Yau Lee
Top rated Family Law attorney in San Francisco, California
Practice Areas:
Family law,
Alternative dispute resolution,
Adoption,
Child support,
Custody & visitation,
Divorce,
Domestic violence,
Father's rights,
Mediation & collaborative law,
Same sex family law
Education Qualification:
Golden Gate University School of Law
Practice Areas:
Family law,
Alternative dispute resolution,
Adoption,
Child support,
Custody & visitation,
Divorce,
Domestic violence,
Father's rights,
Mediation & collaborative law,
Same sex family law
291 Geary Street Suite 600San Francisco, California, 94102
First Admitted: 2021, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.nclwlaw.com/about-us/yau-lee/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Organized and executed a lunch and learn program for the American Bar Association Family Law Section on the topic of "Why the heck aren’t we doing this already? Advance orientation (AO) can improve satisfaction, efficiency, and efficacy in family law.", 2025
- Member of Asian American Bar Association. , 2025
- San Francisco Bar Association and its Family Law Section , 2025
- Co-Chair of Custody Committee- American Bar Association Family Law Chapter , 2025
- Attendee- 2025 Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, California Chapter, Annual Conference , 2025
- Attendee- 2024 Association of Certified Family Law Specialists Spring Seminar. , 2024
- Attendee at Cal-APABA San Francisco Conference, 2024
- State Bar of California
- Attendee- 2024 American Bar Association Family Law Section Spring Conference, 2024
- Host Committee Member- Rally Family Visitation Services Annual Fundraising Event. , 2024
- Volunteer Attorney- San Mateo Law Library Community Law Night, 2024
- Member of American Bar Association- Family Law and Litigation committees. , 2024
- Attendee- 2024 Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, California Chapter, Annual Conference , 2024
- Member of San Francisco Bar Association and its Family Law Committee. , 2024
- Member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC). , 2024
- Member of Alameda County Bar Association and its Family Law Section. , 2024
- Member of Asian American Bar Association. , 2024
- Board Member of San Mateo County Bar Association Barristers Section. , 2024
- San Mateo County Bar Association Barristers Section, Board Member. , 2023
- American Bar Association, 2023
- Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area, 2023
- San Francisco County Bar Association: Family Law Section , 2023
- Alameda County Bar Association: Family Law Section. , 2023
- San Mateo County Bar Association, 2023
- Mentee of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Mentoring Group - Settlement Focused, 2023
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), 2022
- San Mateo County Bar Association- Barristers Section, General Board Member , 2022
- Alameda County Bar Association , 2022
- San Francisco Bar Association, 2022
- Admission to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 2022
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Case settled at a judicial settlement conference and avoided a multi-day trial. , 2024
- The Court ordered joint legal and physical custody. The other parent requested sole physical custody, 2024
- The Court denied opposing party's ex parte request to continue the Request for Order when it had been continued six times previously. , 2024
- Additional timeshare for my client's son, 2023
- An award of $150,000 in attorney's fees and costs pursuant to Family Code Section 2030, 2023
- Second chair at a three-day custody trial. The opposing party requested to maintain the current timeshare but the court awarded my client joint physical custody and increased her timeshare with her children, 2023
- Settled a case through mediation- avoided a move-away child custody trial and settled all financial issues without any court hearing, 2022
- The other party filed a motion for child custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, and attorney's fees. I helped my client settle all of the issues without a hearing, 2023
Representative Clients:
- Figure AI Engineer. , 2025
- OpenAI Employee, 2025
- Employee at County of Santa Clara, 2024
- Physician at Stanford Health Care., 2024
- Employee at the University of California, San Francisco, 2024
- Federal employee at IRS, 2023
- Google employee. , 2023
- Attorney at Samsung, 2023
- Director at Allstate, 2023
- Apple employee, 2023
- Business owner- acupuncturist, 2022
- Google employee, 2022
- President of a non-profit foundation, 2022
- Multi-states real estate investor, 2021
- Director of an architectural firm, 2022
- Stanford University employee, 2022
- Retired police officer, 2022
- Business owners of a janitorial & suppliers company, 2021
- Kaiser Permanente Psychiatrist, 2022
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Certificate in Basic Mediation, 2019
- Northern California AAML Trial Practicum , 2024
Pro bono/Community Service:
- San Mateo County Law Library Community Law Night, 2023
- Volunteer attorney at the San Mateo County Law Library Community Law Night, 2024
- Presented at a Second Saturday Divorce Workshop, 2023
- Serves as a mentor for the Community Youth Center in San Francisco, 2023
- San Mateo County Law Library Community Law Night, 2021
- Serves as a mentor and career panelist for the Community Youth Center in San Francisco, 2022
- San Mateo County Law Library Community Law Night, 2022
Honors/Awards:
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®, https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/yau-lee/415240, 2025
- Barrister's Member of the Month, San Mateo County Bar Association, 2024
Educational Background:
- University of California, San Diego, 2008
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