A Special Update from Walzer Melcher & Yoda LLP

TEAM UPDATES

WMY Welcomes

Cattarina Sinclaire

We are excited to welcome Cattarina Sincllaire to our team. Cattarina earned her Juris Doctor from Pepperdine Caruso School of Law in 2023. She has spent her legal career focused on family law, with particular experience in high-conflict custody disputes.

A San Francisco native with French heritage, Cattarina enjoys taking dance classes and experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen during her free time.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

We are honored to share that Peter M. Walzer and Steven K. Yoda were selected to Daily Journal's Top 100 List of Lawyers for 2025.

Congratulations to Peter M. Walzer, Christopher C. Melcher, and Steven K. Yoda who were selected as Super Lawyers, and Cynthia J. Ponce and Ashley K. Quan, who were selected as Rising Stars for 2025.

Steven K. Yoda Receives Volunteer Award at

AJSOCAL PBAC Game Night

Congratulations to Steven K. Yoda who received a Volunteer Recognition Award from Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California.

SEMINARS

June, 2025

Advanced Family Law Course Program

Christopher C. Melcher

2025 CFLR Advanced Family Law Course

PRESS

Christopher C. Melcher

Yahoo: Ryan Reynolds Unlikely to be Dropped from Defamation Lawsuit
Politico: Villaraigosa’s Divorce Terms Explained
Merit TV: Ryan Reynolds Can’t be Sued over “Hurt Feelings” Claim Explained

SPONSORSHIPS

BHBA 2025 Meet the Judges Night

Gold Sponsor

AAML NorCal 48th Annual Symposium

Sponsor

AJSOCAL PBAC Game Night

"Know-It-All" Sponsor

JABA 48th Annual Installation and Awards Gala

Platinum Sponsor

Asian Pacific American Friends of the Theater

Sponsor

FIRM HAPPENINGS

Steven K. Yoda and IAFL Fellows

Speaking at Tianchi Juntai Law Firm in Beijing, China

Steven K. Yoda Speaking to the Hong Kong Family Law Association (and Celebrating His Birthday!) in Hong Kong

AAML NorCal Symposium

Gus Dahlberg, Andrea Cozza, Karen Platt, and Ashley W. Edwards at the ABA Spring CLE in Greenbrier, VA

AJSOCAL PBAC Game Night

Ashley W. Edwards and Joseph J. Dipietro Presented

"Uncovering Uncommon Benefits Children Receive from Parents" for the ABA Family Law Section

Learn more here.

ACFLS Spring Seminar

Steven K. Yoda Presenting at the 13th STEP Annual Conference in Orange County

The Balancing Act Annual Meeting

Christopher C. Melcher and WMY Alum Ryan Wedeking

with Chef Wolfgang Puck

WMY Alum Danielle Sze, Rebekah A. Frye, Michele M. Bissada,

and Ashley W. Edwards at the AAML Trial Institute

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