Shane R. Ford

Attorney Shane R. Ford is a shareholder with Ford Family Law in Oakland, California. Serving clients throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties and the surrounding areas of Northern California, Mr. Ford is certified as a family law specialist by The State Bar of California, and he devotes his practice to helping families through the difficult and emotional divorce process as smoothly and painlessly as possible.

To this end, he provides effective mediation services to help his clients resolve their conflicts and reach agreements without the need for expensive and time-consuming court battles. However, he is also a tenacious and skilled trial attorney who will fight for his clients' rights and best interests in court when necessary.

In all cases, Mr. Ford endeavors to deliver compassionate, personalized counsel to his clients with their matters involving any of the following:

• Child custody and support
• Spousal and domestic partner support
• Complex property division, including pensions and retirement accounts, stock options and other complex financial matters
• Business valuations
• Paternity
• Stepparent adoptions
• Premarital agreements

A 1990 cum laude graduate of Illinois State University, Mr. Ford attended Golden Gate University School of Law, where he obtained his Juris Doctor in 1994. The State Bar of California admitted him to practice that same year, and he regularly serves the Alameda County family courts as a settlement commissioner.

Highly active in his legal community, Mr. Ford has served on the board of directors of a number of professional legal organizations, including the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, the Alameda County Family Law Association and the Eastern Alameda County Family Law Association.

A fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, he holds an AV Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell, and he has earned recognition as one of the Top 100 attorneys in Northern California every year since 2009.

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