is a principal at the Law Offices of Joan Mann Thomas, where she practices in the areas of family law, divorce, separation agreements, child custody, visitation rights, child support, spousal support, premarital agreements, and distribution agreements. She also practices real estate litigation and a discovery facilitator for Marin County. Ms. Mann Thomas is a frequent lecturer on her areas of practice. She earned her B.A. degree from Mills College and her J.D. degree from Hastings College of Law, University of California. Ms. Mann Thomas is a member of the Bar Association of San Francisco, the Marin County Bar Association, the State Bar of California, and the American Bar Association.

is the founder of Men's Family Law in Santa Monica, California. He practices in the area of family law, including divorce, alimony, child custody and support. Mr. Pisarra practices in the courts of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and Ventura counties regularly. He has authored 3 books for men; A Man's Guide to Child Custody, A Man's Guide to Divorce Strategy and A Man's Guide to Domestic Violence. Mr. Pisarra earned his B.A. degree from St. John's College and his J.D. degree from the University of West Los Angeles. He is a member of the Santa Monica Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar, State bar of California State Bar and Los Angeles County Bar.

heads up a two-attorney firm, the Law Offices of Andy Cook, in San Diego, where he handles family law matters exclusively. He has handled more than 1,000 cases during the 29 years since he started the practice, including more than 40 matters that he has tried to judgment. Mr. Cook has been certified as a family law specialist for over 21 years by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. He has testified in court as an expert witness in legal malpractice as it relates to family law. Mr. Cook earned his B.A. degree from the University of Vermont and his J.D. degree from California Western School of Law. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Bar Association and is a member of its Family Law Section. Mr. Cook is also a member of the California Lawyers Association (Family Law Section), California Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, and San Diego Family Law Bar Association. He was recently named as a Top Family California lawyer by the Los Angeles Daily Journal.

is the founder and principal attorney at Law Office of JoAnne M. Biernacki and is a member of the Contra Costa, San Francisco, Alameda, El Dorado and Sacramento County bar associations. She focuses on family law, and has extensive experience in personal injury and criminal law cases. Ms. Biernacki has trained as minors' counsel and the role of Juvenile Dependency Attorney for Children and Parents. She was admitted to the California State Bar in 2011, and has since handled more than 250 cases. Ms. Biernacki earned her B.A. degree from San Francisco State University and her J.D. degree from John F. Kennedy University.

is an attorney with Minyard Morris, a family law firm in Newport Beach, California. Board-certified as a specialist in family law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, Mr. Little has more than 18 years of legal experience, and he provides outstanding representation, advice and support to clients throughout Orange County who are going through a divorce or other family law issues. Mr. Little has presented for NBI and other bar associations MCLE's on family law issues. Mr. Little has also received several commendations for his pro bono and volunteer work for the poor and disadvantaged, including serving as a board member for Community Legal Aid SoCal, volunteering with pro bono legal clinics, and a perennial volunteer for the Constitutional Rights Foundation mock trial competition. On the weekends, he also finds time to volunteer with his community in local youth sports, including coaching and refereeing. Mr. Little earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Point Loma Nazarene University, summa cum laude, and his Juris Doctor at American University, Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. He is admitted to practice before all Superior Courts in the State of California, as well as the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Central districts of California as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

is a founding partner of Storm Palyan LLP. He is a certified family law specialist, and practices family law exclusively. Mr. Palyan has served on the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association since 2013.  Prior to founding Storm Palyan LLP, he ran his own solo practice at Palyan Law APC, prior to which he spent many years as an attorney at Trope and Trope LLP, one of the largest family law firms in the country. Mr. Palyan is a graduate of the National Family Law Trial Institute in Huston, Texas. Prior to joining the private practice, he served as a judicial law clerk/research attorney for five Stanley Mosk Court family law judges (two of whom who went on to become the Supervising Family Law Judge for Los Angeles County), in addition to holding several coveted judicial externships during law school, including one with the Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals. As a research attorney, Mr. Palyan researched and recommended rulings on hundreds of family law proceedings. He provided legal research, analysis, and a recommendation to family law judges hearing motions, Requests for Orders, and Orders to Show Cause. Mr. Palyan teaches as an adjunct professor at Southwestern Law School. He currently teaches family law practice and procedure, having previously taught the international law journal seminar, and civil pre-trial practice. Mr. Palyan has been published numerous times, including a Law Review article he authored on privacy that has been cited in the Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) among numerous other publications. He graduated in the top ten percent of his class, having served both on law review and moot court, and earned the highest grade in several classes throughout law school. Mr. Palyan also serves on the Board of Governors for the Armenian Bar Association. He has received numerous honors and awards, including recognition as a Southern California Super Lawyers "Rising Star" every year since 2014 through 2022, and recognition from Los Angeles County Supervisor, Michael D. Antonovich, and a certificate of recognition from U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Adam Schiff. In 2022, Mr. Palyan was recognized by the Daily as one of twenty top family law attorneys across California, as published in the February 16, 2022 special edition of the Daily Journal.