Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Los Angeles, CA

Michelle Katz is the principal attorney and founder of the Law & Mediation Offices of Michelle Katz in Los Angeles, California. Ms. Katz has over 40 years of legal experience and dedicates her practice to family law and mediation. She represents clients in the Los Angeles area and throughout California in matters involving divorce, cohabitation agreements, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements and more.

Over the course of her decades in practice, Ms. Katz has helped hundreds of California residents resolve their complex family law issues through courtroom litigation, out-of-court negotiation, mediation and other approaches. She has been certified as a family law specialist by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization and is a highly experienced mediator, having trained at Harvard Law School and with the Center for Understanding in Conflict.

In addition to her law practice, Ms. Katz regularly speaks for professional organizations about collaborative law and mediation. She is the recipient of many honors for her accomplishments in the legal field, including being listed in “The Best Lawyers in America” multiple years in a row. She holds an AV Preeminent* peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is a fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Highly involved in her legal community, Ms. Katz is a member of the American Bar Association’s Section of Dispute Resolution, serving as council member and membership chair of the section. She is a former president and board member of the California Dispute Resolution Council and a co-founder of the Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association. She is also very active in The State Bar of California.

Ms. Katz earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a master’s degree in education from Cornell University. She received her law degree from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law.

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