Best Lawyers in America for Family Law
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Jessica began her law career as a paralegal, and it shows: Paralegals get things done. She’s smart, too. Jessica graduated magna cum laude from Texas Woman’s University, and later, while earning her law degree at the Texas A&M University School of Law, she served as Vice President of the Family Law Student Association and represented clients in the school’s Family Law Legal Clinic. “I knew from the start that I wanted to be a family law attorney,” says Jessic...
Vanessa Soto Nellis is a Certified Family Law Specialist as designated by the California Board of Legal Specialization. Ms. Nellis typically represents high net worth clients in the west San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles; in all aspects of divorce, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, and family law mediation.
Mr. Herbert handles a wide variety of divorce cases, from the very simple to the very complex. He seeks to resolve matters in a cost effective and amicable manner to avoid incurring legal fees that diminish the value of the marital estate. However, he remains prepared to go to trial if necessary. His trial experience includes litigating the issues of support, property division, custody, visitation and virtually every other type of issue arising in family law. Mr. Herbert understands, and is s...
Michael Daab is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Michael, who practices law in Garden City, New York, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Al is a North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialist in Family Law with decades of experience advocating for his clients' best interests. He handles a wide range of family law cases, through all phases, including divorce, child custody and visitation, grandparents' rights, spousal and child support, pre-marital and post-marital agreements, property and debt distribution, termination of parental rights, and mediation. In addition to his trial practice, Al has represented clients before ...
About Nicholas Boca: Board-Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of Arizona Former Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Child Safety 2020 recipient of the James Waite Mahoney Award for meritorious service to the Arizona Juvenile Law Section 2019-2020, Judge Pro Tempore 2019, 2022, and 2023 Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale Hubbell Super Lawyers Rising Star Extensive Trial Experience Interviewed and quoted by the Arizona Republic Interviewed by Insi...
Stephen M. Perry is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Stephen M., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stephen M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Lisa Sharpe provides the highest level of legal services to clients in complex dissolution and custody cases. She is a tough advocate who works to protect the best interest of her clients and their children. Her practice emphasizes resolving contested financial issues and child custody issues. Her financial cases include executive divorces, divorces involving businesses, large estates, child support and maintenance (alimony). Lisa has represented clients in divorce, legal separation and in me...
Courtney A. Zollars is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Courtney A., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Courtney A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Bianca N. Senior is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law and Family Law Mediation. Bianca N., who practices law in Sarasota, Florida, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Bianca N. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Jennifer Koiles Pratt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Jennifer Koiles, who practices law in Salem, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jennifer Koiles is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Robin Lutz Beattie, Esq. is a partner at the law firm of Polidori, Franklin, Monahan & Beattie, L.L.C., where she practices all aspects of family law. She has written and lectured on a variety of family law topics, and is a Past President of the First Judicial District Bar Association. She is the author of the Spousal Maintenance Chapter of the Practitioner’s Guide to Colorado Domestic Relations Law and the Common Law Chapter of the Bench Bar Book. Ms. Beattie is currently the Chair...
Jessica joined Mason Law & Mediation, LLC as a partner in 2025 and has been practicing family and matrimonial law for nearly twenty years. Prior to joining MLM, Jessica was a partner at Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein, LLP, where she was Co-Chair of the Mediation and Collaborative Law Practice. After spending the first half of her career litigating matrimonial matters, Jessica has spent the last decade focused on helping her clients resolve family law matters outside of court. As a te...
Ann E. Bauer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Collaborative Law: Family Law, Family Law and Family Law Mediation. Ann E., who practices law in St. Louis, Missouri, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ann E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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