Practice Areas: Family Law
Licensed in California since: 1978
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2024 Granberg Law Office
134 Central AvenueSalinas, CA 93901 Phone: 831-422-6565 Email: Ronald S. Granberg Visit website
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Ronald S. Granberg is a past-president of the Northern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), a past-president of the California Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS), and a past-president of the Monterey County Bar Association. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and served as Education Chairperson of the California State Bar Family Law Section. Ron is a recipient of the AAML Northern California Chapter’s “Fellow of the Year Award,” a recipient of the ACFLS “Hall of Fame Award,” a co-recipient of the AAML Southern California Chapter’s “Family Law Person of the Year Award,” and a recipient of the Monterey County Bar Association's Lewis Fenton "Excellence in Advocacy Award." Ron was the Monterey College of Law's Legal Research and Writing professor for 37 years and its Trial Advocacy professor for 24 years. He received the law school’s “Professor of the Year” Award on six occasions. He is author of California Legal Research and a co-author of CEB's Crossover Issues in Estate Planning and Family Law. Ron has published 21 family law articles and has made over 200 family law professional presentations.
First Admitted: 1978, California
Professional Webpage: http://www.granberglaw.com/attorneys/ronald-s-granberg
- Over 200 professional presentations made to organizations such as: Alameda County Family Law Bar, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, National Chapter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Northern California Chapter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Southern California Chapter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Kentucky Chapter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, North Carolina Chapter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers/American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, Attorney’s Briefcase, Bar Association of San Francisco Family Law Section, California CPA Education Foundation, California State Bar, Certified Family Law Specialists of the San Diego Bar Association, Continuing Professional Education Forum of the Central Coast, Los Angeles County Family Law Section, Monterey County Bar Association, Monterey County Bar Association Family Law Section, National Council of Juvenile and Family Law Judges, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Orange County Bar Association Family Law Section, Pasadena Bar Association Family Law Section, Sacramento County Bar Association Family Law Section, San Mateo County Bar Association Family Law Section, Santa Clara County Bar Association Barristers, Santa Clara County Bar Association Family Law Section, Santa Cruz County Bar Association, Santa Cruz County Bar Association Family Law Section, Sonoma County Bar Association Family Law Section
- Professional Publications: “You’re Just Not My Phenotype” (Family Law News, Fall 1995)“Parents Wrangle At Their Own Risk” (Association of Certified Family Law Specialists Newsletter, Spring 2001) “Lawyers Play Philosophy Game in Court” (Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 3, 2002)“Moore/Marsden: When Cash Should Be King” (Association of Certified Family Law Specialists Newsletter, Spring 2003)“What’s Yours Is Mine in Joint Bank Accounts, ‘Lee’ Decides” (Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 14, 2004)“Post-Egelhoff Divorce Division of ERISA Benefits” (Association of Certified Family Law Specialists Newsletter, Fall 2004)“Legal Reasoning” (Monterey College of Law)“Save the Child” (Association of Certified Family Law Specialists Newsletter, Winter 2005)“Home Repairs: Sherman Partially Corrects Bono v. Clark’s Moore/Marsden Mistakes” (Association of Certified Family Law Specialists Newsletter, Summer 2006)“Under Fellows, Does Senate Bill 78 Retroactively Invalidate Premarital Agreements Signed Without Independent Counsel?” (Association of Certified Family Law Specialists Newsletter, Winter 2006)“The Trouble with Kieturakis” (Association of Certified Family Law Specialists Newsletter, Summer 2007)“A Civil Litigator’s Education in Disclosure Duties” (Association of Certified Family Law Specialists Newsletter, Winter 2007)“Protecting Client Privacy in Divorce” (Family Law News, Issue 4, 2008)“Postmarital Agreements Containing a ‘Not Made in Contemplation of Divorce’ Clause: Fish or Foul?” (Association of Certified Family Law Specialists Newsletter, Fall 2008)“We Can” (canned speeches in family law) (Association of Certified Family Law Specialists Newsletter, Summer 2009)“Private Ordering and Alternative Dispute Resolution” (Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Volume 23, 2010 Number 2)“Responding to the Panicked Call” (Family Law News, Volume 33, Number 1 2011)“Dividing Negative Equity When the Night is Still” (Family Law News, Volume 33, Number 3, 2011)“What Can You Glean from a Subchapter S Tax Return?” American Bar Association Family Advocate, Fall 2014“Three Logical Arguments for Divorce Settlement” American Bar Association Family Advocate, Winter 2015“Avoid the Fraudulent Postnup” ACFLS Specialist, Summer 2017
- 10 out of 10 rating, AVVO
- Lewis L. Fenton "Excellence in Advocacy" Award, Monterey County Bar Association
- AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Member, Super Lawyers of Northern California
- Member, Monterey County Bar Association Member
- Lawyer of the Year Award, Central California Region Family Law
- Hall of Fame Award, California Association of Certified Family Law Specialist
- Family Law Person of the Year Award, Southern California Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Fellow of the Year Award, Northern California Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Professor of the Year Award, Monterey College of Law
- Monterey County Bar Association: Past President.
- Association of Certified Family Law Specialists: Past President.
- International Academy of Family Lawyers: Fellow.
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Northern California Chapter: Past President.
- California State Bar Family Law Executive Committee: Past Education Committee Chairperson.
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers: Second Vice President.
- B.A. (University of Michigan, 1970)
- J.D. (Monterey College of Law, 1978)
- see curriculum vitae (below)
- Certified Family Law Specialist, California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, 1987
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Office location for Ronald S. Granberg
134 Central Avenue
Salinas, CA 93901
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2024
