TEAM UPDATES

WMY Welcomes

Aaron C. Reichman

Aaron C. Reichman joined Walzer Melcher & Yoda LLP shortly after being admitted to the State Bar of California. Aaron focuses his practice on all aspects of family law, including dissolution of marriage, domestic violence matters, custody and visitation disputes, jurisdictional issues, international child custody, premarital agreements, and postnuptial agreements.


Aaron attended LMU Loyola Law School. During law school, Aaron worked as a research assistant for Associate Dean Lauren Willis and interned for the Loyola Project for the Innocent helping overturn wrongful criminal convictions. Before admission to the bar, Aaron gained experience in probate court litigation and estate planning as a law clerk.


WMY Welcomes

Veronica Khachatryan

We are excited to welcome our new paralegal, Veronica Khachatryan, to the firm. Veronica was born and raised in Los Angeles. She recently earned her bachelor's degree in Sociology at UCLA, where she graduated magna cum laude. She has hopes of attending law school and becoming an attorney. 


In her downtime, Veronica enjoys playing the piano, cooking, creating new recipes, and checking out new restaurants.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

We are honored to share that WMY has been listed as a Leading Family and Divorce Law Firm in Doyle's Guide Leading Family & Matrimonial Lawyer Rankings - Los Angeles, 2024. Peter Walzer, Steven Yoda, and Christopher Melcher were listed as Leading Family, Matrimonial Divorce Lawyers, and Cynthia Ponce was listed as Family Law Rising Star.

Congratulations to Peter Walzer, Christopher Melcher, and Steven Yoda who were recognized by Best Lawyers, and Ashley Edwards, who was chosen as a One to Watch, for their 2025 edition.

ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS

International Comparative Legal Guide - Family Law 2025

by Steven K. Yoda

ICLG - Family Laws and Regulations - USA - California Chapter covers common issues in family law – including jurisdiction, divorce, cohabitation, children, abduction, relocations, cross-border issues, parental responsibility, child maintenance and marital agreements.


Read more here.

New California Child Support Law SB 343

Aims To Better Reflect Parents' Financial Status

by Ashley W. Edwards

SB 343 provides much-needed change to the Family Code to include more income sources in child support calculations, mandates that add-ons be divided according to income and that childcare costs related to employment are a reasonable expense.


Read more here.

  SEMINARS

November 2, 2024

Trial/Long Cause - How to Protect the Record Program

Ashley K. Quan

BHBA Family Law Symposium

November 8, 2024

Business Valuation Made Easy

Christopher C. Melcher

SMCBA

January 19, 2025

Prenups - Proving and Disproving Unconscionability at the Time of Execution and at the Time of Enforcement

Christopher C. Melcher

AAML SoCal Trial Institute

PRESS

Peter M. Walzer


Christopher C. Melcher

SPONSORSHIPS

BHBA 2024 Family Law State of Department 2

Gold Sponsor

AJSOCAL 41st Annual Gala

Bronze Sponsor

JABA 47th Annual Installation and Awards Gala

Gold Sponsor

FIRM HAPPENINGS

BHBA Family Law State of Department 2.

Cambridge Forum on International HNW Family Law,

Lisbon, Portugal.


Ashley W. Edwards Presented

"Move Over 9 to 5: Influencer and Other Non-Traditional Income" for the ABA Family Law Section Fall CLE.

Levitt Quinn Stand for Justice Gala.

Gabrielle Hudspeth's Photography Exhibition at LACP.

Peter M. Walzer and IAFL President, Rachael Kelsey, at the

IAFL USA & Canadian Chapter Meeting.

JABA Annual Gala.

LACBA FLEXCOM Installation Dinner.

Lunch Celebrating Jan Gabrielson,

Former Law Firm Partner of Stuart Walzer.

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