Paula M. Lawhon
Top rated Family Law attorney in San Rafael, California
Practice Areas:
Family law,
Child support,
Custody & visitation,
Divorce,
Mediation & collaborative law,
Same sex family law
Education Qualification:
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Practice Areas:
Family law,
Child support,
Custody & visitation,
Divorce,
Mediation & collaborative law,
Same sex family law
4040 Civic Center Dr Suite 200San Rafael, California, 94903
First Admitted: 1999, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.lawhonlaw.com/attorneys/paula-m-lawhon/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Bench Bar Settlement Conference panelist Marin County Superior Court
- California, 1999
- Settlement Conference Master San Francisco Unified Family Court
- San Francisco Bar Association, Family Law and ADR Section Member, VLSP Volunteer and Fee Arbitrator
- Collaborative Attorneys & Mediators of Marin (“CAMM”)
- Member, Sections on: Mediation; Family Law, Bar Association of San Francisco
- Association for Dispute Resolution of Northern California & Association for Conflict Resolution, Member
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2001
- Marin County Bar Association, Family Law member
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Certified Specialist, Family Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Community Boards, Board of Directors and Panel Mediator; Volunteer Legal Services Program, San Francisco Bar Association
- Marin County Bench Bar Settlement Conference volunteer settlement conference panelist
Honors/Awards:
- Public Interest Scholar, UC Hastings, 1999
- Recipient of Hall of Fame Medal for Best of the Bay Area in the category of Family Law Attorney , Hall of Fame Medal for Best Family Law Attorney San Francisco Region, Bay Area Parent, 2024
- Top Women Attorneys in Northern California, 2014-2015
- Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
- Bay Area Family Favorite Winner San Francisco/Marin; voted on by Bay Area Parents, Best of the Best: Bay Area Parent Family Favorite, Bay Area Parent
Educational Background:
- University of California, Irvine, B.A.,cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1996
White Papers:
- Authored chapter titled "The Role of Mediation in Today's Family Law Cases" in Aspatore Inside the Minds book to be published by Thomson Reuters Westlaw in 2013. Chapters are comparable to white papers or thought-leadership essays, addressing the most important issues that lawyers face and offering strategies for managing those issues and effectively working with clients. , Inside the Minds: Strategies for Family Law in California 2013 ed., Family Law, 2013
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- "Family Law Seminar Series" Mediation & Law Office of Paula M. Lawhon, 2008- 2009
- Presenter at the February 2024 California Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts in San Francisco , Presenter, Family Law Attorneys and Mental Health Professionals: The Need for Interdisciplinary Reconciliation, AFCC, Family Law Professional, 2024
- Presenter at annual AFCC conference , Presenter, Co-Mediation with Interdisciplinary Neutrals, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Family Law Attorneys, Mental Health Professionals, Financial Professionals, 2019
- Presenter at multidisciplinary family law conference, Presenter, Neutrals in Family Law Cases, Bar Association of San Francisco, Family Law Attorneys, Mediators, Mental Health Professionals, 2022
- "Marital Property Law and Mediation" Lorman Seminars, 2008
- "Marital Property Law" National Constitution Center Conferences, 2008
- "Small Firm Marketing" San Francisco Bar Association & Barristers, 2006
- Mediating Same Sex Dissolutions, California State Bar, Family Law News, 2012
- "Family Law Mediation" San Francisco Bar Association & Barristers, 2008
- "Advanced Mediation Training" Community Boards, 2008
- Presenter, Mechanics of Co-Mediation, Bar Association Of San Francisco, 2017
- Presenter, Variations In Divorce Co-Mediation, AFCC, 2016
- Author, Crafting an Enforceable Settlement Agreement, Plaintiff Magazine, Alternative Dispute Resolution Issue, 2007
- Presenter, Cross-over issues in Immigration and Family Law, Bar Association of San Francisco, 2016
- Author, Retraining Family Lawyers to Support Mediating Clients, Family Law News, 2016
- "Introduction to Family Mediation", 2010
- "Navigating the Minefields of Family Law Mediations", 2010
- Mediation Section ongoing seminars, San Francisco Bar Association
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2009-2012
Industry Groups:
- Full-time Family Law Mediator
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