dave is

  • a certified family law specialist in San Francisco, California handling a wide variety of family law matters

  • settlement oriented, client / family focused

  • able to serve as mediator, mediation review attorney, consulting attorney, or divorce coach

  • a graduate of Columbia University (BA European History with honors 1991) and University of San Francisco School of Law (JD 2005)

  • Immediate Past-President (President 2024-2026) of the California chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC-CA)

  • a board member of AFCC International

  • a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)

  • a volunteer: settlement master for the San Francisco Superior Court, and volunteer for the Legal Advice and Referral Clinic (LARC) run by the San Francisco Bar Association

  • an educator: has guest lectured at USF School of Law, and is a past panelist in family law Continuing Legal Education for the San Francisco Bar Association, for AFCC California, and for AAML Northern California. Has also coached mock trial at SF’s Thurgood Marshall High School

  • continuously engaged in projects to reconceive the family law system to better serve families going through it

divorce, legal separation, annulment

divorce, legal separation, annulment

high net worth cases, asset division including complex characterization and valuation issues

high net worth cases, asset division including complex characterization and valuation issues

spousal support, child support

spousal support, child support

custody and visitation issues

custody and visitation issues

parentage cases

parentage cases

post-judgment modifications

post-judgment modifications

 
TESTIMONIALS
“I’d like to thank you for all your help and restraint and advice during a tough two years. Everything has ended well, without rancor, and [my ex-wife] and I remain on good terms. ”
Jan 1
“I’d like to thank you for all your help and restraint and advice during a tough two years. Everything has ended well, without rancor, and [my ex-wife] and I remain on good terms. ”

—PC

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“Thanks as always for all your hard work in keeping our family protected and for giving us your straight and unvarnished opinions and advice as we worked through what was a very difficult situation.”
Jan 1
“Thanks as always for all your hard work in keeping our family protected and for giving us your straight and unvarnished opinions and advice as we worked through what was a very difficult situation.”

—WR

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“With your guidance and efforts I was able to navigate everything efficiently and effectively via mediation. I appreciate your advocacy on my behalf and for staying focused on the priorities.”
Jan 1
“With your guidance and efforts I was able to navigate everything efficiently and effectively via mediation. I appreciate your advocacy on my behalf and for staying focused on the priorities.”

—MT

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“Dave’s reliable and responsive presence allowed me to feel heard and respected. He never made me feel stupid or incompetent in any way, and he held my and my children's best interests in mind.”
Jan 1
“Dave’s reliable and responsive presence allowed me to feel heard and respected. He never made me feel stupid or incompetent in any way, and he held my and my children's best interests in mind.”

—MS

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