Elaine D. Ryzak Fraser
Top rated Family Law attorney in Burlingame, California
Practice Areas:
Family law,
Child support,
Custody & visitation,
Divorce,
Domestic violence,
Mediation & collaborative law
Education Qualification:
University of San Francisco School of Law
Practice Areas:
Family law,
Child support,
Custody & visitation,
Divorce,
Domestic violence,
Mediation & collaborative law
1220 Howard Avenue Suite 250Burlingame, California, 94010
First Admitted: 1984, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.harrisandfraser.com/attorney/fraser-elaine-ryzak...
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Family Law Section Member, San Mateo County Bar Association
- Volunteer at Status Conferences, Family Law Department, San Mateo County Superior Court., 2021
- CP Cal PEC Committee Member which serves to unify, strengthen and support the collaborative community and to increase public awareness of the collaborative process throughout California., 2021
- Mediation Panelist for San Mateo County Alternative Dispute Resolution Program beginning in 2015 and continuing.
- Collaborative Practice of San Mateo County (CPSMC), Member
- Collaborative Practice of San Mateo County-Executive Committee
- International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- California, 1984
- San Mateo County Superior Court, the Judicial Arbitration Panel and Advisory Committee
- Judge Pro Tempore for the Superior Court of the County of San Mateo
- San Mateo County Bar Association, Judicial Evaluation Committee
- Co-Chair, Collaborative Practice Group of San Mateo County, 2013 and 2014
- Board of Directors, San Mateo Collaborative Practice Group
- Member, State Bar of California, Women's Law Section
- San Mateo County Superior Court, the Alternative Dispute Resolution MAP Oversight Committee
- Arbitrator, San Mateo County Superior Court
- Member, State Bar of California, Family Law Section
- Chairperson, San Mateo Collaborative Practice Group, Public Education Committee, 2011 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018,
- Director Emeritus and Past President, San Mateo County Trial Lawyers Association
- Consumer Attorneys of California
- San Mateo County Superior Court, Family Law Advisory Board
- San Mateo County Superior Court, the Civil and Probate Advisory Committee
- Member, San Mateo County Bar Association
Videos:
- Collaborative Divorce Process
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Certificate of Completion from the Program on Negotiation at the Harvard Law School in Mediation and Negotiation, 2024
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Served as a scorer in San Mateo County's High School Mock Trial Program
- Volunteer at Samaritan House Pantry to cook and prepare meals for people in need as well as sorting and preparing food items for care packages., 2021
- Volunteer Attorney, Community Law Night for San Mateo County Bar Association and San Mateo County Law Library., 2020
- Volunteer in Lawyers in the Library program in the San Mateo County Public Library System; Volunteer for Samaritan House (food distribution for the community)
- Fund raiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Volunteer, San Mateo County Lawyers in the Library program
- Volunteer, Family Law Department of the San Mateo County Superior Court
- Selected Mediator for the Family Law ADR Referral panel-San Mateo County Superior Court with continuing service, 2018
- Selected to mediate cases for the Family Law Pro Bono Alternative Dispute Resolution On Site Mediation Panel for the San Mateo County Superior Court, 2022
- Volunteer Mediator, Superior Court of CA, County of San Mateo, ADR Section
- University of San Francisco Alumni Mentor, 2016
Honors/Awards:
- Top Attorney Award-Divorce, Avvo, 2024
- Avvo--Top Attorney Award-Divorce, Avvo Rating, 2020
- Avvo--Top Attorney Award-Divorce, Avvo Rating, 2021
- Annual list of 5% of the top attorneys in Northern California, Super Lawyer--since 2010, Super Lawyer, 2024
Educational Background:
- I have completed a semester long program at the Harvard Law school in Mediation and Negotiation and received a Certificate of Completion from the Program on Negotiation., 2023-2024
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Presenter at Divorce Options Workshops for the San Mateo Superior Court Multi-Option ADR Project--How to Be Effective in Judicial Arbitration, Attorney Presenter, Presenter at Divorce Options workshops--Public Outreach
- Panelist, San Francisco Superior Court Pre-Arbitration Settlement Conferences
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Completion of a semester course from Harvard Law School in Mediation and Negotiation., 2024
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