About Lani
Lani Baron built her legal practice around resolving family disputes outside the courtroom. She earned her Juris Doctor from Whittier Law School in 2011 after studying family law and children’s rights. She also completed coursework at Pepperdine University School of Law in mediation, arbitration and negotiation, where she took advanced classes in alternative dispute resolution.
She launched Alternative Divorce Solutions in 2011 and serves as its owner and CEO. Early in her career she concentrated on family matters and gradually shaped a practice geared toward negotiated outcomes. Over the years she has handled a range of family law matters, often steering couples toward mediation rather than prolonged litigation.
Baron’s day-to-day work emphasizes mediation and methods of dispute resolution that can reduce cost and delay for clients. She is certified in divorce mediation by the Institute for Best Practices in Divorce Mediation. Her training at Pepperdine complement the certification, informing how she manages settlement talks, child custody discussions and negotiation sessions.
Licensed to practice in California, Baron maintains offices in Bakersfield, Newport Beach and Long Beach. She works with clients who are seeking alternatives to adversarial divorce procedures. Cases frequently involve parenting plans, child welfare concerns and the division of marital assets, and she often coordinates with mental health professionals and financial advisers when cases require those perspectives.
Baron holds current memberships in professional organizations related to family law and mediation. Her approach is procedural and practical. She prepares clients for the legal questions they will face and for the choices they must make about parenting and property. She favors solutions that can be implemented quickly and that limit ongoing conflict between former partners.
Colleagues describe her as thorough in preparing settlement materials and steady in mediation sessions. Her practice places emphasis on communication techniques and structured negotiation, which she uses to help parties clarify priorities and reach workable agreements. She continues to teach and refine mediation processes as part of her ongoing professional development.
She currently practices family law and mediation at Alternative Divorce Solutions, serving clients from offices in Bakersfield, Newport Beach and Long Beach.
