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With more than 30 years of experience in various areas of family law, including high-income divorce, custody and visitation issues, child support, and mediation and collaborative law, Ronald K. Stitch is the founder of the Law Offices of Ronald K. Stitch, located in Westlake Village, California. Certified as a specialist in family law by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California, he represents clients throughout Los Angeles and Ventura counties.After receiving a Bachelor of Arts from Pepperdine University in 1975, Mr. Stitch attended Claremont Graduate University and earned his Master of Arts in zoning and land use in 1976. He then went to Golden Gate University School of Law and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 1979. After opening his office in 1981, Mr. Stitch practiced general civil litigation before turning his focus to family law. He is admitted to practice in California.. The mediation training that Mr. Stitch received from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law as well as the advocacy training from University of California Hastings College of the Law has enabled him to offer mediation services as an alternative dispute resolution option to the litigation process in family law disputes. He encourages clients to opt for this alternative during amicable or low-asset divorce cases that do not involve complex custody issues, and has successfully resolved many matters in such a fashion. Mr. Stitch continues to refine his methods through his membership in the Association for Conflict Resolution and stays abreast of current developments in his practice area through his membership in the Ventura County Bar Association and his active participation in the Family Law Sections of both the State Bar of California and the American Bar Association.

Westlake Village divorce attorney Stephanie L. Mahdavi, has more than 14 years of experience handling divorce cases. As a divorcee herself and a child of divorced parents, she understands the concerns you are facing. You can take heart knowing she cares not only about your case, but also about helping you achieve your goals and establishing a new life after divorce. Certified as a family law specialist by the State Bar of California Department of Legal Specialization, she has the skill and experience to deliver customized solutions that protect your interests and those of your children.

I focus my legal career in the area of family law at the Dion Law Group () in Westlake Village, California.  Before joining the Dion Law Group in 2012, I worked as an attorney at one of the nation’s leading law firms specializing in insurance policy enforcement. I am a past Chairwoman of the California State Bar’s Young Lawyer Association and currently sit on the Board of Directors for the Ventura County Bar Association and the Jerome H. Benson Inns of Court. I am a member of the Ventura County Family Law Bar Association, and the East County Bar Association.I recently finished a two-year elected position with the American Bar Association (ABA) Young Lawyer District Representative (YLD) of Southern California, where I served as a liaison between the state and local bar associations and the ABA YLD as well as handled the Disaster Legal Services under the ABA YLD’s contract with FEMA.. In 2004, I received my J.D. from Southwestern Law School where I was a Notes and Comments Editor and a published author for the Journal of Law & Trade in the Americas.

Attorney Debra J. Kay received her Bachelor of Sciences degree cum laude in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a member of the Tau Beta Pi Honor Society. She then went on to earn her Juris Doctorate degree from Pepperdine University School of Law, where she received American Jurisprudence Awards in Evidence and Criminal Procedure, was an Associate Editor of the Law Review, was a member of the Phi Delta Phi Honor Society, and was on the Dean’s List. Ms. Kay was admitted to both the State Bar of California and to the United States District Court Central District of California in 1986. In addition, Attorney Kay is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Ventura County Bar Association, the East County Bar Association, and the Ventura County Family Law Bar Association.. Ms. Kay has been a Certified Specialist in family law since 1993, and has been practicing in courts throughout Ventura and Los Angeles counties since 1987. By solely focusing her practice on family law, Attorney Kay has the ability to represent clients through all aspects of the field including divorce, separation, child custody, child support, visitation, spousal support, fathers’ rights, paternity, and property division. She is prepared to assist clients from the first initial point of separation, all the way through the time when the divorce has already been finalized. Regardless of how complicated the situation may seem, when an individual retains the representation of Attorney Kay, she uses her 26 years of legal experience to help them obtain their most favorable outcomes. She understands how overwhelming it can be to have to go through a divorce and other family law matters, and is dedicated to providing clients with the compassionate service and effective legal counsel they deserve. If you would like to find out more about the benefits of working with Attorney Kay, do not hesitate to contact Debra J. Kay Attorney at Law today.