FamilyFirst Law-- Center for Collaborative Family Law & Mediation

Advancing the New, Modern Approach to Family Law—Respectfully.

Since 2007, The California Courts have officially recognized the Collaborative approach as the fastest, and most effective way to resolve a family divorce in California.

If you and your spouse are considering divorce or in need of resolving a marital conflict, a new alternative to the traditional litigation approach is called a Collaborative Law process for Family Law, and can be applied to any family law matter, divorce, legal separation, pre and post marital agreements or any other marital conflict. Now favored by State Courts and codified in the law, this new modern approach provides a way for all parties and professionals to agree to an out-of-court solution which removes the threat of litigation but still retains the benefit of legal representation for the purpose of developing fair and durable settlement agreements.

Trained collaborative attorneys, parenting coaches, financial specialists, and other professionals come together as a team to work with your family to educate, advise, and guide your family towards mutually agreeable solutions in a respectful, but structured transformative environment in which the parties maintain complete control. It is an effective and new way to end a marriage or resolve a martial conflict without the acrimony, anger and resentment which often results from protracted conventional legal and adversarial litigation. Collaborative Law is fast, cost-effective, and protects you and your children from the harm associated with litigation and adversarial divorce.

FamilyFirst Law focuses exclusively on the principles of Collaborative Family Law, Collaborative Mediation, facilitative mediation, and evaluative mediation. FamilyFirst Law has over a 95% success rate when parties commit to the Collaborative process.

FamilyFirst Law adheres to the principles defined under Cal Family Code Section 2013, as well as the Model Standards of Conduct adopted by the American Bar Association’s Section of Dispute Resolution, and the Association for Conflict Resolution.

Furthermore, all FamilyFirst Law attorneys are certified under the standards and guidelines defined by the California Dispute Resolution Act (DRPA), and certified under the IACP guidelines for Collaborative Professionals, and adhere to the standards of practice for Mediators and Practitioners set forth by the California Dispute Resolution Council (CDRC).

Offices conveniently located in: Westlake Village, Encino, Brentwood, Pasadena, Downtown LA, Santa Clarita.

Attorneys at Law
​IACP Certified Family Law Collaborative Professionals
IDFA Certified Divorce Financial Analysts
Cal. DRPA Certified Mediators
Graduates of the Harvard Law School, Program on Negotiation

FamilyFirst Law conveniently serves the following communities:
Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Camarillo, Oxnard, Ventura, Simi Valley, Santa Barbara, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Woodland Hills, West Hills, Tarzana, Encino, Canoga Park, Chatsworth, Northridge, Reseda, North Hills, Granada Hills, Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, Studio City, Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Culver City, Valencia, Santa Clarita, Canyon Country, Lancaster, Palmdale