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Ariel Sosna
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Lorna M. Jaynes
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Sarah Arnott
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Robert Chang
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Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer with 8 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...
Ms. Lucy Zheng
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Oakland, CA Family Law Attorney with 7 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...
Michael Lubofsky
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Oakland, CA Family Law Attorney with 31 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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Evelyn Herrera
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Oakland, CA Family Law Attorney with 25 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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Deborah Lynne Dubroff
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Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer with 22 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.
Hannah Elizabeth Sims
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Oakland, CA Family Law Attorney with 24 years experience
(510) 628-0250 1939 Harrison Street
Suite 210
 Oakland, CA 94612
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Col William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law and Golden Gate University School of Law
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Hannah E. Sims is a Certified Family Law Specialist with 22 years of experience in the field of divorce and family law. Her boutique law firm includes two associate attorneys and two paralegals who work collaboratively on cases in order to ensure the best results in the most cost-effective manner. While the Law Offices of Hannah E. Sims prides itself in its superb reputation as skilled litigators and trial attorneys, the first approach is always to attempt settlement.
Yelda Mesbah Bartlett
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Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer with 12 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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Amanda J. List
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Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer with 17 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.
LeAnn Grace Bischoff
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Oakland, CA Family Law Attorney with 26 years experience
(510) 832-6600 1939 Harrison Street
Suite 710
 Oakland, CA 94612
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University of California - Berkeley
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Robert Alan Goodman
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Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer with 22 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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Giselle F. Guro
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Giselle F. Guro is an associate attorney at The Law Offices of Ethan M. Weisinger, Inc. Her previous family law experience includes clerking for a family law firm in Walnut Creek and participating in her law school’s... Read More »
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Stuart I. MacKenzie
Stuart I. MacKenzie
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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 with 27 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 with 13 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 with 44 years experience
(510) 832-3411 11 Embarcadero W
 Oakland, CA 94607
Family and Divorce
San Francisco Law Sch
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Daphne DeMorris Yeldell
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Oakland, CA Family Law Attorney with 25 years experience
(510) 655-8013 PO Box 3011
 Oakland, CA 94609
Family, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Personal Injury
San Francisco Law Sch
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Ian M.A. Van Leer
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Oakland, CA Family Law Attorney
(510) 645-1533 1300 Clay Street, Suite 600
 Oakland, CA 94612
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
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Aggie Dolores Rose-Chavez
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Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer with 33 years experience
(510) 451-0204 1407 Webster St.
Suite 218
 Oakland, CA 94612
Family, Civil Rights, Divorce and Social Security Disability
U of San Francisco School of Law
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Alden Jay Knisbacher
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Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer with 25 years experience
(510) 460-1222 610 16th St
Ste 404
 Oakland, CA 94612
Family
Georgetown Univ Law Ctr
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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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James Michael Wood
Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer with 46 years experience
(510) 466-6758 1999 Harrison St
 Oakland, CA 94612
Family and Products Liability
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Howard Elliot Kane
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Alameda, CA Family Law Attorney with 28 years experience
(510) 292-0193 2425 Webb Avenue, Second Floor
 Alameda, CA 94501
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Estate Planning and Probate
UC Hastings COL
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1983-1987 UCLA, B.A. History
1987-1990 UC Hastings College of the Law, Juris Doctor

Law Offices of Howard E. Kane 1990-present
Offices in Alameda & Walnut Creek

Ariel Winger
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Berkeley, CA Family Law Lawyer with 22 years experience
(510) 564-0585 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.
Joseph Odysseus Mastro
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Berkeley, CA Family Law Lawyer with 12 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...
Valerie Kraml
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Berkeley, CA Family Law Attorney with 9 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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Richard Pazin
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Alameda, CA Family Law Lawyer with 31 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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University of Michigan - BBA (Accounting)
Certified Public Account - Michigan
University of Detroit Law School - JD
Wayne State University - LL.M Taxation
Attorney Licenses in Michigan and California

Gerard Alan Falzone
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Alameda, CA Family Law Attorney with 37 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,...
Elizabeth Principato-Phipps
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Alameda, CA Family Law Lawyer with 36 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 Shahrestani, Esq.
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Oakland, CA Family Law Lawyer with 12 years experience
(800) 510-3916 505 14th Street
Suite 900
 Oakland, CA 94612
Family, Business, Criminal and Divorce
University of California Hastings College of the Law
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"The comfort I found in trusting my trial outcome to Ali was reinforced with every interaction. He was brilliant in the courtroom, assuming control and extracting the real truth from those who absolutely did not want to give it. He is alive and passionate and at all times I felt that the case was every bit as important to him as it was to me. With Ali, I won my case on every single issue and every single point. ... He is my lawyer for life! Do yourself the favor of getting to know him."
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Debra Schoenberg
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Attorney
(415) 834-1120 575 Market Street
 San Francisco, CA 94105
Family and Divorce
University of New Hampshire School of Law
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Skilled Legal Representation for All California Families At the Schoenberg Family Law Group, P.C., we recognize that divorce and other family law matters are complex, sensitive issues that can have a lasting impact on individuals, families, finances and futures. To achieve the very best outcomes for our San Francisco family law clients we apply a comprehensive approach to family law cases. By working closely with psychologists, appraisers, accountants, economists and other professionals, we ensure that legal strategies developed for each case reflect our own skills and valuable additional perspectives. Whether a case is best resolved by vigorous negotiation or powerful litigation, we have...
Sarah Van Voorhis
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Lawyer with 18 years experience
(415) 274-2530 601 Montgomery St
#525
 San Francisco, CA 94111
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
Stanford Law School
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Esther R. Lerner
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Lawyer with 39 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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Angela N Bryant
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Berkeley, CA Family Law Attorney with 8 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...
David Douglas Stein
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Lawyer with 36 years experience
(415) 969-9936 1 Sansome Street
Suite 720
 San Francisco, CA 94104
Free ConsultationFamily, Arbitration & Mediation, Elder and Estate Planning
U of San Francisco School of Law
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David D. Stein is a San Francisco divorce attorney backed by 35+ years of experience, and is the founder of Liaise Divorce Solutions. Recognizing that there was a significant need for smarter, quicker, friendly, and all around better ways to dissolve marriages, he founded his firm with the intent of making mediation mainstream. In addition to frequently helping clients through divorce using mediation, he acts as a guest speaker for a variety of legal functions.
Lauren Pruett
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Lawyer with 3 years experience
(916) 273-7777 75 Broadway Suite 202
 San Francisco, CA 94111
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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Lauren Pruett is a Partner and shareholder of Gale, Angelo, Johnson & Pruett P.C.. Laurennoversees 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 a certified law student for a local...
Ariel Sosna
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Lawyer with 12 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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Sarah Arnott
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Lawyer with 11 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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Liat Sadler
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Attorney
(415) 362-0220 44 Montgomery St
#3780
 San Francisco, CA 94104
Family, Appeals, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
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I am an experienced and caring family law and divorce lawyer who represents clients in high net worth and asset marital and domestic partnership dissolution. My practice includes asset and property division, child custody and visitation, child support, and spousal and domestic partner support. I have successfully litigated characterization and division of equity compensation, business and art valuations, and move-away child custody cases. I represent clients throughout the San Francisco Bay area, including San Francisco, Alameda County, Marin County, Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, and Sonoma County.
Katherine Harris Reder
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San Franicsoc, CA Family Law Lawyer with 13 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.
Jacob Harker
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Lawyer with 10 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.
Nathaniel Dowds Esq.
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San Francisco, CA Family Law Attorney
(415) 312-5495 404 Bryant Street
 San Francisco, CA 94107
Family and Divorce
University of California - Hastings College of the Law
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We are a small law office offering family law and divorce related services to the people of the San Francisco Bay Area. We provide individuals and families with the help they need to resolve family law issues surrounding dissolution of marriages or domestic partnerships (divorce), adoption and surrogacy, prenuptial agreements, child custody, spousal support (alimony), and offer counsel and legal services to couples contemplating marriage or domestic partnership. We pride ourselves in being able to offer resposive and personalized service at affordable rates. By eliminating the crippling overhead and high management salaries that are common among larger Bay Area law firms,...
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