Leading Family, Matrimonial & Divorce Lawyers – California

Christopher Melcher

Ryan Wedking

Ron Reitshtein

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Rod Firoozye

Brandon Blevans

Marise San Filippo

Tigran Palyan

David Shebby

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

Preeminent

Brandon Blevans, Blevans Itzkowitz & Cantrell – San Francisco
Bruce Cooperman, Wasser Cooperman & Mandles – Los Angeles
Larry Ginsberg, Harris Ginsberg – Los Angeles
Belinda Hanson, Hanson Crawford Crum – San Francisco
Christopher Melcher, Walzer Melcher & Yoda – Los Angeles
Lisa Meyer, Meyer Olson Lowy & Meyers – Los Angeles
Stacy Phillips, Blank Rome – Los Angeles
Laura Wasser, Wasser Cooperman & Mandles – Los Angeles

Leading

Jill Barr, Hemmer Barr – Sacramento
Samantha Bley, Bley & Bley – San Francisco
Tamatha Clemens, Clemens Warren Pinkerton & Siems – San Diego
Gordon Cruse, Gordon Cruse Law – San Diego
Kelly Shindell DeLacey, DeLacey Riebel Shindell – San Francisco
Rod Firoozye, Law Offices of Rod Firoozye – San Jose
Saul Gelbart, Stegmeier Gelbart Schwartz & Benavente – Orange County
Jill Hersh, Hersh Family Law Practice – San Francisco
Monica Mazzei, Buchalter – San Francisco
Steve Mindel, Feinberg Mindel Brandt Klein – Los Angeles
Mark Minyard, Minyard Morris – Orange County
Michael Morris, Minyard Morris – Orange County
Lorie Nachlis, Nachlis Cohade Lopez-Whitaker – San Francisco
Ron Reitshtein, Youngman Reitshtein – Los Angeles
Gretchen Rubel, Hersh Family Law Practice – San Francisco
Steven Yoda, Walzer Melcher & Yoda – Los Angeles

Recommended

Shani Braffman Amen, Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside – Los Angeles
Robert Brandt, Feinberg Mindel Brandt Klein – Los Angeles
Cecila Chung, Lakin Spears – San Francisco
Joe Crawford, Hanson Crawford Crum – San Francisco
Jennifer Crum, Hanson Crawford Crum – San Francisco
Charles DeLacey, DeLacey Riebel Shindell – San Francisco
Erin Dominguez, Taubman Dias Domingue – San Francisco
Jillian Duggan-Herd, Cage & Miles – San Diego
Marisa San Filippo, Flicker Kerin – San Francisco
Scott Finkbeiner, Wilkinson & Finkbeiner – San Diego
Suzanne Harris, Harris Ginsberg – Los Angeles
Jennifer Hemmer, Hemmer Barr – Sacramento
Neal Hersh, Hersh Mannis – Los Angeles
Evan Itzkowitz, Blevans Itzkowitz & Cantrell – Los Angeles
Jinna Kang, Youngman Reitshtein – Los Angeles
Avi Levy, Cage & Miles – Los Angeles
Melanie Mandles, Wasser Cooperman & Mandles – Los Angeles
Adam Lipsic, Hersh Mannis –  Los Angeles
Nancy Encarnacion Mass, Lakin Spears – San Francisco
Shannon Miles, Cage & Miles – San Diego
Tigran Palyan, Palyan Hiett – Los Angeles
Natasha Parrett, Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel – San Francisco
Kristina Royce, Blank Rome – Los Angeles
Genevive Ruskus, Lakin Spears – San Francisco
Paula Salinger, Woodruff O’Hair Posner & Salinger – Sacramento
Joel Schwartz, Fox Rothschild – Los Anegles
Brian Seastrom, Seastrom Tuttle Murphy Dockstader – Orange County
David Shebby, Shebby Hirashima – Los Angeles
Kyle Siems, Clemens Warren Pinkerton & Siems – San Diego
Jon Summers, Summers Levine – Los Angeles
Romy Taubman, Taubman Dias Dominguez – San Francisco
Daniel Warren, Clemens Warren Pinkerton & Siems – San Diego
Ryan Wedeking, Wedeking Family Law – Los Angeles
Scott Weston, Fox Rothschild – Los Angeles

The 2026 rankings of leading Family & Divorce lawyers in California, identified by fellow California Family Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.