• Board Certified Family Law Specialist since 2014
• California Family Law Attorney since 2002
• Hundreds of Domestic Violence cases
• Aggressive in court
• Knowledgeable about laws and procedures
• Savvy case planning
• Honest
• High Integrity
• Hourly rates starting at $250
• Low retainers
• Payment plans

Licenses & Certifications

• Cal. Bar (2002)
• CLS-F (2015)

Education

• JD California Western School of Law (2002)

Experience

• January 2022 to Present – Law Offices of Ralph T. Santoro, Jr., La Mesa, CA Independent Contractor/Family Law Litigation.
  • Family Law litigation services for different family law firms.
  • Represents and counsels clients in all litigation phases.

• August 2019 to January 2022 – Law Offices of Christian Schank, Riverside, CA Managing Attorney/Family Law Litigation.
  • Recruited, hired, trained, mentored and supervised 6 Family Law Attorneys.
  • Experience levels between 1 year and 20 years.
  • Hired, trained and supervised 10 staff.
  • Maintained workload balance.
  • Monitored billing.
  • Client care and handling.
  • Dozens of depositions taken and defended.
  • Retained between 30 and 40 new clients per month.
  • Supervised and oversaw between 150 and 180 active cases.
  • Dozens of trials and evidentiary hearings, with live testimony.
  • Domestic Violence. Divorce. Legal Separation. Paternity. Child Support.
  • Personally managed the most complex, high conflict or sophisticated matters.
  • Represented clients in 4 counties for all Family Court related actions and issues.

• December 2010 to August 2019 – Law Offices of Ralph T. Santoro, Jr., La Mesa, CA Independent Contractor/Family Law Litigation.
  • Worked with different family law firms from San Diego to San Francisco.
  • Traveled for court hearings, depositions and other case related events.
  • All phases and aspects of Discovery and Discovery motions.
  • Represented clients in high conflict and high asset matters.
  • Dozens of trials, evidentiary hearings and depositions.
  • Hundreds of contested hearings.

• 2004 to 2010 – Various Family Law Offices in San Diego, CA Associate/Family Law Litigation.
  • Mentored by San Diego’s finest and most aggressive Family Law Attorneys.

• 2002 to 2004 – Law Office of Ralph T. Santoro, Jr., La Mesa, CA Attorney/Family Law Litigation.

Personal

• Spending time with family and friends
• European Club Soccer
• Outdoors