Spousal Support LawyersSpousal Support Lawyers

Spousal Support Law

Mediation can be a practical option for many people who are pursuing divorce or involved in other family disputes— not just those who get along. Facilitated by a skilled lawyer, mediation can help resolve your case quickly, protect your privacy and save on costs. We pride ourselves on helping clients resolve divorce and family law cases through mediation.

Family law attorney has received divorce mediation training from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University and advanced family mediation skills training with the Mediation Center for Family Law.

Our firm provides mediation services for all types of divorce and family law matters, including child custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, property settlement, allocation of debt and paternity cases.

Contact us today to discuss mediation and your case.

How Mediation Works

Mediation is a voluntary process where both parties — a husband and wife, mother and father or two domestic partners — retain a firm to assist both parties identify, resolve and settle their issues.

Our practice provides confidential sessions in the privacy of our offices in Arroyo Grande. We will guide the sessions, where each party will speak for themselves. We will prepare all necessary court paperwork and if an agreement is reached, neither party will ever have to enter a courtroom.

Through mediation, we will provide information to help you and your former partner frame the issues and make well-thought-out decisions to resolve all issues and bring the case to a prompt conclusion.

In a mediated case, the parties save a considerable amount of time and money by simply sharing information with each other rather than requiring dueling attorneys to drag it out of the other side or third parties. The mediator will guide the parties by providing specific instructions regarding the nature and extent of information that is necessary to resolve the issues in your particular case.

If you own a business or real estate, we can assist you with selecting expert witnesses such as a forensic CPA to place a value on your business or an appraiser to place a value on your property.

Is Mediation Right for You?

In a free telephone consultation, we will help you explore whether mediation is the best option for your case.

One of the benefits of mediation is you retain control — of the schedule, the cost and the decisions that will be made. You have a hand in shaping your future instead of letting a judge decide it. You can go at your own pace, taking the time to consider the long-term impacts of a decision. It is more confidential than litigation, and it saves the cost of having opposing attorneys fight it out in court.

When children are involved, mediation can begin a positive start to co-parenting.

Some disputes are unable to be resolved through mediation, however, and require litigation. We have extensive courtroom experience and can help you protect your rights.

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Keep in mind that litigation does not have to mean a fight to the finish. Simply because each party has hired their own attorney, an expensive trial is not inevitable. In some cases, attorneys can facilitate settlement of issues.

The situations where a party may need their own personal advocate include, but are certainly not limited to the following:

  • There has been domestic violence in the relationship.
  • One partner/spouse feels intimidated by the other spouse to the point it is impossible to comfortably negotiate in a mediation setting.
  • One spouse has a far superior knowledge and understanding of the parties’ assets and obligations.
  • There is a lack of trust between the spouses which cannot be overcome in a mediation setting.
  • The level of animosity between the parties cannot be overcome by one or both spouses.
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Motorcycle Injury LawyersMotorcycle Injury Lawyers

Motorcycle Injury Law

There is a cruel irony in motorcycle accident injury cases: They are more challenging, for various reasons, but the injuries tend to be more severe and victims require higher costs for a longer recovery.

The injuries are more severe for obvious reasons: no air bags, no protection, sometimes not even a helmet. Bikers come in contact with pavement and steel, and their own motorcycle. The motorcycle accident injuries include:

  • Head and brain injuries
  • Spinal cord injuries
  • Broken bones
  • Amputation
  • Death

The Challenges

Insurance policies have exclusions and loopholes to try to get out of paying what they should. And juries and the public have less sympathy for injured bikers than for other victims of injury. Many see cyclists as reckless thrill-seekers who “probably” bear much of the fault for their accident.

The Truth

The truth is that most accidents where motorcyclists are injured are the fault of automobile drivers. A common and terrible accident involves an auto driver failing to see an oncoming cyclist and turning left into the bike. Two vehicles — even traveling at low speed — going in opposite directions amplify the impact.

If you have lost a loved one to wrongful death in a motorcycle accident, you may have a case to recover from a negligent driver. If there was a defect in the motorcycle, there may be a case against the manufacturer or dealer.

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Bad Faith Claims LawyersBad Faith Claims Lawyers

Bad Faith Claims Law

You purchase insurance to protect you, but insurance companies can turn against you when you need them most. If you have been denied insurance benefits when you are facing a serious medical condition, damage to your home, failure to pay under uninsured/underinsured auto coverage, or failure to defend on a liability policy, you need a highly qualified lawyer who will stand up for your rights.We know how the insurance companies work and will aggressively represent you in bad faith insurance litigation.

Getting What You Paid For

Your insurance company has an obligation of good faith and fair dealing when presented with your claim. However, all too often insurance companies put their profits first.

Attorney has insider knowledge about the insurance industry that can work to your advantage. He formerly was a casualty adjuster with a national insurance company and has formerly worked as an attorney for major insurance companies. We combine that knowledge with over 30 years of experience with bad faith insurance claims to aggressively take on insurance companies. We are dedicated to helping you get the coverage that is owed to you.

We can help you when your insurance company is:

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  • Offering less than the claim is worth
  • Unreasonably interpreting policy language
  • Failing to reasonably settle claims or lawsuits made against an insured
  • Failing to defend an insured in a liability lawsuit
  • Unreasonably denying coverage

Contact our attorneys to schedule a free consultation.

Commitment to Success

He is a published appellate attorney against insurance companies and has experience with a wide variety of insurance bad faith cases. Among our wins, we have achieved six- and seven-figure recoveries for clients.

We are committed to protecting the rights of policyholders.

If you have been wrongfully denied your policy benefits through Homeowners, Auto, or medical benefits we can help you with your bad faith insurance claim. Contact our experienced attorneys to discuss your case.

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