Law Firm Overview

Los Angeles Professional Family Law Attorney

Attorney Debra S. Frank has established a strong reputation as a family law attorney. Based in Los Angeles , she has built her practice on a commitment to obtaining expertise in matters of family law and divorce and is a certified specialist in the area of family law. Attorney Debra S. Frank has spent a career doing more than simply keeping up with the law - she has been a force shaping it by participating in associations that comment upon and affirmatively sponsor family law legislation. She has also used her expertise as a certified family law specialist to mentor younger lawyers and serve as a resource for other lawyers.

Attorney Frank is equipped with the experience, knowledge and professional resources to assist individuals in the Los Angeles area with their family law needs. Her clients include entertainment, sports, and business professionals, and she has experience with issues of asset and property division, division of intellectual property rights, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, community property, spousal support, child support, custody, breach of fiduciary duty, domestic partnerships, modifications of custody and support agreements, domestic violence, interstate custody, paternity, and divorce. Debra S. Frank can be the effective advisor, advocate and attorney for you.

The Background To Be Effective
Debra S. Frank is a driving force in family law and legal areas. Among her notable accomplishments:

• Vice Chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Family Law Section, the largest family law bar association in the country.
• Author of a chapter on marital agreements and a chapter on stock options and benefits for executives for CEB (Continuing Education of the Bar-California).
• Speaker and moderator for family law programs for the California State Bar, Beverly Hills Bar, Los Angeles County Bar, Century City Bar, and other continuing education programs.
• Recently completed three years terms as Commissioner of the Family Law Section Advisory Commission, Board of Legal Specialization and Chair of Financial Issues South Sub Committee of State Bar Family Law Executive Committee.
• Century City Bar Association, Family Law Section chair
• Newsletter Editor, Association of Certified Family Law Specialists.
• Involvement in multiple local, regional and state bar associations.
• Executive Committee, Beverly Hills Bar Association Family Law Section.

The benefits of this kind of involvement for her clients are incalculable. Not only does this put Attorney Frank in a position to influence the evolution of family law, it also enhances her strong reputation as an experienced family law attorney. Debra S. Frank is a strong advocate for her clients in a range of family law matters including assets and property division, division of intellectual property rights, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, community property, spousal support, child support, custody, breach of fiduciary duty, domestic partnerships, modifications of custody and support agreements, domestic violence, interstate custody, paternity, and divorce.

A Professional Law Office for Professional Clients

Attorney Frank is able to utilize her resources, network of experts and understanding of the law to her clients' benefit to be an effective advocate. Her dedication to client satisfaction and strong commitment to remaining at the forefront of family law can be put to work for you. Contact her office today.

Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

Areas of Practice

• Divorce & Dissolution of Marriage
• California Community Property
• Spousal Support
• Child Support
• Child Custody & Visitation
• Breach of Fiduciary Duty
• Domestic Partnerships
• Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements
• Litigation
• Modification of Custody & Support
• Domestic Violence
• Paternity

Honors and Awards

• Named by California Super Lawyers Magazine as one of the Top Attorneys in Southern California, 2009 and 2010
• Judge Pro Tempore, 1984 - Present
• Commissioner and Vice-Chairperson of the California Law Revision (Appointed by Governor Jerry Brown), 1982 - 1983
• Public Member of the Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Home Furnishings (Appointed by Governor Jerry Brown), 1980 - 1981

Published Works

• Marital Agreements, CEB book California Marital Settlement & Other Family Law Agreements, Third Edition, 2009
• Stock Options and Benefits Under Executive Business Plans, CEB book Dividing Pensions and Other Employee Benefits in California Divorces, 2009
• "What are my options if my fiance refuses to sign a prenuptial agreement?", Super Lawyers Supplement to Los Angeles Magazine, February, Page S-34, 2009
• When Markets Collapse, So Do Families, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Page 6, October 9, 2008
• Preparing for a Media Onslaught, Los Angeles Lawyer, Vol. 31, No. 5, July-August, 2008
• How the Private Attorney Handles District Attorney Cases, (Co-Author with Arnold Freedland, Esq.), 31st Annual 1999 and 35th Annual 2003 Family Law Reference Book, Los Angeles County Bar Association
• How the Private Attorney Handles District Attorney Cases, (Co-Author with Wayne Doss, Esq. and Arnold Freedland, Esq.), 32nd Annual 2000 Family Law Reference Book, Los Angeles County Bar Association
• A Better Way to Pass Family Law Legislation (Co-Author), Family Law News and Review, Vol. XV, No. 2, Spring, 1994

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, Moderator for State Bar Family Law Programs and other Continuing Education Programs

Pro Bono Activities

• Rotary Club of Century City, 1997 - Present

West Practice Categories

Family Law, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements