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FMBK Welcomes its 2022 Summer Associates!
Ciara Hockey
USC Gould
Lesly Silva
Loyola Law School
Steph Argent
USC Gould
For the past 14 years, the FMBK summer program has aimed to provide law students with a well-rounded family law learning experience, including exposure to areas such as client intake and relations, settlement strategy and negotiations, discovery, litigation preparation and practice, and law practice management. FMBK is excited to welcome our three exceptional summer associates, Rising 3L's all of which have a strong passion for family law. Welcome Steph, Lesly, and Ciara!

FMBK Partner

To Receive
The LACBA Spencer Brandeis Award
next month
The now SOLD OUT LACBA Installation Dinner will take place:
Saturday, August 6th
@the Skirball Cultural Center
If you are still interested in joining us, but you haven't purchased your tickets, please reach out one of our Sponsors, the LACBA Member Services or ask for Araceli Murillo at the LACBA about tickets.

Phone: (213) 896-6560
FMBK Proudly Recognizes our 2022
Super Lawyers & Rising Stars
FMBK's Super Lawyers:
STANDING L-R: Wallace S. Fingerett*, Ronald W. Anteau*, Nancy L. Burt*, Megan E. Green*, Alex Grager*, Thomas L. Simpson*SITTING L-R: Steven A. Mindel*, Jeremy B. Kline*, Irwin B. Feinberg, Robert C. Brandt*
FMBK's Rising Stars:
The mission of Super Lawyers is to bring visibility to attorneys who exhibit excellence in practice. Our FMBK Super Lawyers were selected through peer nominations that are thoroughly vetted by the Super Lawyers' research team, which speaks volumes to the integrity that our FMBK attorneys uphold in the legal community. We congratulate all of our FMBK attorneys on their inclusion, and excitedly recognize the following milestones: 
 
 
Steve Mindel selected to the Super Lawyers
Top 10 list 

Irwin Feinberg and Robert Brandt selected to the Super Lawyers
Top 100 List 

Greg Girvan selected to the Rising Stars
Up and Coming Top 100 List 


Recognized by Super Lawyers for 15+ years 


Recognized by Super Lawyers for 10+ years
As Chair of the LACBA Family Law Section,
Steve Mindel Hosts FLEXCOM’s
Last Meeting of the Year

Sponsored by FMBK and Our Family Wizard
Steve Mindel served as the 2021-2022 Chair for the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Family Law Section, the largest county bar family law section in the United States. For the last meeting of the term, Steve and Nancy Mindel hosted FLEXCOM Members, Past Chairs, and Honored Guests for dinner at their home, where Steve and his team cooked an impressive variety of delectable appetizers, dinner dishes, and desserts.
Pictured in photo above
L-R: Past LACBA chairs Peter Walzer, Joe Spirito, Ira Friedman, Debra Frank, David Yamamoto, Paula Kane, and Patrick DeCarolis

Special thanks to Matt Havrevold of Our Family Wizard for organizing the dual sponsorship. Matt and the team at OFW never fail to provide substantial assistance to the LACBA Family Law Section. The LACBA tremendously appreciates OFW's continuous support.

Pictured in photo to the right
L-R: Kevin Mooney of OFW, Araceli Murillo of the LACBA, Steve Mindel of FMBK, Matt Havrevold of OFW
Steve will now honorably pass the torch to SoCal. AAML Fellow, CFLS, and Head of the Cultural Competency Program, Abbas Hadjian

Abbas (pictured left) will formally take over as Chair on August 6, 2022 at the LACBA FLEXCOM Installation Dinner at the Skirball Center where FMBK partner Bob Brandt will be presented with the Spencer Brandeis Award.
As the 2022 Deans, Robert Benavente (SGSB), Robert Brandt (FMBK) & Steve Mindel (FMBK)
Successfully Launched the Annual AAML SoCal Trial Institute


For the three Deans, the past year+ planning the Institute included countless hours of meetings, frequent regrouping due to event date changes, and many uncertainties regarding large group events post Covid-19.
After the rollercoaster year, the Deans were finally able to see the 2022 Institute come to fruition this past March. Many thanks to the AAML fellows that continuously stepped in to help, Scott Finkbeiner, Annette Hall, Sandra Mayberry, Stephen Hamilton, and Shannon Miles to name a few.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first live & in person Institute in over 2 years, it was great to see you all!
Now it's time to register for the 2023 Institute before the Early Bird Discount ENDS July 31st!
The team members at FMBK are the:
"Family Lawyers for Your Family"
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