Stephanie I. Blum
Top rated Family Law attorney in Los Angeles, California
Practice Areas:
Family law,
Child support,
Custody & visitation,
Divorce,
Domestic violence,
Father's rights,
Mediation & collaborative law
Education Qualification:
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Practice Areas:
Family law,
Child support,
Custody & visitation,
Divorce,
Domestic violence,
Father's rights,
Mediation & collaborative law
12400 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 800Los Angeles, California, 90025
First Admitted: 1994, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.rrbattorneys.com/stephanie-i-blum
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Graduate of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy in Trial Advocacy Skills
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Executive Committee, Member
- Beverly Hills Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
- Appointed to the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section, 2012
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Grahm v. Superior Court, 132 Cal.App.4th 1193 (2005)
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Certified Family Law Specialist since 2003
Pro bono/Community Service:
- The Alliance for Children's Rights
- Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law
Honors/Awards:
- Southern California Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, Los Angeles Magazine
- Women's Leadership Awards, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2022
- Legal Visionary, L.A. Times Business of Law Magazine, 2022
- Top 100 Lawyers, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2022
- Trailblazing Family Law Attorney, National Law Journal, 2022
- Top Family Law Attorney, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2022
- Leaders in Law, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2021
- Southern California Super Lawyer
- Certificate of Tribute from the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law
Educational Background:
- Cornell University, 1987
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Divorce and Finances: Know Your Rights Clearly and Quickly, 2000
- Pets are also impacted by the dissolution of a marriage. Stephanie explores how pets are increasingly viewed by the courts not simply as animals, but more like members of a family and subject to litigation to determine custody. , Author, Who Gets the Dog?, Living Brentwood, 2024
- An analysis of the Court of Appeal's decision in Parris J. v. Christopher U. and the potential consequences of eliminating the reasonableness standard in DVROs., Author, Discarding the reasonableness standard in DVROs muddies the process, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2023
- How does the court consider and award appropriate spousal support? Stephanie Blum explains in this article., The Ins and Outs of Spousal Support in Divorce, Living Brentwood, 2023
- An explainer on how to keep costs and tensions low during a contentious divorce, How to Divorce in the Best Interests of the Children: Part 2, Living Brentwood, 2022
- When one parent wants to move away with a child, the courts look at a number of factors before granting such an order. , Divorce: What Happens When One Parent Wants to Move Away?, Living Brentwood, 2022
- An explainer on the impact of divorce on minor children and how best to keep them at the center of custody negotiations., Divorce: Keeping The Children Uppermost, Living Brentwood, 2022
- A primer on restraining orders in the context of marriage dissolutions., Navigating A Difficult Divorce, Living Brentwood, 2021
- An exploration of the admissibility of expert opinion and the potential pitfalls in the face of technological advancements., Ruling Clarifies Precedent on Expert Reliance on Hearsay, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2021
- A systematic approach for calculating goodwill which is equitable and consistent with current values and realities., Valuing The Professional Goodwill Of An Attorney In Divorce, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2019
- Grahm v. Superior Court Reaffirms Kumar Under the UCCJEA, Family Law News State Bar of California, Family Law Section, 2005
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Regularly appears on KTLK 1150 AM Ledger on the Law radio show as family law expert, 2011
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