises, and one of the biggest fitness brands in the country, as well as founding and operating multiple startups in the sports and fitness...
![Christopher C. Happ]( "Christopher C. Happ")
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Christopher C. Happ
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
Family
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Mr. Happ is a Certified Family Law Specialist (CFLS) and is licensed to practice in both the State of California and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.
Upon being sworn in to practice law, Mr. Happ immediately opened Happ Law Group P.C. Since its founding, Happ Law Group P.C. has been a firm exclusively devoted to representing individuals involved in family law disputes. Mr. Happ has prepared pleadings and discovery, negotiated settlements and litigated contested hearings/trials involving all aspects of family law, including, but not limited to, custody/visitation, child and spousal support, property characterization and division, enforcement...
![Christine Hayes Sickler]( "Christine Hayes Sickler")
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Christine Hayes Sickler
San Diego, CA Family Law Lawyer with 47 years of experience
(858) 566-6650
9663 Tierra Grande Street
Suite 301
San Diego, CA 92126
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
University of California Hastings College of the Law
MS. SICKLER joined Beatrice L. Snider, APC in 1985 and is the managing partner of the firm. Ms. Sickler obtained her Juris Doctorate from Hastings College of the Law in 1976 and her Bachelor of Science from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1973. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Sickler was engaged in the general practice of law, including obtaining substantial civil and criminal trial experience. Ms. Sickler was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1976 and became a Certified Specialist in Family Law in 1991. She is a member of the State Bar of...
![Dennis Geis Temko]( "Dennis Geis Temko")
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Dennis Geis Temko
San Diego, CA Family Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily and Appeals
California Western School of Law
Dennis Temko provides exceptional representation in appellate matters in California State Courts in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and elsewhere. His appellate practice is focused on family law matters including custody, property division, child and spousal support, stock options, high income earners, Ostler Smith (bonus support orders), domestic violence restraining orders, and imputation, among other issues. Most of his practice has been devoted to family law appeals and writs since his 2013 admission to the California State Bar. Super Lawyers Magazine recognized Mr. Temko as a rising star in 2017, and again in 2018.
Mr. Temko has...
![Nancy J. Bickford]( "Nancy J. Bickford")
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Nancy J. Bickford
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFamily, Arbitration & Mediation and Divorce
California Western School of Law
Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization in Family Law, Ms. Bickford practices exclusively in the area of family law helping clients with divorce and separation in San Diego. Ms. Bickford is a graduate of California Western School of Law where she received honorable recognition for outstanding achievement in the areas of community property, taxation and civil procedure, as well as a West Publishing Award in recognition of her overall outstanding scholastic accomplishment. Ms. Bickford received her Bachelor of Science from Miami University, with a dual major in Systems Analysis and Mathematics.
San Diego divorce attorney Nancy...
![Rivka Israel]( "Rivka Israel")
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Rivka Israel
San Diego, CA Family Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Family, Arbitration & Mediation and Divorce
California Western School of Law
Rivka Israel, Esq. is an experienced and knowledgeable Family Law attorney who practices Family Law in San Diego, CA. Rivka was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2000. In June of 2009, after years of working for large law firms, Rivka opened her own law office and redirected her focus to self-help assistance, consulting services, document drafting, stipulated agreements and settlements, uncontested divorces, individual assistance and personal guidance in the area Family and LGBT Family Law issues. Rivka is active in the community and is a member of the GSDBA as well as...
![Brian Alan Burkett]( "Brian Alan Burkett")
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Brian Alan Burkett
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Divorce lawyer and child custody attorney located in San Diego CA providing services in all areas of family law for the entire county of San Diego. Conveniently located in Mission Valley with plenty of free parking. Weekend and evening appointments available. Reasonable prices and payment plans offered. A divorce and family law practice that has been in business over 18 years with a primary emphasis on child custody litigation. Other areas of family law that we can assist you with include child support, spousal support, property division, and retirement division. Call now for free consultation.
![Michelle Paul]( "Michelle Paul")
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Michelle Paul
SAN DIEGO, CA Family Law Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce and Domestic Violence
“Breaking Up is Hard to Do On Your Own – We will lead you through the toughest decisions you will ever have to make, whether it is to protect you, your children, your property and your future.” – Michelle Paul, Esq. Michelle is an East Coast native who has been successful in the business arena as an entrepreneur for 37 years. She went back to school after 20 years as a non-traditional student and obtained a Political Science degree with Summa Cum Laude 4.0 honors from Coastal Carolina University. She has worked in Civil Litigation for the past eight...
![Andrew J. Botros]( "Andrew J. Botros")
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Andrew J. Botros
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney
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University of San Diego
Mr. Botros has practiced family law exclusively since 2010. He is a Certified Family Law Specialist, certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization.
![Drew Hendricks]( "Drew Hendricks")
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Drew Hendricks
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 6 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
California Western School of Law
Drew received his Bachelor of Arts from Queens University of Charlotte, where he majored in Psychology and served as captain of the university tennis team. After college, he attended graduate school at West Virginia University, where he earned master’s degrees in social work and public administration, and participated in many community outreach projects. He also demonstrated exceptional work ethic by completing two master’s programs while simultaneously working as a tennis coach to help pay for his education. He later received his Juris Doctor degree from California Western School of Law, where he was a Dean’s List student and member of...
![Matthew J Mesnik]( "Matthew J Mesnik")
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Matthew J Mesnik
San Diego, CA Family Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce and Domestic Violence
California Western School of Law
Mr. Mesnik has dedicated 100% of his practice to family law cases such as divorce, child custody and support, domestic partnership dissolution, post judgment enforcement, and modifications of support and custody. Mr. Mesnik appears in all San Diego County Family Courts including North County in Vista, California, East County in El Cajon, Downtown Central Court, Dontown Family Court, Madge Bradley Building, and Southbay in Chula Vista. Mr. Mesnik has appeared in front of each Family Court judge in San Diego County and is knowledgeable of each judicial officer currently on the bench. Throughout Mr. Mesnik's years of practice he has...
![Lillian Michelle Loeffler]( "Lillian Michelle Loeffler")
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Lillian Michelle Loeffler
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
![Beatrice Larsson Snider]( "Beatrice Larsson Snider")
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Beatrice Larsson Snider
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 49 years of experience
(858) 566-6650
9663 Tierra Grande Street
Suite 301
San Diego, CA 92126
Family, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Domestic Violence
California Western School of Law
Ms. Snider was one of eight women in a class of 423 when she graduated from California Western School of Law in 1973 with a Juris Doctorate.
The family law act of 1975, coupled with her desire to help clients in need, solidified her decision to specialize in Family Law. In 1980, Ms. Snider was one of twelve in the first class of attorneys to be board certified as a Certified Family Law Specialist in the State of California. Ms. Snider is a member of the State Bar of California, Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, San Diego Family Law Bar...
![Win R Heiskala]( "Win R Heiskala")
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Win R Heiskala
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
Family and Divorce
Western State University College of Law
MS. HEISKALA joined the firm as a supervising attorney after spending 24 years as a sole practitioner in her own firm primarily devoted to family law. Ms. Heiskala obtained her Juris Doctorate from Western State School of Law (now Thomas Jefferson School of Law) in 1976. She was admitted to the State Bar of California and the Federal District Court for the Southern District in 1976, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeal in 1986 and became a Certified Specialist in Family Law in 1988. Ms. Heiskala is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, the Family Law Section...
![Teresa Trucchi]( "Teresa Trucchi")
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Teresa Trucchi
San Diego, CA Family Law Lawyer with 34 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...
![Naghmeh Bashar]( "Naghmeh Bashar")
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Naghmeh Bashar
San Diego, CA Family Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Family and Divorce
Univ of Arizona COL
MS. BASHAR obtained her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arizona in Management Information Systems in 1987 and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Arizona College of Law in May 1990. She joined the firm after 7 years as a sole practitioner focusing on civil litigation, business and family law. Prior to opening her own office, Ms. Bashar was an associate attorney in a civil litigation firm where she represented financial institutions as well as individuals with personal injury, fraud and contract matters. She has also worked as a Volunteer Attorney with the Family Law...
![James David Scott]( "James David Scott")
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James David Scott
San Diego, CA Family Law Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Univ of San Diego School of Law
Board Certified Family Law Specialist with more than 35 years of litigation experience. Attorney Scott represents clients in a wide variety of family law matters. This includes military cases, complex cases in contested matters of divorce, alimony, child custody, child support, paternity, representation of families of professional baseball and football players, business evaluation and division. Mr. Scott is skilled and experienced with the treatment of professional practices and separately held businesses in divorce.
Mr. Scott also has more than 35 years of litigation experience in the following family law areas of practice:
Domestic Violence
Post Judgment Family Law
Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
Grandparent Visitation Rights
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