I have 41 YEARS of trial EXPERIENCE & I am a trained mediator. I give prompt, complete answers & I am always in email contact. FEES: No-cost initial consults, reasonable deposits & monthly billing. FAMILY LAW: child custody, support, & the division of millions of dollars worth of businesses, stock & real estate. Also, prosecute and defend restraining orders arising out of domestic violence. And decades spent representing parents and children in Juvenile Court child dependency and delinquency cases. BUSINESS owners & professionals who have local, national and international business have relied upon my advice and representation for many years. I form corporations, LLCs and partnerships. I review, negotiate and draft leases, employment agreements and a wide variety of other contract documents. I defend and prosecute lawsuits with vendors, landlords, contractors, employees, and customers, and defend ADA claims. CRIMINAL DEFENSE: I have defended and have gone to trial for those accused of homicide, robbery, burglary, sex offenses, drug offenses, weapons offenses and DUIs. REAL ESTATE: I have long represented owners and tenants with contract, lease, unlawful detainer and damages claims. PERSONAL INJURY: Represent those who have suffered injury from car collisions, dental treatment, dog bites and other causes. POSITIONS: Past president of Big Brothers & Sisters of San Diego County, past president of the Univ. of San Diego School of Law Alumni Assoc., past board member of the Criminal Defense Bar Association, and member and co-chairman of the Family Law Section of the North County Bar Association. Also, member of the California Bar Association, the San Diego County Bar Association, the San Diego Family Law Bar Association, the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, the Criminal Defense Lawyers Club and the Criminal Defense Bar Association. Board member of the LaCosta 35 Athletic Club. STAFF: Attorney Michele M. Vallat has been an associate for nearly 10 years and serves as a settlement judge in the North County Superior Court. Paralegal Morgan A Stevens has been the senior paralegal for 28 years. We also have an office assistant and bookkeeper.