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Dan Jaffe and his legal team have been at the forefront of California family law since 1977. In addition to handling the most complex family law matters for an elite clientele, the firm has been influential in shaping family law through published appellate cases and leadership involvement in the statewide, national and international family law communities.

No matter how difficult or complicated the case, Jaffe Family Law Group professionals have the expertise to guide clients through all aspects of family law matters, with particular knowledge in the areas often affecting high net worth individuals, such as divorce taxation, intellectual property, interstate jurisdiction, and complex business and financial issues.

PROFESSIONAL TEAM

The firm's highly experienced team of lawyers bring a diverse array of talents and perspectives to help every client achieve his or her individual goals, usually by settlement, or by trial when necessary.

Daniel J. Jaffe

Daniel J. Jaffe Founding Partner

Over five decades and in a confidential setting, Daniel Jaffe has established himself as the sought-after attorney for high-profile celebrity and professional clients and their spouses with the most sensitive and complicated family law matters.
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William S. Ryden

William S. Ryden Partner

William Ryden’s deep understanding of family law derives from more than 40 years of successfully representing clients through complex and diverse family law issues. Jaffe Family Law Group clients have benefited from his sound advice and reasoned representation since 1980, when he joined the firm.
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Sandra P. Mendell

Sandra P. Mendell Partner

Sandra’s practice is dedicated exclusively to the practice of family law, including marital dissolutions, legal separations, annulments, Marvin (palimony) actions, child custody disputes and the negotiation and preparation of cohabitation agreements, premarital agreements, postnuptial agreements and marital settlement agreements.
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Alysia S. Evans

Alysia S. Evans Partner

Alysia has successfully worked on all aspects of complex and sensitive family law cases. She focuses on taking cases from the initial family law pleadings to judgment as efficiently as possible while effectively advocating for and preserving clients’ rights and interests.
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Melissa M. Martin

Melissa M. Martin Associate

Family law has always been a career pursuit of Melissa’s. Now, working at Jaffe Family Law Group, she can put her talents and passion for helping families to work. Melissa is involved in all aspects of a client’s dissolution proceeding.
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Matthew Goodwin

Matthew Goodwin Attorney

Matthew handles cases touching upon nearly all aspects of family law including, but not limited to property distribution, child custody, spousal support, child support, and prenuptial, postnuptial, and separation agreements, modification matters, and custodial relocation cases.
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Mara Berke

Mara Berke Of Counsel

Mara Berke has practiced family law for more than twenty years, which includes many years of practice with prominent Westside boutique family law firms. Mara has experience with complex child custody disputes, division and characterization of assets and debts, calculation of child and spousal support, business valuations, paternity disputes, and post-judgment relief.
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Jimmy Spencer

Jimmy Spencer Paralegal

Jimmy Spencer is a highly skilled and experienced litigation paralegal with over 20 years of experience in the legal industry. Jimmy works as a paralegal at the Jaffe Family Group where he specializes in divorce, child custody, and child support cases.
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Malka Nazar

Malka Nazar Paralegal

Malka Nazar is a highly skilled and experienced family law paralegal with years of experience in the legal industry. Malka handles civil harassment and domestic violence restraining orders, divorce, child custody, and child support cases.
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Jaffe Family Law Group
1901 Ave. of the Stars
Suite 680
Los Angeles, CA 90067
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Phone: 310-550-7477
Fax: 310-271-8313