The FMBK Attorneys
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April Edition
The FMBK Team Congratulates:
Robert C. Brandt - Practicing 20 Years with FMBK
"My merger and partnership with Steve Mindel and the other partners of FMBK has involved numerous successes and a great working relationship. Not only has the firm grown, but it has offered me an opportunity to take leadership positions in a number of organizations and to have a terrific support system with regard to litigation. Over the last 20 years there have been a number of cases, with the support and assistance of my firm colleagues, where we had great successes. One case in particular stands out in that we prevailed against a legendary lawyer who had actually written articles on the subject matter of the very trial that we prevailed in. I look forward to further success with the team at FMBK.
Alleen Markarian - Practicing 3 Years with FMBK
"In my three years at FMBK, I’ve been fortunate enough to work on a variety of cases with our excellent team of attorneys. One of the most challenging yet rewarding cases was reunifying a father with his young child. The case began with mutual restraining orders and significant custody restrictions against father, which were only supposed to last a couple of months. However, due to a biased custody monitor and a relentless mother, it took nearly a year and a half of motions, depositions, and careful strategy to result in the court ordering the removal of the biased monitor. That ruling then successfully led to the parties settling out of court. It is never easy to look a client in the eyes and ask for patience and trust, especially when it comes to their relationship with their children. Yet patience and trust are vital aspects of family litigation. It has been incredibly gratifying to watch a family grow out of daily litigation and conflict and transition into a more peaceful and positive co-parenting relationship."
Greg Girvan Published in:
California's largest legal newspaper, the Daily Journal, recently published its annual addition of top family lawyers in California for 2023,
which featured Greg's article:
"Our state’s dynamic, creative economy, and the global economy more broadly, will continue to generate new property rights and asset classes. These will pose new and difficult legal challenges in the divorce context, but the laws, properly applied, will ensure the full identification, accurate valuation, and equal division of such community property assets."
Cara Boroda, Tyrrell Nunez, & Tom Simpson
Selected to Pasadena's
2023 TOP ATTORNEYS LIST

Practicing Family Law for 12 years

Selected to Super Lawyer's Rising Stars List every year since 2019

Practicing Family Law
for over 10 years

Certified Family Law Specialist*

Selected to
Super Lawyer's
Rising Stars List every year since 2020

FMBK Partner
Congratulations Cara, Tyrrell
& Tom!

Practicing Family Law
for over 40 years

Certified Family Law Specialist*

Selected to
Super Lawyer's & Pasadena's Top List every year for over 10 years

FMBK Partner

IAFL Fellow &
AAML Fellow
*Certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
Tin Le, Alex Grager, and Steve Mindel attend the ACFLS Spring Seminar
This year's annual seminar at the Rancho Mirage was another huge success thanks to all of the insightful speakers, supportive sponsors, and hard working ACFLS Staff.
Steve Mindel Chairs the 2023 AAML National Webinar Committee
Presenting on:
Recent Supreme Court Rulings and Constitutional Implications for Marriage and Family Law

Erwin will review current & past Supreme Court Cases involving:
-The history of constitutional protection of marriage & family law
-The decision in Roe v. Wade
-The law of abortion since Roe v. Wade
-The decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
-The implications of Dobbs on abortion rights
-Reproductive rights and other constitutional rights concerning marriage and family law
This Webinar is open to AAML Fellows AND
Non Fellows, so don't miss out!
Show Me the Money: 3 ways you can improve your marketing efforts in 2023
In this Webinar, Jim Mueller of Verner Brumley Mueller Parker, John Wright of Scorpion, and FMBK Managing Partner Steve Mindel discussed the results from the 2022 "State of Marketing" survey, analyzed and reported on the key trends from the survey, and provided ways to improve your firm's marketing efforts.
Missed this Webinar? It is FREE to all AAML Fellows AND Non Fellows

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"Family Lawyers for Your Family"
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