Katie A. Anderson is the owner of Anderson Family Law and has been practicing exclusively family law since 2000.  Katie became a Certified Family Law Specialist in 2007. She is an active member in both the legal community and community at large.   Katie has served on the Board of Directors for the Lawyer Referral Services and the North County Bar Association.  She has volunteered her time to assist litigants in “Drug Court, “ and has co-chaired the Youth in Court program.   Prior to Katie’s admission to the bar, she was a fourth-grade elementary school teacher for the Santa Ana Unified School District.

Shirin Asgari is a compassionate and dedicated attorney specializing in family law and estate planning. Shirin provides strong advocacy and empathetic guidance to her clients, ensuring they feel supported throughout the legal process. She handles a wide range of family law cases, including divorce, child custody, support, and domestic violence restraining orders, employing strategic legal solutions tailored to each client’s unique circumstances. Additionally, Shirin offers comprehensive estate planning services, helping clients protect their assets and establish crucial legal instruments.

Shirin is fluent in Farsi, enabling effective communication with diverse clients. Shirin is deeply connected to her community and is passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of individuals and families facing legal challenges. Beyond her professional pursuits, she enjoys spending time with loved ones, exploring new destinations, and experiencing different cultures.

Nicole Boros has been practicing law since 2008 and is a Certified Family Law Specialist. Ms. Boros founded her own law firm located in Carlsbad and provides representation to clients throughout San Diego County. Her practice is exclusive to family law, with a particular emphasis on cases involving children. She specializes in cases involving professional athletes and the complexities that arise therefrom. Ms. Boros has been recognized as a top attorney by Super Lawyers and received a perfect 10 rating from clients and peers through Avvo. She encourages settlement when appropriate, but is also an effective litigator.

Ms. Cage is a founding partner of Cage & Miles. Throughout her career, she has dedicated her study and practice of law exclusively to the area of family law. Her deep passion for helping families is evident to her satisfied clients and peers. Ms. Cage has the honor of being a Certified Family Law Specialist in the state of California.

In recognition of her volunteer efforts at the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program and the San Diego Family Justice Center helping to represent victims of domestic violence, Jaime Cage was inducted into the Pro Bono Honor’s Society.

Heidi Collier grew up in San Diego and never left.  She graduated with her bachelor’s degree from the University of California San Diego in 1993 and earned her law degree from the University of San Diego in 1996. For nearly 30 years, Heidi has dedicated her legal practice to the field of family law.  She has served as a Settlement Conference Judge Pro Tem since 2005 and has served two terms on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Family Law Bar Association.  Heidi is committed to quality customer service and meeting her clients’ individual needs.  Her small boutique practice in downtown Escondido serves Northern San Diego clients in La Jolla, Rancho Santa Fe, Carlsbad, Del Mar, Cardiff, Rancho Bernardo, Escondido, Rancho Penasquitos, Carmel Valley, Santaluz, and elsewhere in the county.  Heidi is committed to providing one-on-one representation and always adheres to the highest degree of integrity in representing her clients. She is a Board-Certified Family Law Specialist with the California Board of Legal Specialization.

Wayne Dersch is certified as a family law specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He is a skilled litigator and creative thinker and his practice is entirely focused on family law. He works jointly with you on your case. He wants to know your goals, and takes the time to mutually develop a strategy to meet those goals as best possible under the law.

Wayne explains the “why.” He sits down with you, listen to your situation, review the facts and explain how the law applies to your circumstances. He takes the time to get to know you and understand your family’s unique dynamic. Together, we will develop a strategy that achieves your goals, protects your interests and resolves your legal issue in the fastest way possible.

Family Matters. When It Really Matters. Family Law, Child Support and Modification, Domestic Violence, High-Asset Divorce, Mediation, Paternity, Pre and Postnuptial Agreements, Spousal Support, and Property Division

Morgan Dobis is a partner at RATZER|DOBIS.  Morgan has exclusively practiced family law since her admission to the bar in 2012.  In 2018, she earned the designation as a Certified Legal Specialist in Family Law, as certified by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization.  Morgan represents clients in cases ranging from complex, contested matters including high-asset property division matters, contested child custody issues, spouses who refuse to work, high wage earners and spouses who try to hide their true income or conceal assets to simple uncontested matters.

Morgan is a California native who grew up in Big Bear Lake, California.  She attended the University of La Verne where she played softball. She was named First Team All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Fastpitch Player and years later honored with being name part of the Fastpitch 2000’s All Decade Team.

Myra Chack Fleischer founded Fleischer & Ravreby in 2001. Fleischer serves as Lead Counsel with a focus on divorce, property, custody and support, settlement agreements, mediation, asset division and family law appeals. She has been practicing law in San Diego since 1997 with experience in civil litigation and family law.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Myra worked for 10 years as an accountant in public accounting and then as the controller of international mid-sized software company. Her financial background combined with her law expertise is a key factor in Myra’s success in representing clients in cases where there are issues involving complex asset divisions. She strives to avoid court where possible, driving settlement of assets through mediation, while maintaining a formidable reputation as a fierce litigator, when necessary.

Steven has been licensed to practice law in California since June 2000 and has been practicing family law since 2004. He is an experienced and strong trial attorney that has litigated all aspects of a divorce and family law matters such as: child custody and visitation, child support, spousal support (alimony), division of assets and debts, high asset divorces, domestic violence, prenuptial agreements, move-away cases, and paternity matters. Steven also has the reputation of being a strong negotiator and is able to resolve and settle many complex family law issues and cases. He is a proponent of mediation and has assisted numerous parties in resolving their family law disputes through mediation rather than litigation. Due to the proximity to Camp Pendleton, military divorce has been a significant part of Steven’s practice. He has the knowledge and experience regarding the many issues that arise in a military divorce. Steven also has much experience in Probate Court regarding guardianships and conservatorships.

Prior to starting the Law Office of Steven L. Fritsch, Esq., Steven was the senior associate for eight years for a prominent family law firm in Oceanside, California. He also was an associate for a business litigation firm in La Jolla, CA and an associate for a Carlsbad real estate litigation firm.   Since many divorces involve a spouse’s business and real estate issues, the knowledge he gained as an associate attorney in these areas are invaluable to his family law practice.

In our family law practice, we help clients make the difficult transitions through divorce and other life-changing events.  We get to know each other personally, understand your values and goals, and provide compassionate and caring support.   Then we fight hard to protect your rights and interests.  We understand that divorce can have significant financial and emotional consequences both in the short and long term. At the Law and Mediation Offices of Paula J. Goforth we help our clients prepare for life after divorce by asserting their rights and protecting their interests in the division of marital property, custody and support.

John is one of the partners of the North County, San Diego law firm of Griffith, Young & Lass where he practices exclusively in the area of family law with his partners Catie Young and Amy Lass.  He attended law school at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and graduated in 2008.  Since then he has represented hundreds of clients in all aspects of family law quickly becoming a Certified Specialist in the area at his first opportunity.

For over a decade, trial lawyer Jillian Duggan-Herd has represented clients throughout San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. For her entire career, Jillian has exclusively practiced family law. Jillian has been certified by the State Bar of California as a Family Law Specialist.

Jillian received her B.A. with honors in Sociology with from U.C. San Diego. She received her juris doctor from Gonzaga University School of Law, where she participated on the National Moot Court Team, was in leadership positions with the Moot Court Honors Council, GSA Outlaws, and served as a practicing intern/extern with a private family law attorney, the Spokane Public Defender, and the Hon. Neal Q. Reilly.

After a career as a professional dancer, Annette attended the University of California at San Diego as a writing major with a minor in French Literature. She graduated Summa cum Laude. She was also inducted into UCSD’s chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. She then attended California Western School of Law on a full academic scholarship, graduating Cum Laude.

Annette is a litigator and a mediator practicing in San Diego and Los Angeles.  Annette has been practicing exclusively in family law since she graduated from law school in 2003. She opened her own family law practice in 2005. Annette became a Certified Family Law Specialist in 2015, a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) in 2018, a San Diego Super Lawyers in 2019, and a fellow in the International Academy of Family Lawyers in 2020. She’s on the AAML Southern California Chapter Board of Directors and is a former President of the San Diego Family Law Bar Association Board of Directors.

Annette loves her work because she believes that assisting families in moving through the challenges of family law cases is important work that is not meant for the faint-of-heart. In her spare time, Annette enjoys cooking, yoga, travel, and attending as much theater and ballet as her schedule permits.

Mr. Jenkins is certified by the California State Bar as a family law specialist (CLS-F). As a certified family law specialist, Mr. Jenkins handles divorces, child and spousal support issues, custody disputes, domestic violence restraining orders, pre and post nuptial agreements and contempt actions. He also engages in private dispute resolution as both a mediator and in the collaborative divorce setting. Mr. Jenkins is a member of the Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego.

Andrew Johnson is a Certified Family Law Specialist, licensed to practice Family Law in both California and Montana. Mr. Johnson became a member of the California State Bar in 2000, and over the past 23 years has worked for Basie and Fritz Attorney’s at Law and the Law Offices of James A. Hennenhoefer A.P.C where he was a partner before opening his own practice in 2011. Mr. Johnson earned a Masters Degree in Accounting from San Diego State University (1995), and his undergraduate degree was earned at the University of Denver (1986). Mr. Johnson served in the United States Navy as an officer and aviator from 1987 to 2005 and retired from the United States Navy Reserve as a Commander (2005).

Mr. Johnson is a member of the North County Bar Association (NCBA);

North County Certified Family Law Specialists (NCCFLS); Chair-Elect

Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS);

San Diego Family Law Bar Association (SDFLBA);

San Diego County Bar Association; Executive Committee, Member, 2009–2011; and a

Court-Recommended Family Law Mediator.

Mr. Johnson also serves as a Judge Pro Tempore, Superior Court, Northern San Diego County Branch, Family Law Division, 2010-present.

Amy Lass, a certified family law specialist, was born in New York and raised in San Diego, California. Amy graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 2003 with a B.S. in Economics with a concentration in Enterprise Accounting. Amy went on to earn her law degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law and graduated cum laude in 2006. During her time at Thomas Jefferson, Amy spent a summer semester in Nice, France studying comparative constitutional law under Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

Amy realized her dream of opening her own law practice after working at a large and prestigious family law firm in San Diego. Amy decided to partner with John and Catie and the Griffith, Young & Lass team was formed. Amy brings to the team exceptional skill in dispute resolution, mediation and legal knowledge as well as a valuable network of relationships in the family law community with judges, attorneys and experts in the field.

Julie Mack has spent over twenty years building the unique skills necessary to guide her clients through the maze of divorce in a way that allows them to focus on building a new life. Julie knows that all divorces have the potential to be contentious, but believes it is the attorney’s job to manage and reduce conflict so the parties are able to make rational, informed decisions and move forward. Julie is an experienced litigator, a skilled mediator and a collaborative divorce attorney who especially enjoys working with complex business, property and financial issues.

Shannon Miles, a Certified Family Law Specialist since 2014, is a founding partner of Cage & Miles. Ms. Miles is committed to integrity and civility in the practice of family law and prides herself on her approachability in working with her clients by focusing on each client’s individual and unique needs. Ms. Miles is trusted by judges and attorneys alike serving as a court-appointed Minor’s Counsel throughout San Diego and as President of the San Diego Family Law Bar Association

Jeffrey N. Novack is a Certified Family Law Specialist who has practiced law in Northern San Diego County for over thirty years. Mr. Novack’s practice features all aspects of Family Law including but not limited to divorce, property division, custody, support, restraining orders and paternity. Mr. Novack is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, Bar Association of Northern San Diego County, San Diego Family Law Bar Association and Association of Certified Family Law Specialists. Mr. Novack ‘s office is conveniently located in Encinitas, California near I-5. For further information, please see novacklawoffices.com.

Jefferson L. Stacer has been practicing family law in San Diego County since 1979, becoming a Certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization in 1985.   Mr. Stacer emphasizes non-court solutions, having mediated thousands of matters since 1991. He also provides two free Q & A workshops each month  and works closely with his wife Dr. Deena Stacer (www.parentsinconflict.com) to solve and prevent child sharing conflicts.

Raelynn Stattner brings more than 10 years of family law experience to the Wilkinson & Finkbeiner team. She is a Certified Specialist in Family law and was recently named a 2020 Rising Star in San Diego by Super Lawyers. Raelynn has exclusively devoted all aspects of her practice to family law matters. Raelynn approaches her cases with a focus on her client’s well-being, both emotionally and legally. She strives to counsel each client through every aspect of his or her case in a manner that suits the client’s best interest, while being as efficient and ethical as possible.

Frann Setzer is certified by the California State Bar as a Specialist in family law. She also holds an MBA from the Stern Graduate School of Business at NYU.   Frann practices exclusively in the area of family law, handling complex asset division, support and custody issues.  While Frann is an accomplished litigator, she has extensive training and experience as both a Mediator and in the Collaborative approach to divorce.  Her current practice is primarily focused on serving as a Mediator or settling cases through Mediation or Collaborative divorce, as throughout her years of practice she has come to believe this is the best way to conserve assets, preserve family relationships and serve her clients.

John Sylvester is a San Diego attorney practicing primarily in the area of family law, including trial litigation, mediation, appeals and writs. He is a certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar.

As the founder of Weber Dispute Resolution, Shawn Weber is a San Diego divorce attorney who understands the human side of family law. His gifts as a peacemaker move people through emotional turmoil to successful negotiations. Shawn began mediating as a law student and is specifically trained in Divorce Mediation and Collaborative Practice. Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization as a Legal Specialist in Family Law, Shawn has built his reputation as a skilled mediator and negotiator with a success rate of 98%.