Attorneys

Alexandra Martin is a San Francisco, California native and an attorney with Aaron, Riechert, Carpol & Riffle, APC, practicing primarily in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.

Practicing since 2003 as a family law attorney, Alissa Kempton has helped her clients move through one of the worst experiences in their lives to a more positive space.

Anne Hagan is a Founding Partner of Canter Hagan LLP, a family law firm in San Mateo. Anne has been practicing law in California for nearly two decades. Since 2021, Anne has focused her practice on mediation and consulting with clients through mediation.

I am the senior attorney of the Palo Alto, CA firm of The Law Office of David C. Weinberg. I maintain a full spectrum Family Law practice specifically devoted to non-litigation alternatives: Collaborative Practice, Mediation, and Consultation.

Dawn Ward has been practicing all aspects of family law throughout California since 1990, and has been a Certified Specialist in Family Law for the past twenty years. An experienced and capable litigator when necessary, she recognizes the invaluable benefit of helping parties stay out of the courtroom by reaching thoughtful and reasonable settlements.

The Law Offices of Diane J.N. Morin prefers to represent clients who are flexible problem-solvers and who are open to trying different strategies.

Elaine Ryzak Fraser’s practice began in 1984, representing clients in traditional family law cases.

George Richardson, JD, CFLS* has been practicing family law exclusively since 1989 and opened his own office in 1994. For the last several years, he has confined his practice to the non-adversarial resolution of family disputes through collaborative, mediative, and cooperative approaches to respectfully resolving the various parenting and financial concerns surrounding divorce and other ‘uncoupling’.

Gretchen M. Wallacker is a Certified Family Law Specialist and has practiced family law exclusively for three decades. In that time, she has helped countless families transition out of their marriages, settling a full spectrum of complex family law matters that involve child custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, and property division, including division of high net worth estates.

As a Certified Family Law Specialist* who has been practicing family law for 20 years, Kathy knows litigation is not a one-size-fits-all process.

Kimberly Madigan is a Certified Family Law Specialist* and founding partner of Madigan & Lewis, LLP, a San Mateo family law firm.

Lauren Greenberg Wanderman, Esq. is an experienced, responsive and knowledgeable family law attorney.

Lisa R. Murray, is a family law attorney and owner of Chase, Berenstein & Murray. Ms. Murray is licensed in California and Hawaii, and has practiced law since 1987 and family law since 1989.

Lydia E. Crandall is a Collaborative attorney. She has practiced family law exclusively since her admission to the Bar in 2008.

Michèle Bissada is a Certified Family Law Specialist (ACFLS), a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), rated by Martindale Hubbell as an AV Preeminent attorney in her field and has been nominated as a SuperLawyer each year since 2006.

Nancy Encarnacion Mass is a Collaborative Divorce Attorney. She is a Certified Specialist in Family Law and a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Samantha is a family law attorney, family law mediator, and Collaborative Divorce practitioner. Samantha has practiced family law exclusively since 2015 and is admitted to practice law in California, Maryland, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia.

Tanya E. Prioste is a family law attorney, mediator and Collaborative Divorce attorney at Lakin Spears, LLP in Palo Alto, California.