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Miles Pedersen is a Certified Family Law Specialist (certified by the CA State Bar Board of Legal Specialization) and a Partner at Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada LLP. He has prior experience in both family law and estate, trust, and probate litigation. Currently practicing exclusively in family law, Mr. Pedersen handles an array of complex matters related to dissolution, including high-asset property characterization and division, premarital and postnuptial agreements, property transmutation issues, support, custody and visitation, and post-judgment modification.. Miles is a member of the State Bar of California, as well as the San Mateo County and Santa Clara County Bar Associations. He was recognized as a Super Lawyers® Northern California Rising Star from 2020 to present. Super Lawyers® is a third-party rating service, who evaluates attorneys based on twelve factors including peer recognition, professional achievements, and community service. They award the Rising Star recognition to the top 2.5% of attorneys under 40 or in practice for less than 10 years.. Miles received his Juris Doctorate from University of California, Hastings College of Law. While in law school, he received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Law & Economics and the honorable mention award for best brief in Moot Court. He graduated magna cum laude from Loyola Marymount University with a B.A. in Sociology. While at LMU, Mr. Pedersen was an active member of Delta Epsilon Iota National Academic Honor Society and Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society. He was nominated for the Presidential Citation Award for Academic Excellence, Leadership, and Service.. During law school, Mr. Pedersen interned at the Legal Aid Society, San Mateo County, in the Family Advocacy Program, and at Flicker, Kerin, Kruger and Bissada. After graduating, he clerked for the Honorable George A. Miram at the Superior Court of San Mateo County, Probate Division, while also working as a contract attorney in cases involving complex estate planning, trust administration, and probate litigation.

I am  a Certified Family Law Specialist, a distinction assigned by the State Bar of California, and am a named partner of the firm Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada LLP.  My practice includes litigation of custody and complex financial matters.  My practice also includes mediation, both as a consulting attorney and as the mediator.  I am also trained in and practice collaborative law.. I am proud to announce that in October 2013, I became a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML).  I am also rated by Martindale-Hubbell with an AV Preeminent rating for my work on behalf of clients in the field of Family Law.. I regularly serve as a Judge Pro Tem for the Santa Clara County Superior Court and as an Arbitrator in fee disputes in San Mateo County.. I am a member of the State Bar of California and belong to the San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Palo Alto Bar Associations, and the American Bar Association.  I have served as President, Treasurer and Board Member of the San Mateo County Bar Association, a current Delegate since 2000 and past Chair of the Conference of Delegates representing San Mateo County, and a member of Collaborative Practice San Mateo County since 2001, where I also serve on their Membership Committee.  I also volunteed with the YMCA and served on the Board of Managers for the Peninsula Family YMCA from 1999 through 2007.  I was a member of the Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program – Class of 2002.. I am a graduate of University of California at Davis (B.A. Degrees in International Relations and in French, 1989); and have my Juris Doctorate degree from California Western School of Law in San Diego, California, 1994. At California Western School of Law, I earned a highest possible score in Trial Advocacy.. My interests include spending time with my family, traveling, and international cultures.

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