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I have been a practicing attorney for 45 years.  I am past president of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association.  I handled all serious accident cases where consumsers are injured. I am a mediator with Judicate West that has 5 offices throughout California.. I am an avid golfer and was Senior Club Champion at Marbella Country Club.. I am the father of 7 children, 11 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. I am an avid sports fan and support UCLA athletics.

Apicella Law provides mediation services for divorce and other family law issues. For those that want help with an uncontested matter, we can provide advice as "consulting attorney" (on a limited-scope basis) while you remain as a self-represented party. For those contemplating marriage, or altering their rights after marriage, we draft premarital and post-marital agreements.. ---. Golden Gate University School of Law, 2001.  Dean's List, Merit Scholarship, top 5% of class.  Special training in trial work, with certifications in Litigation and Mediation.. ---. Bachelors of Science in Busines Administration from University of Southern California.  Experience in real estate, insurance brokerage, finance, and mortgage banking. Active California Real Estate Sales license.  Former California Insurance Broker license.. Admitted to practice law in all California Courts.

My Passion Is Family Mediation and Conflict Resolution. Growing up, my mom was a therapist, and I learned early on how important our feelings can be in our relationships, and that we need to tell other people how we feel or they won’t know what needs to be changed. I had initially thought about following in my mom’s footsteps and becoming a therapist, but I was also really interested in the law and problem-solving. I had also always done a lot of work with kids and families, from babysitting when I was young, to working as a camp counselor to teaching religious school and youth group programs between college and law school.. While I was in law school at Chapman University, I completed my basic and advanced mediation training and began mediating civil cases in the Riverside Superior Court. Additionally, I assisted the Riverside Courts Alternative Dispute Resolution Office in implementing a Juvenile Mediation program at Juvenile Hall for the residents. Working with these children and teenagers to teach them effective methods of problem-solving and dispute resolution that wouldn’t land them back in jail made me realize how important a tool conflict resolution is and I knew that I wanted to make mediation my career. I first met Jennifer when I interned for her in law school and after working together for a few years we knew the time was right to venture out on our own in 2015. In 2021 we co-founded West Coast Family Mediation Center to continue growing and working with families all throughout California to resolve, rebuild, and renew their lives.. When I’m not working I am super active, whether that means going for a run, doing yoga, or a spin class on the Peloton. On the weekends my husband Mike and I enjoy spending time outdoors hiking or taking our dog Toby to run around at dog beach. We also enjoy traveling to new places (our last big trip was Thailand and Singapore) to take photographs and try new foods. When we’re home we love to cook new dishes or recreate dishes we’ve had while traveling or eating out. I also love spending time with my 6-year-old niece, friends, and family.. Why I chose to work in mediation. During my senior year at Brandeis University, I took one of my last classes for my legal studies, a minor on mediation, negotiation, and conflict resolution. This class is what really turned me on to mediation and made me realize that there was a career option that would allow me to blend the emotional skills required to negotiate conflict with practical problem-solving. When I applied to law school, I only applied to schools that had dispute resolution programs. This way, I could not only get my law degree, but also take classes in mediation and conflict resolution. I was determined not to be in graduate school for longer than three years, so I worked on completing my JD at Chapman University School of Law while earning my Masters in Dispute Resolution (MDR) from the Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law. While I was completing both of these degrees, I was able to learn more about the law as well as better understand conflict, how people deal with conflict and ways to resolve it. Soon after graduating with Masters and JD I also became a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst to further my education around the financial issues couples face in divorce.. I knew then as I know now that family law is an area where people greatly benefit from mediation because couples getting divorced are going through tremendous changes in their lives. The court does not have the time, energy, or resources to effectively work with each couple to recognize this and help them move forward. Mediation, on the other hand, honors the emotions that they are feeling about what they are going through. It assists them in moving forward, not only through the legal process but also in strategizing ways to effectively maintain a relationship—and not hate each other at the end of the process. This is especially beneficial when kids are involved.. My community involvement. I serve as Vice President of the Academy of Professional Family Mediation (APFM), the premiere family mediation association in North America. I have also been a co-chair for the APFM annual conference for five years in a row, and have presented at the last six conferences on various topics related to family mediation. Additionally, I am the Vice President of Finance and Fundraising for Lawyers Club of San Diego, finishing up my three-year board term this year. I am also a member of the Institute of Divorce Financial Analysts, the State Bar of California, the American Bar Association, San Diego County Bar Association, San Diego Family Law Bar Association and ProVisors.

I grew up in Los Angeles and am very familiar with the issues that are particular to this area. I have been in practice since 2000, and am passionate about assisting couples through the divorce process in a manner that is peaceful and manageable. For the last several years I have been an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School in the field of Mediation and Collaborative Family Law. I try to teach a sensitivity and awareness of the challanges inherent within a divorce. As a mediator, and family law attorney, I strive to provide the information and support you need to help you begin again.

37 Years of experience. Martindale Hubbell- Rated AV Preeminent. 2014-2017 Northern California Super Lawyer. Avvo Rated 10.0 Superb. Mediator for the United States District Court, California Court of Appeals and Bay Area Superior Courts.. Litigator and transactional lawyer.. General Counsel to businesses.. Analytical, strategic and results driven.

My law practice is now limited to helping people resolve divorce matters by agreement, in mediation, or otherwise.  "Reasonable resolutions for reasonable people" is my credo.. My service to you includes providing the most cost effective alternatives to resolving your case or situation.  In some matters, I act as the neutral mediator for both parties, who would like my help to resolve their case by agreement.  In other matters, I can act as the consulting attorney for one party, where someone else is acting as the mediator.  I also have consulting attorney conferences with a party who is contemplating divorce and wants to know where they stand legally, and would like to discuss possible agreed upon resolution possibilities.  All my mediation conferences are conducted on Zoom, as are all my consulting attorney legal conferences.. I no longer get involved as a party's representing legal counsel, or in any other way, in contested court litigation.. For more than 40 years I have counseled and represented clients in all San Francisco Bay Area counties in divorce and family law mediation, settlements and litigation including: Divorce Legal Separation Nullity of Marriage Pre-marital Legal Counseling Pre-divorce Legal Counseling Marital Property Agreements Community Property Rights and Division Marital Settlement Agreements Child Custody and Visitation Child Support Spousal Support Tax Aspects of Divorce Restraining Orders Paternity Actions I will do my best to resolve your divorce matter as quickly, inexpensively, and amicably as possible. Through competent, caring, and empathetic legal help, I will keep you fully informed and in control of every step of the process.  U.C. Berkeley (Boalt Hall) Law graduate.. My office is conveniently located in the City of Alameda, and evening and weekend appointments are available.  Zelle bank transfers, personal checks, Visa, and MasterCard are accepted. I invite you to telephone my offices anytime, including on the weekends, for a free initial telephone consultation or to schedule a mediation or to schedule a consulting attorney conference.

I am a family law attorney and mediator.  I specialize in assisting couples settle their divorce cases out of court through my consensual dispute resolution processes, mediation and collaborative divorce.  I have over twenty years experience working with couples to resolve the issues in their divorce using my flat fee mediation programs.   I also work as a collaboartive attorney in cases where I collaborate with the couple and other professionals, including Child Specialists, Divorce Ccoaches, Marriage and Family Therapists and Financial Specialists.  My clients save money using a problem solving approach that allows them to make their own decisionw while avoiding expensive litigation. I also draft and negotiate prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs) for dividing retirement assets, and  post judgment modifications.

RAMIT MIZRAHI IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS. SHE IS NOW A FULL-TIME MEDIATOR.. Ramit Mizrahi is Chair of the Pasadena Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section and Past Chair of the California Lawyers Association Labor and Employment Law Section.

After nearly fifteen years of experience as a litigator, I decided to transition my practice to that of a full-time mediator.  For the past two years, I expanded my litigation practice to include mediating disputes, work that I find incredibly gratifying and rewarding in a very different way than my work as a litigator.. I previously was a founding partner of Sarnoff + Sarnoff, a firm dedicated to representing the rights of aggrieved employees.  My professional experience at that firm included a broad range of employment matters including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and labor code violations.

Mediator and attorney with extensive experience in prenuptial, separation, divorce, custody, visitation, alimony, elder, business, estate and other family law and adult family issues.. Disputes are stressful, and it's important to make sure you're comfortable with whatever resolution process you choose. During our 30 minute free consultation, I can answer any questions you might have and let you get a sense of what it would be like to work together.. Serving mediation clients in Westchester, Putnam & Dutchess Counties in New York and Fairfield, New Haven & Litchfield Counties in Connecticut.. Danbury, Newtown, Ridgefield, Monroe, Bethel, Wilton, Brookfield, New Fairfield, Weston, Redding, Easton, Sherman; Southbury; New Milford, Woodbury, Roxbury, Bethlehem, Washington, Roxbury, Bridgewater. Bedford, Bedford Hills, Katonah, Pound Ridge, Mount Kisco, Somers, South Salem, North Salem, Golden's Bridge; Brewster,  Southeast, Carmel, Mahopac, Patterson; Pawling

I have been a full time practicing attorney and mediator since 1992.  My focus is in two areas:  (1) Mediation of any type of dispute between 2 or more parties; and (2) Domestic Relations.. I was raised in Crawford County, Arkansas and attended Alma High School.  Go Airedales!   I then graduated from Hendrix College in 1989 with a B.A. in English. Go Warriors! Lastly, I graduated from the University of Arkansas, School of Law, Fayetteville, in 1992.  Go Razorbacks! I love my community and serving others when they are in crisis.  Empathy, knowledge of the law, the ability to think on my feet and untold hours in a courtroom trying cases has made me pretty tough. I usually meet people at one of the worst times in their lives and do my best to help them get to the light at the end of the tunnel, intact and looking forward to tomorrow.. I have been married since 1995 and have three children, Paolo, Sammy and Gabriella.  We enjoy arguing amongst ourselves and none of us are ever wrong, especially me.  Our other hobbies are hanging out with good friends and trying to live in the moment.  We are also Christians and are very active in our church community.  My husband and co-worker, Tony Canova, grew up in Bentonville, AR and also graduated from Hendrix College. We have been married since 1995! Tony and I recognize how lucky we are to keep our family together and realize watching the demise of families on an all too frequent basis has definitely played a role in keeping our family intact.  Because we witness the sadness, pain, frustration, anger and fear of people going through a divorce or a custody action, we make a conscious effort to follow the Golden Rule of "Do unto others..." These are the particular arease, under the umbrella of "Domestic Relations" that I handle, both as a lawyer and a certified mediator:. I particularly enjoy mediation. After more than a quarter of a century of watching people and lawyers tear each other apart in the legal process, most particularly in the courtroom, working with both parties to resolve problems is much more satisfying to me, as a mediator, and the participants. Mediation is a much better way to approach issues related to a family. We determine what issues need to be addressed and brainstorm, or "problem solve," ways to resolve each issue and handcraft a resolution to everyone's satisfaction. The alternative, that being lots of lawyers, witnesses, trials and a legal process that can go on for sometimes a year or more, oftentimes results in an expensive "cookie cutter" result that usually leaves both parties unhappy and with a lot less money after paying for all that legal work. Simply put, mediation works.

Understanding that a divorce, post-judgment dispute, or even the creation of a new partnership can be one of the most emotional experiences in a person’s life is the cornerstone of Kate’s practice. The goal is to proceed through these changes with class and efficiency. Kate’s focus is an empathetic approach incorporating strong statutory and financial knowledge and creative problem solving. Kate also serves as a court-appointed guardian ad litem and mediator and accepts private cases as a mediator and parent coordinator.