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La Raine Seifer
Napa, CA Divorce Attorney with 32 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
U of San Francisco School of Law
Experienced family law attorney with focus on mediation. Go to familylawmatters.com for more information.
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Vincent Erik Nelson
Napa, CA Divorce Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
New Coll of CA School of Law
Vincent E. Nelson has been advising and representing the people of Napa and other Northern California Counties since 1989. He is committed to the representation of his client’s interests as they face the complex challenges related to divorce, personal injury or other family legal proceedings.
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Beverly Jean Saxon-Leonard
NAPA, CA Divorce Attorney with 33 years of experience
Divorce, DUI & DWI and Family
Golden Gate Univ School of Law
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Shannon Richards
Napa, CA Divorce Attorney with 29 years of experience
Divorce, Arbitration & Mediation and Family
Empire College School of Law
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Linda Calderon Garrett
Fairfield, CA Divorce Lawyer with 23 years of experience
2401 Waterman Blvd
Suite 4-PMB#182
Fairfield, CA 94534
Free ConsultationDivorce, Domestic Violence and Family
New College of California School of Law
I provide consultations and legal coaching (limited-scope services) to individuals throughout all counties of California in the areas of consumer law, family law, distressed mortgages and Chapter 7 bankruptcy. My legal fees are fixed so there are no surprises. My fees are simply based on the time needed by my clients--no more, no less.
I also assist California-based clients with document-preparation primarily in the areas of family law and estate planning. The difference between my document preparation services and the services provided on the internet--is that the documents are personally reviewed and approved by me, a California licensed attorney. ...
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Lindsay R. Torgerson
Petaluma, CA Divorce Attorney with 16 years of experience
Divorce and Family
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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Roz Bateman Smith
Santa Rosa, CA Divorce Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Divorce, Arbitration & Mediation, Domestic Violence and Family
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...
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Lorilee DeSantis
Santa Rosa, CA Divorce Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Divorce, Estate Planning, Family and Probate
Golden Gate University School of Law
Lorilee DeSantis is an attorney whose passion for helping families protect their loved ones and their assets shines through to all who work with her. Lorilee’s clients often comment that her ability to deeply listen and understand their concerns makes it very easy for them to talk to her about difficult subjects. Her clients also appreciate that Lorilee explains complex legal concepts in ways that are easy to digest so that clients fully understand their legal options. Lorilee’s dedication to helping people with family-oriented legal issues stems from personal experiences. When Lorilee was growing up, she saw...
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Erin Patricia Farley
Petaluma, CA Divorce Attorney with 25 years of experience
(707) 776-4772
775 Baywood Drive, Suite 117
PO Box 7331
Petaluma, CA 94954
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
"Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you."
Erin Farley brings over 24 years of legal experience to the firm. She is well-respected in the community for her work and was voted in 2013 and 2015 as the Best Attorney in Petaluma by the Argus-Courier's People's Choice Awards.
Ms. Farley's work focuses on dissolutions, child support, child custody, spousal support, post-judgment support, comprehensive property division, and prenuptial agreements. Ms. Farley brings experience, insight, and compassion to what is likely the most emotionally difficult of court proceedings.
Ms. Farley is a member of the...
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R. Ryan Wilber
Santa Rosa, CA Divorce Lawyer
509 7th St.
Suite 200
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Free ConsultationDivorce, Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence and Family
Empire College School of Law
Wilber Law began with a love of criminal defense. We’ve expanded to include other areas of law, but the ability to advocate for the rights we all share under the Constitution of the United States is an honor and a privelege. Without lawyers willing to take on this difficult task, police would have free reign to invade our privacies and courts would have free reign to convict people charged of crimes without a fair process. This crucial work speaks to our hearts. It is said that you can measure the moral fiber of a society by...
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Michael John Apicella
Petaluma, CA Divorce Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Divorce, Arbitration & Mediation and Family
Golden Gate University School of Law
I've always had a passion for law and justice. As such, I gave up a business career in my mid thirties to obtain a law degree. I graduated from law school in 2001. While in school, I received multiple awards and honors, including top 5% of my class in the first year, as well as a merit scholarship. I received special training in trial work, earning certificates in litigation, public interest law, and mediation. My law practice began in commercial litigation, where I had certain aptitudes and strengths due to my business background....
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John Daniel Hodson
Vacaville, CA Divorce Attorney with 39 years of experience
Divorce and Family
George Washington Univ LS
John Hodson is managing and founding partner of Hodson & Mullin, Attorneys at Law, a six lawyer firm with offices in Vacaville and Fairfield, California. He is AV-Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell, a board-Certified Family Law Specialist (California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization) and a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). His practice is entirely devoted to family law as litigant's counsel, arbitrator, mediator, private judge, judge pro tem, special master, and collaborative counsel spanning over 30 years.
A graduate of The George Washington University National Law Center in Washington,...
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Jeanne Marie Browne
Santa Rosa, CA Divorce Attorney with 36 years of experience
Divorce and Family
Empire Coll School of Law
Mediator and Collaborative Process Attorney assisting couples in the divorce and legal separation process.
My goal is to make a positive difference for clients and their children who are surrounded with negative events and sometimes traumatic circumstances.
My private family law practice has been in Santa Rosa for 30 years. I have served as Co-President of the Collaborative Council of the Redwood Empire (CCRE), an organization of attorneys, mental health providers, and financial specialists committed to out-of-court resolution.
My experience on the Family Law Committee for the Sonoma County Bar Association has given me great insight. As...
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Lawrence Alan Moskowitz
Santa Rosa, CA Divorce Attorney with 47 years of experience
Divorce and Family
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall
Mr. Moskowitz was admitted to the California State Bar in 1977. He has practiced family law in Sonoma County since 1984. Before opening his office in Santa Rosa, he was employed by Matthew Bender and California Family Law Report, Inc. He is an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated attorney*.
Mr. Moskowitz has taught community property and family law at the Empire College School of Law. He has also taught a family law tax course at the Golden Gate University School of Tax.
Mr. Moskowitz has been a lecturer in various programs produced by California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), the California...
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Marla Keenan-Rivero
Santa Rosa, CA Divorce Attorney with 25 years of experience
(707) 525-8800
438 First street, 4th floor
4th floor
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Divorce and Family
Empire Coll School of Law
The California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization has certified Ms. Keenan-Rivero as a Specialist in Family Law. She handles all family law matters, including dissolution of marriage, division of property, valuation and characterization of property, child custody, paternity, child support, spousal support, prenuptial agreements, modification proceedings, mediation, domestic violence issues, guardianships, and step-parent adoptions.
Ms. Keenan-Rivero joined the law firm of Perry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz in July 2002, and was announced partner in November of 2011.
Ms. Keenan-Rivero attended the University of California, Berkeley as an undergraduate obtaining her Bachelor of Science degree in 1994. She subsequently attended...
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Sheila Schaeffer Craig
Santa Rosa, CA Divorce Attorney with 18 years of experience
Divorce and Family
University of Arizona
Ms. Craig is a State Bar of California Certified Legal Specialist in Family Law. She is formally trained in Mediation and Collaborative Law.
Ms. Craig joined Perry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz, LLP in January, 2006. She was admitted to the California Bar on June 2, 2006. Ms. Craig practices exclusively in the area of family law. Her practice includes both litigation and alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and collaborative law. She has served as a Settlement Conference Panelist in family law matters in the Sonoma County Superior Court since June 2009.
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Carolyn Awilda McBeath
Santa Rosa, CA Divorce Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
Empire Coll School of Law
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Andrew E Stadler
Santa Rosa, CA Divorce Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
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Charles Douglas Stark
Santa Rosa, CA Divorce Attorney with 49 years of experience
Divorce, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Family
Col William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
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Patricia Ann Gray
Saint Helena , CA Divorce Attorney with 40 years of experience
Divorce, Arbitration & Mediation, Family and Personal Injury
U of San Francisco School of Law
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JoAnn Theresa Campoy
Santa Rosa, CA Divorce Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Divorce
New Coll of CA School of Law
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Julianne Major
Santa Rosa, CA Divorce Attorney with 26 years of experience
Divorce, Appeals and Family
Empire Coll School of Law
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Mr. Wesley Howard Garcia
Petaluma, CA Divorce Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Divorce, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Family
George Joseph Castagnola Jr
Petaluma, CA Divorce Attorney with 34 years of experience
Divorce, Arbitration & Mediation, Family and Juvenile
North Western California University, School of Law
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Ali Shahrestani,
Oakland, CA Divorce Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Divorce, Business, Education and Family
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
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Debra Schoenberg
San Francisco, CA Divorce Attorney with 37 years of experience
Divorce and Family
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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Ethan M. Weisinger
Benicia, CA Divorce Lawyer with 14 years of experience
940 Adams St
#3
Benicia, CA 94510
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
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.
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David Marc Lederman
Moraga, CA Divorce Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Divorce, Family and International
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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Robert Chang
San Leandro, CA Divorce Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Divorce, Bankruptcy, Family and Traffic Tickets
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
In the past I have worked for the largest bankruptcy firm in the country and have handled hundreds of insolvency cases. Are you contemplating separating from your spouse? Have you been served with divorce papers already? I started my family law practice with the premise that I would always attempt to facilitate a collaborative divorce. Experience has allowed me to witness firsthand the potential of inadvertently creating acrimony between spouses (instead of reducing it) when the court system is used haphazardly. The courts should be a place of last resort - who wants a Judge who barely knows you to...
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Valerie Fenchel
San Francisco, CA Divorce Attorney with 12 years of experience
Divorce and Family
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...
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Ariel Sosna
San Francisco, CA Divorce Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
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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Maya K. Grey
Martinez, CA Divorce Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Divorce and Family
University of San Francisco School of Law
I have been certified by the California State Bar as a specialist in family law. I excel in helping individuals navigate some of the most difficult and painful experiences of their lives. I handle all issues related to divorce, legal separation, and parentage actions, including matters related to child custody, child support, spousal support, and complex property division. I also help clients wanting assistance with pre-marital and post-marital agreements. Additionally, I serve as a consulting attorney for clients in mediation and those seeking a second opinion.
I am also a divorce mediator who specializes in educating parties about the law while...
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Gillian Brady
Davis, CA Divorce Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
American University Washington College of Law
Gillian is the Attorney Mediator and owner of Finding Common Ground Mediation & Law Services. Gillian is an experienced attorney and mediator specializing in family law matters. She has 23 years of experience and has helped hundreds of people resolve their legal disputes without going to court. Getting a divorce or creating a parenting plan for 2 households is difficult. At Finding Common Ground, Gillian helps educate her clients about the law, while empowering them to reach their own agreements with a structured mediation process that promotes productive communication. Clients who mediate maintain control, create tailored agreements that suit...
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Maxwell Charles Livingston
Albany, CA Divorce Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce, Business, Elder and Entertainment & Sports
Marquette University Law School and Marquette University Law School
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Emily M De Falla
Walnut Creek, CA Divorce Lawyer with 37 years of experience
(925) 444-7378
1990 N. California Blvd.
Suite 800
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Divorce and Family
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Divorce doesn’t have to be a costly and painful battle. Mediator and Collaborative Divorce attorney Emily M. De Falla guides couples toward a cooperative, respectful divorce. By honoring both parties’ priorities, she can help you get around roadblocks and craft sensible solutions. The results are lower costs, equitable results, and healthier, happier kids.
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Indy Colbath
Benicia, CA Divorce Lawyer with 11 years of experience
940 Adams St
#3
Benicia, CA 94510
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
California Western School of Law and University of California - Davis
Indy Colbath is a licensed California attorney who has focused the entirety of her legal career on family law issues, including: divorce, annulment, child custody, child support, spousal support, property division, and domestic violence restraining orders. Indy has a breadth of courtroom experience she relies upon when assessing her clients’ family law matters, as well as strong relationships with the local legal community and bench. Indy has effectively represented her clients in an array of complex family law litigation, many of which involving high net worth individuals. Even though Indy has a passion for courtroom advocacy, she understands that every...
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Stacey Poole
San Francisco, CA Divorce Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Divorce, Arbitration & Mediation and Family
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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Esther R. Lerner
San Francisco, CA Divorce Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Divorce, Arbitration & Mediation and Family
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Cristin Michelle Lowe
San Ramon, CA Divorce Attorney with 19 years of experience
Divorce, Arbitration & Mediation, Domestic Violence and Family
UC Davis School of Law King Hall
Our practice covers all aspects of family and matrimonial law in all of the Bay Area counties, primarily focusing on Contra Costa, Alameda, Solano, and San Francisco counties. We will expertly navigate you through your family law matter, whether it involves termination of a domestic partnership, paternity, custody, visitation, domestic violence, adoption, guardianship, support, an annulment, legal separation, or post-judgment issues. Regardless which of these processes you are dealing with, we understand the strain and pressure that these matters inevitably put on clients and the necessity of providing strong representation. Therefore, we strive to make the entire process as easy...
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Amy L. Alvis
Brentwood, CA Divorce Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Divorce, Estate Planning, Family 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.