Robyn C. Santucci

Certified Family Law Specialist Robyn C. Santucci has more than 15 years of experience working exclusively in family law. Robyn earned this prestigious distinction by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization in 2015.

Ms. Santucci specializes in divorce, domestic violence, child and spousal support, and other family law issues, as well as serving regularly as a consultant for family law clients in mediation. Prior to joining Phillips Lerner in 2006, Ms. Santucci worked as an associate with the highly regarded San Francisco law firm, Hersh FamilyLaw Practice, where she litigated and collaborated on all aspects of family law cases from complex, high-asset marital dissolutions to precedent-setting custody disputes.

Ms. Santucci received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology, with a minor specialization in English Literature and Language from Baylor University, before earning her Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Loyola College of Maryland in 1997. Ms. Santucci received her Juris Doctorate from the University of San Francisco in 2001.

Once an intern for former Vice President Joseph Biden, Jr., Ms. Santucci also served as a judicial extern for two San Francisco Family Court Commissioners. Ms. Santucci served as a legal intern for the San Francisco Office of the District Attorney in the domestic violence division.

In addition, Ms. Santucci served as the Chairperson of the Bay Area Young Family Lawyers Group from 2004 - 2005 and was a member of the San Francisco and Marin County Bar Associations. Ms. Santucci offered her expertise as a volunteer family law attorney for the San Francisco Volunteer Legal Services Program from 2001 - 2005, and for Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law in Los Angeles from 2013 to the present. She is currently a member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association and Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Sections.

Ms. Santucci is actively involved in philanthropy and was elected in 2015 to the Board of Directors of OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center, having served as Board Chair for the Associate Board from 2010-2014. OUR HOUSE is a nonprofit agency offering grief groups for adults and children, grief education and post-crisis grief intervention to the Los Angeles community. In 2012, OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center honored Ms. Santucci with the "Spirit of Hope" award, recognizing her for her outstanding philanthropic work, as well as for bringing tremendous growth to the Associate Board and awareness about the agency. Additionally, Ms. Santucci served on the Board of Directors for the non-profit Blank Theater Company from 2006-2010.