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We Are Here To Make Your Family Law Issues Easier To Deal With. Whipple, Mercado & Associates, LLP, has the qualifications, reputation, personal qualities and professional credentials that get results across the spectrum of family law matters — from premarital agreements to adoption and domestic violence restraining orders. Our Best Family Law Attorney with extensive legal knowledge, openness to your ideas and attentive personal service can pave the way for your family’s brighter future.. Our Skilled Lawyers Are Committed To Providing You With All The Tools You NeedWhether you are married, unmarried or divorced, we believe deeply in your parental rights and in the best interests of your child or children. You can trust our leadership in practice areas such as child support, custody orders as they relate to emergencies, move-aways and Hague Convention laws regarding international adoption and child abductions.. Mary C. Whipple opened her first law practice in the summer of 2008. She previously was an associate attorney at the Law Office of Cummins & Holmes, a full-service civil litigation law firm in San Ramon. The majority of her experience is in family law, which includes divorce, custody, support, prenuptial agreements and domestic-violence restraining orders. Certified by the California State Bar's Board of Legal Specialization, she is a specialist in the area of family law. Mary has also represented clients in a variety of non-family-law cases, including juvenile dependency, probate, breach of contract and employment disputes, to name a few.. Mary also previously worked as a contract attorney for O'Melveny & Meyers in San Francisco while simultaneously volunteering at the Bar Association of San Francisco's Volunteer Legal Services Program, representing defendants in unlawful detainer actions. The program acknowledged Mary with an Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Award in 2006 for her efforts in providing access to justice.. A seventh-generation Californian, Mary is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She earned her Bachelor of Science in criminology at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon. She is a member of the State Bar of California, the Alameda County Bar Association, and the Contra Costa County Bar Association.. Mary is active in her community as a member of the Ambassador's Committee for the San Ramon Chamber of Commerce; a volunteer at the Alameda County Superior Court, where she acts as a settlement referee assisting self-represented litigants in completing their divorces; and a member of Divorce Angels, where she provides information regarding family law matters to members of the community. Since 2007 she has been a volunteer judge for Alameda and Contra Costa County's Annual High School Moot Court Competitions. She is a member of the Danville/Sycamore Valley Rotary Club and California Women Lead; she was the San Ramon Chamber of Commerce 2012 Business Person of the Year; and she is a graduate of the 2012 class of Leadership San Ramon Valley. She is also a member of the American Association of University Women, which advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education and research. She is a proud member of Los Californianos.

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Attorney Stephanie Pulley is proud to provide compassionate and strategic counsel for her clients. As a graduate of both Brigham Young University, and the University of California Hastings College of Law, Attorney Pulley has received numerous accolades for her academic achievements. She served on the Women’s Law Journal while attending law school, earning the Witkin Award for both Academic Excellence and Professional Responsibility. She is licensed to practice law in all California courts, and maintains membership in a number of councils and bar associations. Attorney Pulley is a zealous advocate for her clients, and works tirelessly to get them the best results possible. No family law case is too complex for her firm to handle – call today for passionate representation!

Claudia Ribet is a certified family law specialist, a Fellow of the America Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and a “Super Lawyer” for many years.. When Ms. Ribet takes a case, the client knows that he or she will not only survive their dissolution matter, they will end up thriving after it. Ms. Ribet takes pride in flexible and creative problem solving.. Because she is an appellate lawyer as well as a trial lawyer, she has a deep understanding of the complex issues that arise in dissolution matters, including, division of assets, valuation of businesses, child custody matters, and child and spousal support. She has won the seminal appellate case, too, concerning breach of fiduciary duties.. In addition to an academic understanding of the law, Ms. Ribet brings compassion and personalized attention to each and every one of her clients.. Ms. Ribet brings the same energy she applies to her cases to her non-legal interests, including cycling, reading, and walking her Miniature Schnauzer.