If you need legal help with divorce matters in California, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. California attorneys handle cases involving property division, spousal support, asset valuation, debt allocation, and settlement agreements, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Superior Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

California is a community property state, which determines how courts divide marital property and debts. Custody decisions in Superior Court are based on the best interests of the child standard, and judges have significant discretion. The divorce process involves specific procedural requirements, and a California family law attorney who regularly appears in Superior Court understands the local expectations and timelines that affect every case.

When selecting a divorce attorney in California, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Superior Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout California and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

For a detailed overview of how divorce law works in California — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to divorce law in California. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

James L. Arrasmith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of James L. Arrasmith
 9719 Lincoln Village Dr #500 Sacramento CA 95827
(916) 704-3009
Lincoln Law School of Sacramento (2012)
English, Spanish
Bar #332498
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Civil Rights Divorce
Geoffrey Allen Norris - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Geoffrey A. Norris
 5 Harris Court, Building N, Suite 2 Monterey CA 93940
(831) 649-3600
Southwestern University School of Law
Bar #142782
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Family Law Personal Injury
Sanjay Sobti - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
U.S. Law Center
 4230 Green River Rd Corona CA 92880
(951) 371-0027
California St Univ
Bar #202636
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
James Joseph Fishel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fishel Law Firm
 110 Blue Ridge Dr Martinez CA 94553
(925) 935-2021
The University of Florida of College of Law
English
Bar #147763
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Divorce
Daniel Hunter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Hunter Law Group
 111 Corporate Dr, Ste 130 Ladera Ranch CA 92694
(949) 682-7234
University of San Diego School of Law (1998)
English
Utah Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Heather Mellyn Cullen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cullen Family Law Group
 4094 Chestnut St Riverside CA 92501
(951) 715-4632
University of California - Riverside
English
Bar #195880
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Family Law
Michael Jon Bailey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael Jon Bailey Law Offices
 1400 Webster St # 7 Alameda CA 94501
(510) 769-2062
Golden Gate University School of Law
Bar #148180
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Divorce
Stephen Allen Gershman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Stephen A. Gershman
 17547 Ventura Blvd # 308 Los Angeles CA 91316
(818) 990-6505
Pepperdine University School of Law
Bar #70941
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Criminal Law
Richard F. Taub - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Taub & Taub, P.C.
 6320 Canoga Avenue Suite 1500 Woodland Hills CA 91367
(818) 646-5300
Nova Southeastern University (1990)
English
Bar #273865
10th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Nima Sabeti - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sabeti Law & Associates
 23832 Rockfield Blvd Ste #175 Lake Forest CA 92630
(949) 326-2626
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
English, Persian, Persian
Bar #326519
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Domestic Violence Estate Planning
Lisa Robertson Murray - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Chase, Berenstein and Murray, Counselors at Law
 1220 Howard Ave Burlingame CA 94010
(650) 541-1718
Boston Univ
Bar #129725
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Family Law
Ted Khalaf - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Khalaf Law Group
 6300 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90048
(213) 550-4600
La Sierra Univ
English, Spanish, Spanish
Bar #206518
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Criminal Law
Amanda Moran - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Moran Law Firm in Fresno, California
 1330 L Street, Suite A Fresno CA 93721
(559) 264-2688
California State University - Fresno
Bar #311090
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Barton Michael Pokras - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law & Mediation Offices of Barton Pokras
 3075 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd Thousand Oaks CA 91362
(805) 477-0505
Univ of California Santa Cruz
Bar #55012
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Family Law
Kristina Marie Kendall-Gkikas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kendall Gkikas & Mitchell LLP
 PO BOX 877 CLAREMONT CA 91711
(909) 482-1422
University of La Verne College of Law
Bar #232270
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Divorce
Christine Hayes Sickler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Beatrice L. Snider, A.P.C.
 9663 Tierra Grande Street Suite 301 San Diego CA 92126
(858) 566-6650
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (1973)
English
Bar #71344
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Vernon Louis Ellicott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Vernon L. Ellicott
 3435 Thousand Oaks Blvd #4361 Westlake Village CA 91359
(818) 914-7322
Southwestern University School of Law
Bar #175334
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Civil Rights Criminal Law
Stephen D. Klarich - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wallin & Klarich, A Law Corporation
 505 N. Arrowhead Avenue Suite 105 San Bernardino CA 92401
(714) 730-5300
Western State College of Law at Argosy University (1981)
English, English
Bar #100728
California Bar
Resigned License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Jason Kelly Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
MK Smith, APC
 9891 Irvine Center Drive Suite 200 Irvine CA 92618
(949) 299-2500
Pepperdine University School of Law (2008)
English
Bar #277923
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Robert Daniel Rodriguez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Robert D. Rodriguez
 4695 Chabot Drive Ste. 200 Pleasanton CA 94588
(209) 596-4263
California St Univ Stanislaus
Bar #242396
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Bankruptcy Civil Rights Collections
Lindsey Anne Bannerman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Lindsey A. Bannerman
 810 14th St Modesto CA 95354
(209) 529-0969
Univ of Wyoming
Bar #227932
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Shawn Patrick King Huston - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Huston | McCaffrey, LLP
 1650 Hotel Circle North, Suite 201 San Diego CA 92108
(619) 800-1166
National Univ
Bar #235944
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy
Hal David Bartholomew - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bartholomew & Wasznicky LLP
 4740 Folsom Blvd Sacaramento CA 95819
(916) 455-5200
University of California at Davis
English, Spanish
Bar #52996
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Family Law
Thomas Rodger Chapin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Reel Fathers Rights APC
 232 E. Grand Boulevard Suite 204 Corona CA 92879
(951) 278-2919
California St Univ Northridge
Spanish
Bar #221741
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
Denise Perelli-Minetti - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Denise Perelli-Minetti
 350 Main Street Suite H Pleasanton CA 94566
(925) 701-1718
Bar #269997
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Divorce
Stacey Lind Widger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Widger & Widger, APLC
 350 South Figueroa Street Suite 190 Los Angeles CA 90071
(310) 306-8000
University of California - Berkeley
English
Bar #227677
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Family Law
Donald Wayne Werno - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Werno Family Law Solutions
 540 N. Golden Circle Dr. Suite 115 Santa Ana CA 92705
(714) 542-4466
National Univ
Bar #200918
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Michael J Maloney - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael J. Maloney, P.A
 5450 Telegraph Road Suite 100 Ventura CA 93003
(805) 804-5393
Stanford University (1979)
Bar #90452
Florida Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Business Law Construction Law
William Philip Davis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 827 Arnold Dr 80 Martinez CA 94553
(925) 313-0337
Golden Gate University School of Law
Bar #158048
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Natalie Daprile - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Daprile-Bell Family Law Offices
 1224 Lincoln Ave San Jose CA 95125
(408) 918-0920
University of San Francisco School of Law (1992)
English
Bar #161347
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Family Law
Emily M De Falla - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
De Falla Law & Mediation
 1990 N. California Blvd. Suite 800 Walnut Creek CA 94596
(925) 309-4550
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (1985)
English
California Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Richard Renkin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Renkin & Associates
 320 Encinitas Blvd Ste B Encinitas CA 92024
(619) 299-7100
SUNY
English
Bar #131891
California Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Family Law
Fritzie Galliani - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Fritzie Galliani, A.P.C.
 1770 Corson Street Pasadena CA 91106
(626) 577-2326
California State University - San Diego State University
English
Bar #82054
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Jameson E.P. Sheehan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jameson Sheehan
 1550 Humboldt Road, Suite 6 Chico CA 95928
(530) 636-4240
CAL Northern School of Law
English
Bar #327287
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Stephen Lloyd Cawelti - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Stephen L. Cawelti, APC
 2501 W Burbank Blvd Ste 300 Burbank CA 91505
(747) 200-5712
Univ of Southern Calif
English
Bar #242404
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Family Law
Dina Haddad - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Families First Mediation, P.C.
 1100 Lincoln Ave 262 San Jose CA 95125
(408) 357-3486
Univ of California at Los Angeles
Bar #244389
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Family Law
Jennifer Lynn Field - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Jennifer L. Field
 405 N Indian Hill Blvd Claremont CA 91711
(909) 625-0220
University of La Verne College of Law
Bar #236565
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
Deborah F. Brown - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Deborah Brown Law
 3987 Missouri Flat Road #340-307 Placerville CA 95667
(520) 363-7477
Lincoln Law School of Sacramento (2005)
Bar #269156
California Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Bankruptcy Divorce Domestic Violence
Anne Whatley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Whatley Law Firm
 821 Main St Martinez CA 94553
(925) 228-0800
Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College
English
Bar #189646
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Winiviere G. Sy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of David P. Schwarz
 600 Anton Blvd #1100 Costa Mesa CA 92626
(949) 735-9266
Whittier Law School
Chinese, English
Bar #232352
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Family Law
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