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Robert Chang
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Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer. 6 years experience
(510) 388-4866 1300 Clay Street, Ste. 600
 Oakland, CA 94612
Family, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Traffic Tickets
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
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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...
(510) 388-4866 2016 Lewelling Blvd
 San Leandro, CA 94579
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 San Leandro, CA 94577
Ms. Lucy Zheng
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Oakland, CA Family Law Attorney. 5 years experience
(408) 638-7006 1300 Clay Street, Suite 600
 Oakland, CA 94612
Free ConsultationFamily, Bankruptcy, DUI and Divorce
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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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...
(408) 638-7006 800 N. 1st St., Suite 201
 San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 638-7006 201 Spear Street, Suite 1100
 San Francisco, CA 94105
Deborah Lynne Dubroff
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Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer. 20 years experience
(510) 452-5050 1939 Harrison Street Suite 750
 Oakland, CA 94612
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
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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.
Amanda J. List
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Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer. 15 years experience
(510) 302-6600 2101 Webster Street
Suite 1835
 Oakland, CA 94612
Family, Appeals and Divorce
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall
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Amanda J. List is an associate at the Wald Law Group. She specializes in divorces of all kinds with an emphasis on gay divorce. The Wald Law Group practice areas include: Divorce, Dissolution & Contested Parentage Actions for all families; Custody Disputes. 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.
Daniel Leahy
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Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer. 8 years experience
(510) 658-2500 166 Santa Clara Ave.
 Oakland, CA 94610
Family, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
University of California - Berkeley
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The Law Offices of Daniel Leahy provides personalized service for all of your Estate Planning, Business Law, and Family Law needs. My clients are individuals, couples, and professionals who want to protect their families, their businesses, and their beneficiaries. I treat all of my clients with courtesy and integrity and strive to provide realistic advice that achieves results. Please feel free to contact me with your questions or concerns, your information is always kept confidential and I encourage you to feel as comfortable as possible with your legal matter.
Evelyn Herrera
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Oakland, CA Family Law Attorney. 23 years experience
(510) 893-3711 1970 Broadway
Suite 625
 Oakland, CA 94612
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Immigration
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
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Robert Alan Goodman
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Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer. 20 years experience
(510) 987-7800 555 12th Street
Suite 1900
 Oakland, CA 94607
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Estate Planning
University of San Francisco, School of Law
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Yelda Mesbah Bartlett
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Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer. 10 years experience
(510) 318-6313 1939 Harrison Street
9th Floor, Suite 921
 Oakland, CA 94612
Family, Business, Divorce and Personal Injury
University of California Hastings College of the Law
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Ian M.A. Van Leer
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Oakland, CA Family Law Attorney.
475 14th Street, Suite 260
 Oakland, CA 94612
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
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Michael Lubofsky
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Oakland, CA Family Law Attorney. 29 years experience
(415) 287-3123 850 West Grand Avenue
Suite 12
 Oakland, CA 94607
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Boston University School of Law
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Jennie Sarah Wooley
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Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer.
(888) 850-3845 P.O. Box 7419
 Oakland, CA 94601
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University of California Hastings College of the Law
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Originally from San Francisco, Ms. Wooley graduated with honors in the major from the University of California, at Santa Cruz, in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Legal Studies. Ms. Wooley received her Juris Doctorate from University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 2007. While attending Hastings, Ms. Wooley served as a judicial extern in the Unified Family Court with Commissioner Marjorie A. Slabach. In her last year at Hastings, Ms. Wooley once again volunteered at the San Francisco Superior Court to assist Commissioner Sue Kaplan in reviewing and issuing temporary...
Jacqueline Angela Ortega
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Oakland, CA Family Law Attorney. 25 years experience
(510) 991-0960 160 Franklin St, Suite 207
 Oakland, CA 94607
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University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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Erin A. Levine
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Emeryville, CA Family Law Lawyer. 11 years experience
(510) 595-4112 5801 Christie Ave.
Suite 387
 Emeryville, CA 94608
Family, Arbitration & Mediation and Divorce
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Judith Dilley Gough
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Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer. 42 years experience
(510) 832-3411 11 Embarcadero W
 Oakland, CA 94607
Family and Divorce
San Francisco Law Sch
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James Michael Wood
Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer. 44 years experience
(510) 466-6758 1999 Harrison St
 Oakland, CA 94612
Family and Products Liability
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John Edward Hill
Oakland, CA Family Law Attorney. 47 years experience
(510) 275-4947 333 Hegenberger Rd
Ste 500
 Oakland, CA 94621
Family, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Domestic Violence
University of Chicago
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John (Jack) Dittoe
Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer.
(510) 466-6712 1999 Harrison Street
 Oakland, CA 94612
Family, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Environmental
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Gary Allan Jeffrey
Oakland, CA Family Law Attorney. 31 years experience
(510) 466-6854 1999 Harrison St
 Oakland, CA 94612
Family, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Health Care
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Ronald Wagner
Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer. 57 years experience
(510) 763-3395 1939 Harrison St
 Oakland, CA 94612
Family and Divorce
Stanford Univ Law School
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Eileen Preville
Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer. 41 years experience
(510) 893-4000 1939 Harrison St
 Oakland, CA 94612
Family and Divorce
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
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Joseph Odysseus Mastro
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Berkeley, CA Family Law Lawyer. 10 years experience
(855) 529-4020 2625 Alcatraz Avenue
Suite 444
 Berkeley, CA 94705
Free ConsultationFamily, Criminal, DUI and Domestic Violence
Santa Clara University School of Law
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Mr. Mastro was born in Oakland, grew up around the East Bay, and has spent his life living throughout the Bay Area, from San Francisco to San Jose. Mr. Mastro graduated from the Santa Clara University School of Law in May 2006. He then passed the California State Bar Examination in July 2006 on his first attempt. Thereafter, Mr. Mastro became a Deputy Public Defender in San Joaquin County, representing clients in all manner of criminal cases, in a high-volume capacity. In 2009, Joe decided to return home to open his own law firm. Since then...
Quynh Chen
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Oakland, CA Family Law Attorney.
(510) 764-8880 101 Broadway
Suite 306
 Oakland, CA 94067
Family, IP, Landlord Tenant and Patents
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Quynh (“Quinn”) Chen is a bilingual solo attorney located in Jack Oakland Square Oakland. She has been admitted to practice in the Ninth Circuit of the United States Appellate Court. Her practice areas primarily focus on family law, entity formations, and intellectual property. Her interest is in software patents and helping underrepresented clients in her community.

As part of her interest in software patents, Ms. Chen is proficient in programming in Ruby on Rails, MEAN stack Javascript, and working with various databases. While at Golden Gate University, School of Law, she served as Vice President of Asian Pacific American Law Student...
Ariel Winger
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Berkeley, CA Family Law Lawyer. 20 years experience
(510) 333-3489 2832 College Ave.
 Berkeley, CA 94705
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
New College of California
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I began practicing family law in 1999 and worked for a non-profit for 5 years where I successfully represented survivors of domestic violence and their children in court. In 2007 started my own family law practice to offer services for those who want to divorce using a non-adversarial model. I offer Mediation, Collaborative Practice, and other forms of settlement oriented methods of divorce that seek to find a mutually agreeable resolution for both parties.
Valerie Kraml
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Berkeley, CA Family Law Attorney. 7 years experience
2625 Alcatraz Ave
319
 Berkeley, CA 94705
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Estate Planning
University of California - Hastings College of the Law
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Gerard Alan Falzone
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Alameda, CA Family Law Attorney. 35 years experience
(415) 482-7800 2233 Santa Clara Ave.
Suite 7
 Alameda, CA 94501
Family and Divorce
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall
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I will do my best to resolve your case as quickly, easily, inexpensively, and amicably as possible. Through competent, caring and empathetic representation, as aggressive as necessary, I will keep you fully informed and in control of every step of the process. I invite you to read the many excellent reviews contained on the Client Testimonials page of my website. I treat my clients the way I would want to be treated if I needed a family law attorney. My service to you includes providing the most cost effective alternatives to resolving your case or situation. I provide full legal representation,...
(415) 482-7800 747 B Street
Suite 7
 San Rafael, CA 94901
Richard Pazin
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Alameda, CA Family Law Lawyer. 29 years experience
(510) 227-5270 725 Central Avenue, Suite 100
 Alameda, CA 94501
Free ConsultationFamily, Business, Real Estate and Tax
Wayne State University Law School and University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
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Elizabeth Principato-Phipps
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Alameda, CA Family Law Lawyer. 34 years experience
(510) 814-0575 536 Kings Rd
 Alameda, CA 94501
Family, Divorce and Estate Planning
Quinnipiac Univ School of Law
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Ali Ebrahimzadeh, Esq.
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Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer. 10 years experience
(510) 910-3198 505 14th Street
Suite 900
 Oakland, CA 94612
Free ConsultationFamily, Business, Criminal and Divorce
University of California Hastings College of the Law
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Flexible Fees. Open Daily 8 am to 7 pm. Serving individuals & business clients throughout CA, NY, MA & DC.

Rated a Top 100 Trial Lawyer, SuperLawyers, Top 1%, Ten Best, and more!

A recipient of multiple distinguished honors, Attorney Ali Ebrahimzadeh offers intense, customized, and principled legal representation. Mr. Ebrahimzadeh has been interviewed for his legal expertise by ABC TV News and FOX TV News among other media platforms and published in the San Francisco Chronicle and elsewhere. Having authored dozens of legal articles, he is a prolific scholar with a dynamic courtroom presence and a passion for justice.

Experienced in high...
(510) 910-3198 One Embarcadero Center
Suite 500
 San Francisco, CA 94111
(510) 910-3198 555 West Fifth Street
31st Floor
 Los Angeles, CA 90013
(646) 578-9800 300 Cadman Plaza West, One Pierrepont Plaza
12th Floor
 Brooklyn, NY 11201
(646) 578-9800 276 Fifth Avenue, Suite 704
 New York, NY 10001
(617) 955-1709 100 Cambridge Street
14th Floor
 Boston, MA 02114
(617) 955-1709 One Mifflin Place
Suite 400
 Cambridge, MA 02138
(202) 641-2700 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 500
 Washington, DC 20036
(510) 910-3198 177 Park Avenue
Suite 200
 San Jose, CA 95113
(510) 910-3198 501 West Broadway
Suite 800
 San Diego, CA 92101
(510) 910-3198 730 Arizona Avenue
 Santa Monica, CA 90401
(510) 910-3198 9465 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 300
 Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(510) 910-3198 655 North Central Avenue
17th Floor
 Glendale, CA 91203
(510) 910-3198 701 Palomar Airport Road
Suite 300
 Carlsbad, CA 92011
(510) 910-3198 228 Hamilton Avenue
3rd Floor
 Palo Alto, CA 94301
(510) 910-3198 1215 K Street
17th Floor
 Sacramento, CA 95814
(510) 910-3198 7 West Figueroa Street
Suite 200
 Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(510) 910-3198 303 Twin Dolphin Drive
6th Floor
 Redwood City, CA 94065
(646) 578-9800 50 Main Street
Suite 1000
 White Plains, NY 10606
(646) 578-9800 31-00 47th Avenue
Suite 3100
 Long Island City, NY 11101
(646) 578-9800 175 Huguenot Street
Suite 200
 New Rochelle, NY 10801
(510) 910-3198 2121 North California Blvd.
Suite 290
 Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(617) 955-1709 945 Concord Street
 Framingham, MA 01701
(617) 955-1709 275 Grove Street
Suite 2-400
 Newton, MA 02466
(510) 910-3198 3558 Round Barn Blvd.
Suite 200
 Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(510) 910-3198 4040 Civic Center Drive
Suite 200
 San Rafael, CA 94903
Esther R. Lerner
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Lawyer. 37 years experience
(415) 391-6000 535 Pacific Ave
2nd Floor
 San Francisco, CA 94133
Family, Arbitration & Mediation and Divorce
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Jacob Harker
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Lawyer. 8 years experience
(415) 624-7602 582 Market, Suite 1007
 San Francisco, CA 94104
Free ConsultationFamily, Business, Criminal and Personal Injury
University of California - Hastings College of the Law
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Jacob Harker is a San Francisco Bay Area attorney. Mr. Harker has set up and run his law practice in a cost-effective and practical manner. He has done so in an effort to pass on the savings to his clients. As an attorney, Mr. Harker sees his practice as taking the lead in a new era of legal services.
Sarah Van Voorhis
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Lawyer. 16 years experience
(415) 274-2530 601 Montgomery St
#525
 San Francisco, CA 94111
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
Stanford Law School
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Stacey Poole
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Lawyer. 18 years experience
(415) 391-6000 535 Pacific Ave
2nd Floor
 San Francisco, CA 94133
Family, Arbitration & Mediation and Divorce
Golden Gate University School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law
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Lucy Stearns McAllister
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Lawyer. 29 years experience
(877) 280-9944 201 Spear Street, Suite 1100
 San Francisco, CA 94105
Family, Criminal, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Santa Clara University
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The Law Offices of Lucy S. McAllister is a California-based criminal, family and administrative law (licensing law) practice providing legal services for clients in California. McAllister has successfully won over 250 Superior Court trials as a Defense Attorney.With over 25+ years experience as a civil and criminal attorney I specialize in the following areas of Law: Licensing Law • Pre-hearing resolution of licensing issues • Administrative Hearings • Administrative Appeals • License Application Legal Advice • Handling License Disclosures (Applications, Renewals, Reinstatements) Family Law • Pre/Post Nuptial Agreements • Negotiation/Mediation/Litigation • Divorce/Separation • Custody • Domestic Violence • Restraining Orders • Paternity • Visitation Rights Criminal Law: • DUI • Domestic...
(877) 280-9944 255 N Market St
 San Jose, CA 95110
Katherine Harris Reder
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San Franicsoc, CA Family Law Lawyer. 11 years experience
(415) 648-3097 88 Kearny Suite 1475
 San Franicsoc, CA 94108
Family, Appeals and Divorce
University of North Carolina School of Law
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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.
Sarah Arnott
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Lawyer. 9 years experience
(415) 274-2530 601 Montgomery St
#525
 San Francisco, CA 94111
Free ConsultationFamily, Arbitration & Mediation and Divorce
Santa Clara University School of Law
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Lorna M. Jaynes
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Lawyer. 17 years experience
(510) 795-6304 101 California St.
#2450
 San Francisco, CA 94111
Family, Arbitration & Mediation, Civil Rights and Divorce
Santa Clara University School of Law
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Stacey Schliffer
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Lawyer. 9 years experience
(415) 857-0776 100 Pine Street, Suite 1250
 San Francisco, CA 94111
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
City University of New York - City College
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Stacey Schliffer has practiced exclusively family law since graduating from the City University of New York School of Law (CUNY) with a J.D. in 2007. While in law school Stacey was an associate editor of the New York City Law Review, received the Paul O'Dwyer Fellowship for work dedicated to children's rights, and participated in a family law clinic where she received training regarding domestic violence at CUNY from 2006 to 2007 providing free legal services to indigent clients on a variety of family law issues. From 2007 to 2008 Stacey served as a law clerk in the Family...
Angela N Bryant
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Berkeley, CA Family Law Attorney. 6 years experience
(510) 922-0904 2222 Martin Luther King Jr Way
 Berkeley, CA 94704
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
University of California - Davis
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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...
Ariel Sosna
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Lawyer. 10 years experience
(415) 274-2530 601 Montgomery St
#525
 San Francisco, CA 94111
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
University of California - Hastings College of the Law
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Katherine C. Wu
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Lawyer.
333 Bryant St
Ste 240
 San Francisco, CA 94107
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Emory University School of Law
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Family law generally concerns domestic relations and family-related matters such as marriage, civil unions, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, guardianships, domestic abuse, surrogacy, child custody, child abduction, the dissolution of marriage and associated issues. Each state has its own set of family laws, and traveling across state borders can sometimes affect your rights and those of your family.

Contrary to popular belief, seeking the advice of a family law attorney does not necessarily mean that something is amiss in your family. A family law attorney can help negotiate prenuptial/premarital agreements for clients in anticipation of marriage or advise same-sex couples on relevant legal issues affecting their relationship. They also can help with adoption proceedings and other procedures involving children.

Family law attorneys often do represent clients seeking a divorce, annulment or legal separation, and the complicated issues that can arise as a result. Although domestic abuse is a criminal offense, some family law attorneys are skilled at handling these situations, as they are often entangled with other family law issues.

Some jurisdictions certify lawyers as family law specialists, which means these attorneys have met the certifying body's minimum requirements for education, experience, and examination.

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