Leading Family, Matrimonial & Divorce Lawyers – San Francisco, 2026

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The 2026 listing of leading San Francisco Family, Matrimonial & Divorce Lawyers details lawyers/attorneys practising within the areas of family, divorce and matrimonial law matters in the Greater San Francisco & Bay Area legal market who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.

Showing all 49 lawyers

Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.

Preeminent

Preeminent: 8 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Brandon Blevans (biography)	Blevans Itzkowitz & Cantrell	Doyle’s ranking record: Brandon Blevans
Samantha Bley	Bley & Bley	Doyle’s ranking record: Samantha Bley
Belinda Hanson	Hanson Crawford Crum	Doyle’s ranking record: Belinda Hanson
Jill Hersh	Hersh Family Law Practice	Doyle’s ranking record: Jill Hersh
Monica Mazzei	Buchalter	Doyle’s ranking record: Monica Mazzei
Lorie Nachlis	Nachlis Cohade Lopez-Whitaker	Doyle’s ranking record: Lorie Nachlis
Gretchen Rubel	Hersh Family Law Practice	Doyle’s ranking record: Gretchen Rubel
Kelly Shindell DeLacey	DeLacey Riebel & Shindell	Doyle’s ranking record: Kelly Shindell DeLacey

Leading

Leading: 12 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
Cecilia Chung	Lakin Spears	Doyle’s ranking record: Cecilia Chung
Jennifer Crum	Hanson Crawford Crum	Doyle’s ranking record: Jennifer Crum
Erin Dominguez	Taubman Dias Dominguez	Doyle’s ranking record: Erin Dominguez
Nancy Encarnacion Mass	Lakin Spears	Doyle’s ranking record: Nancy Encarnacion Mass
David Erb	Flicker Kerin LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: David Erb
Rod Firoozye (biography)	Law Offices of Rod Firoozye	Doyle’s ranking record: Rod Firoozye
Natasha Parrett	Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel	Doyle’s ranking record: Natasha Parrett
Jeff Riebel	DeLacey Riebel & Shindell	Doyle’s ranking record: Jeff Riebel
Geniveve Ruskus	Lakin Spears	Doyle’s ranking record: Geniveve Ruskus
Marisa San Filippo (biography)	Flicker Kerin LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Marisa San Filippo
Romy Taubman	Taubman Dias Dominguez	Doyle’s ranking record: Romy Taubman
Gretchen Wallacker	Wallacker Mediation & Consulting	Doyle’s ranking record: Gretchen Wallacker

Recommended: 29 lawyers
Lawyer	Firm	Doyle’s ranking record
David Blacker	Blacker Family Law	Doyle’s ranking record: David Blacker
Lydia Crandall	Lakin Spears	Doyle’s ranking record: Lydia Crandall
Joe Crawford	Hanson Crawford Crum	Doyle’s ranking record: Joe Crawford
Charles DeLacey	DeLacey Riebel & Shindell	Doyle’s ranking record: Charles DeLacey
Shane Ford	Ford Family Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Shane Ford
Amanda Gordon	Gordon Family Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Amanda Gordon
Alison Grcevich	DeLacey Riebel & Shindell	Doyle’s ranking record: Alison Grcevich
Fiona Huang	Winter & Ross	Doyle’s ranking record: Fiona Huang
Michelene Insalaco	Sucherman Insalaco	Doyle’s ranking record: Michelene Insalaco
David Lederman	Law Offices of David M Lederman	Doyle’s ranking record: David Lederman
Victoria Lewis	Madigan & Lewis	Doyle’s ranking record: Victoria Lewis
Kimberly Madigan	Madigan & Lewis	Doyle’s ranking record: Kimberly Madigan
Gregory Maple	Maple Family Law & Mediation Offices	Doyle’s ranking record: Gregory Maple
Steve Montalvo	Montalvo Family Law	Doyle’s ranking record: Steve Montalvo
Alexandra Mussallem	Mussallem & Palash	Doyle’s ranking record: Alexandra Mussallem
Andrea Palash	Mussallem & Palash	Doyle’s ranking record: Andrea Palash
Rita Patterson	Lakin Spears	Doyle’s ranking record: Rita Patterson
Miles Pedersen	Flicker Kerin LLP	Doyle’s ranking record: Miles Pedersen
Gina Policastri	Lonich Patton Ehrlich Policastri	Doyle’s ranking record: Gina Policastri
Tanya Prioste	Lakin Spears	Doyle’s ranking record: Tanya Prioste
Mindy Ross	Winter & Ross	Doyle’s ranking record: Mindy Ross
Matthew Rudy	The Law Office of Matthew J Rudy	Doyle’s ranking record: Matthew Rudy
Debra Schoenberg	Schoenberg Family Law Group	Doyle’s ranking record: Debra Schoenberg
Ellen Stross	Stross Wess Cutcher & Levin	Doyle’s ranking record: Ellen Stross
Emily Vance	Vance & Wills	Doyle’s ranking record: Emily Vance
Deborah Wald	The Wald Law Group	Doyle’s ranking record: Deborah Wald
Vanessa Wills	Vance & Wills	Doyle’s ranking record: Vanessa Wills
Charles Young	Cardwell Steigerwald Young	Doyle’s ranking record: Charles Young
David Youngsmith	Hersh Family Law Practice	Doyle’s ranking record: David Youngsmith

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The 2026 rankings of leading Family & Divorce Lawyers in the Greater San Francisco Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow Californian Family Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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The 2026 rankings of leading Family & Divorce Lawyers in the Greater San Francisco Metropolitan Area, identified by fellow Californian Family Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.

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