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Michelle R. Albright is an experienced family law attorney with Forester Purcell Stowell PC, representing clients through all aspects of premarital, dissolution, custody, support, property, domestic violence, and guardianship issues. As a divorcee and single mom with firsthand experience of the toll a separation can take, she identifies with her clients going through one of the most difficult times of their lives. The perspective allows Michelle to take a caring yet pragmatic approach, helping her clients repurpose the time and effort they put into their marriages into figuring out the most productive way to move on.. With an emphasis on divorce and family law cases, Michelle adds more than a decade of experience to the FPS attorney team. She began her legal career at Downey Brand LLP in the Family Law Department, held positions with the State of California and the Placer County District Attorney’s Office, and has spent time building family law divisions at several Roseville-area general practice firms.. In between family time and client time, Michelle gives back to the legal community through service on the Boards of Directors for the Placer County Law Library and the Placer County Bar Association. Beyond her law practice, she enjoys practicing yoga, touring the concert scene with friends, and spending time with her son, five siblings and extended family.

Ellen F. Driscoll, founding partner of the Law Office of Ellen F. Driscoll, received her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Oregon in 1976, and her Juris Doctor degree from Southwestern University School of Law in 1979. Ellen is a Certified Family Law Specialist, having received this designation from the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization in 1996.. In addition to Ellen’s 30 years of experience litigating family law cases, she has also served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Los Angeles Superior Court Family Law Mediation Panel since 1994.. Ellen is a member of the Board of Directors for the San Miguel Catholic School in Watts, California. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Cancer Support Community Pasadena. She has been a member of the Junior League of Pasadena since 1995. She is a member of the Caltech Associates.  She is a member of the Pasadena Bar Association and the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists.  She has been recognized as a 2015 Super Lawyer and named a Top Attorney by Pasadena Magazine from 2009 to present.

I guide clients through the divorce process with an emphasis on resolving all issues by written agreement, if possible.. I also handle stepparent adoptions, adult adoptions, agency adoptions, guardianships, as well as appeals and consultation on various family law related matters, such as juvenile dependency.