Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Newport Beach, CA

Steven E. Briggs provides insightful representation in an array of high-end family law matters to clients in the Newport Beach, California, community. Mr. Briggs draws from his four decades of legal experience to guide clients through the high-asset divorce process and negotiate complex matters, including asset division, business valuation, child custody and spousal support. He is board certified by the State Bar of California's Board of Legal Specialization in family law, a practice area that he has focused on exclusively since 1982.

Mr. Briggs earned his undergraduate degree from the University of San Diego and obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law. He was admitted to practice before California state courts in 1971 and currently practices before the Superior Court of Orange County, the California Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court. Named in the 2012 edition of "Southern California's Top Rated Lawyers," Mr. Briggs has gained the respect of not only his clients but also his colleagues. He earned the prestigious Charles Garrity Award from the Family Law Section of the Orange County Bar Association in 2009 for his excellence and professionalism in the field of family law, and his peers have recognized him with Martindale-Hubbell's AV-Preeminent* rating.

Mr. Briggs is a member of the Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the Orange County Bar Association. He has delivered numerous continuing legal education courses for the University of California's Continuing Education of the Bar program, the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

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