First Admitted: 1997, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.seastromlaw.com/attorneys/thomas-w-tuttle/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Orange County Bar Association - Family Law Section Executive Committee Board Member and past Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President/Chair Elect, and President/Chair; Banyard Inn of Court - Master Bencher; California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization: Family Law Advisory Commission; U.S. District Court

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

2003: Successfully argued the case of Columbus Antiques & Decorative Center, et al. v. Waste Management, Inc. et al., before the California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Three 2019: In re Marriage of Wong, California Court of Appeal, Division Three, No. G057202 (OC Super. Ct. No. 95D011667) Certified for Publication, 2019

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Certified Specialist in Family Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 2007

Pro bono/Community Service:

Member of the Board of Directors for the Constitutional Rights Foundation of Orange County; Law Day Committee Member; Member of the Board of Directors for the Notre Dame Alumni Club of Orange County; Supporter of the Public Law Center; Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, California Psi Chapter Advisory Board
Society of Fellows of the Orange County Bar Foundation, Founding Fellow

Honors/Awards:

Super Lawyers Magazine, “Rising Stars”, 2005 - 2008
Top 100 Attorneys in Southern California, Super Lawyer Magazine, Top 100 Attorneys in Southern California, Super Lawyer Magazine, 2023
500 Leading Family Lawyers in America, Lawdragon
Orange County Top Attorneys, Orange Coast Magazine, 2013 - 2015
Top 50 Attorneys in Orange County, Super Lawyer Magazine, 2013 and 2022 - 2024, Super Lawyer, 2024
Super Lawyers Magazine, “Super Lawyer”, 2012 - Present
AV Peer Review Rated
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow

Educational Background:

University of California, Irvine (B.A. in Political Science, Minor in Psychology), 1992

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Presenter at the White Zuckerman Orange County Study Group "2022 Family Law Review" in 2023. Presenter at the White Zuckerman Orange County Study Group "2021 Family Law Review" in 2022. Presenter at the White Zuckerman Orange County Study Group "2020 Family Law Review" in 2021. Presenter at the OCBA Family Law Section, Attorney Fee Seminar in 2020. Presenter at the White Zuckerman Orange County Study Group "2019 Family Law Review" in 2020. Presenter at the White Zuckerman Orange County Study Group "2018 Family Law Review" in 2019. Presenter at the White Zuckerman Orange County Study Group "2017 Family Law Review" in 2018. Presenter at the Orange County Bar Association Family Law Section Seminar, "Is Equal Time Best? The Law and Psychology Bearing on 50/50 Custody Orders", 2017. Moderator at Orange County Bar Association Family Law Section, 2016 – “Finances and the Family Law Attorney”. Presenter at the White Zuckerman Orange County Study Group "2015 Family Law Review" in 2016. Speaker at the OCBA MCLE Seminar on "Family Law Basics" in 2016. Moderator at the OCBA Seminar, "Homegrown Success Stories: Thriving Firms in OC and How They Got There" in 2015. Lecturer at the OCBA Family Law Section Discovery Symposium in November 2012. Lecturer at the "Basic Dissolution Training: From Petition to Judgment" seminar (2011 and 2012) for the Orange County Bar Association and Public Law Center; Constitutional Rights Foundation of Orange County, Peer Court Attorney Advisor for Law Day
Speaker at the 2024 AAML Trial Advocacy Institute , Speaker at the 2024 AAML Trial Advocacy Institute, "Harnessing the Power of Evidence Code § 412 to Produce Better Rulings", 2024
Orange County Bar Association Family Law Section, “Discovery and Depositions in Family Law Matters”, 2013
University of Notre Dame Law School, Editor Journal of Legislation, 1997

Thomas W. Tuttle