Recommended Attorneys

My superpower is seeing into people's hearts. If you don't want to hire me, select from these excellent options, all of whom are exceptional people. For most of these, I have had full cases that went to trial (2-6 trial days) with each of these lawyers on the other side, and my highest possible compliment is recommending my opposing counsel to potential clients. I would not include them here unless I had full confidence in their professional ability, ethics, and demeanor, among other areas.


Stephen J. Montalvo, Esq.
Expert family law trial attorney with exceptional gifts and an agreeable style. Highly recommended for complex family law matters. A/V-rated by his peers.
Burlingame, CA

Andrea J. Valim, Esq.
Expert family law attorney. Her heart is not gold-- it's a new element that combines the best properties of gold and titanium, and that sets the standard.
San Mateo, CA

Dustin Vorsatz, Esq.
Expert family law attorney whose friendly and personable demeanor will disarm you. Is the "good cop" to his dad's "bad cop," which is a strategy I should implement myself.
Belmont, CA


Drew Winghart, Esq.
Civil litigation and family law attorney extraordinaire. Has an actual skeleton for a receptionist, which I attribute to his rapier wit.
Redwood City, CA


Hussein Saffouri, Esq.
Extremely talented civil litigation/trial attorney, but also a super nice guy. I've never been so politely destroyed in court before, or since!
Lafayette, CA


Gina Szeto-Wong, Esq.
Talented civil litigation attorney who does a fusion of civil and family law, just like me.
Cupertino, CA


Gregory Rougeau, Esq.
Expert bankruptcy attorney and U.S. Navy veteran, with the Southwest Asia Service Medal (service in the first Persian Gulf War).
San Francisco, CA


Duffy J. Magilligan, Esq.
Former Deputy District Attorney with dozens of trials and comes from a wonderful family that I've known since 1988.
Burlingame, CA


Marc C. Guèdenet, Esq.
Extremely talented former colleague who has blazed a great path and has a bright future as an exceptional trial attorney.
Roseville, CA


Lauren D. Cirlin, Esq.
Expert family law trial attorney who has spent her entire career at one firm for over 17 years.
San Mateo, CA