Current Employment Position(s)

Sole Practitioner

Lawyer Overview

The Law Offices of Linda S. Gross were founded in April 1990. The current office is located in Santa Monica, California. Ms. Gross is a Certified Family Law Specialist whose practice is limited to marital dissolution, domestic partnership dissolution, legal separation, prenuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, paternity, child and spousal support, and custody and visitation disputes.

Ms. Gross has a Master's of Law in Taxation and was previously a corporate, business, and tax attorney. The skills she acquired are a useful aid in dissolution, separation, and support matters. She is more qualified than many family law attorneys to handle complex business valuation and tracing issues in dissolution actions.

Her mission is to provide quality legal services in family law, balancing strong advocacy for the client with economical, cost-effective processes to achieve maximum success without undue cost.

Ms. Gross communicates effectively and demonstrates the strictest personal and professional ethics, as well as concern, for her clients.

Ms. Gross is dedicated to quality, service, knowledge of the law, trust, and respect for clients, other attorneys, and the courts. Her professionally trained staff offers effective assistance to the achievement of these goals.

Areas of Practice

• Family Law
• Collaborative Law
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce

Representative Cases

• In re Marriage of Jones, 195 Cal. App. 3d 1097, 241 Cal.Rptr. 231 (1987)
• In re Marriage of Wickander, 187 Ca. App. 3d 1364, 232 Cal.Rptr. 621 (1986)

West Practice Categories

Family Law, Child Support, Collaborative Law, Custody & Visitation, Divorce

Bar Admissions

• California, 1978
• New York, 1979
• Florida, 1979
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1983
• U.S. Tax Court, 1978

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Family Law Specialist, California State Bar, 1992
• Certified Family Law Specialist, California State Bar, 1997
• Certified Family Law Specialist, California State Bar, 2002
• Certified Family Law Specialist, California State Bar, 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

• California State Bar, Family Law Section, 1986 - 1990 (Chairperson, Property South Committee)
• California State Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1985 - Present (Member, Property South Committee)
• Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section, 1986 - 1988 (Child and Spousal Support Enforcement Committee)
• Los Angeles County Family Law Section, 1986 - 1987 (Domestic Violence Project Committee)
• American Bar Association, Family Law Section
• California Bar Association, Family Law Section
• California Women Lawyers Association
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Florida Bar Association
• Santa Monica Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2001 - 2005 (Co-Chairperson)
• Santa Monica Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1996 - Present (Member)
• Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association, 2003 - Present
• International Association of Collaborative Professionals, 2004 - Present
• Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, 2000 - Present
• California State Bar Family Law Section, Property (South) Committee, 1986 - 1990 (Chairperson)
• California State Bar Family Law Section, Property (South) Committee, 1985 - 1998 (Member)
• Los Angeles County Family Law Section, Child and Spousal Support Enforcement Committee, 1986 - 1988
• Los Angeles County Family Law Section Domestic Violence Project Committee, 1986 - 1987
• Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association (Member)
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law - Volunteer Distinguished Service Award, 1992
• Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law - Mentor Distinguished Service Award, 1993
• Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law - Pro Bono Panel Volunteer of the Year, 1995
• Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law - Hall of Fame Award, 1997
• AV Rated - Martindale Hubbell
• Voted SuperLawyer Los Angeles Magazine, 2007
• Voted SuperLawyer Los Angeles Magazine, 2006
• Voted SuperLawyer Los Angeles Magazine, 2005
• Consumer Business Review - Family Law Attorney Of The Year, 2006
• Consumer Business Review - Family Law Attorney Of The Year, 2005
• Got Kids? Distinguished Service Award, 2006
• Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law - Volunteer Fifteen Years Of Distinguished Service Award, 2004
• Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law - Volunteer Ten Years Of Distinguished Service Award, 1999
• Hall of Fame Award, 1997
• Pro Bono Panel Volunteer of the Year, 1995
• Distinguished Service Award, 1993
• Distinguished Service Award Mentor, 1992

Classes and Seminars

• "Safe Access and Friendly Exchanges for Kids", Los Angeles Superior Court, October 29, 1998 - October 30, 1998
• "Mine is Mine & Yours is Yours: Pre & Post Nuptial Agreements", State Bar Family Law Section, November 15, 1992
• "Ten Commandments of Prenuptial Agreements", Beverly Hills Bar Association, February 20, 1991
• "Play Your Best Trump Card: Pre and Post Nuptial Agreements", State Bar Family Law Section, August 25, 1990
• Mediator, Family Law Department, Los Angeles Superior Court Central District
• Mediator, Settlement Conference, Los Angeles Superior Court, West District
• "Conundrum No. Three: How Do You Deal With Parents Who Abuse Drugs and Alcohol - Allegations, Evidence and Orders?" 2005 Child Custody Colloquium, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section, Los Angeles, California, November 24, 2005
• "Sex Addiction: Legal Aspects of Sex Addiction and Child Custody," Substance Abuse and Sexual Addiction Allegations in Family Law Cases: Getting Below the Surface", Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section and the Los Angeles County Psychological Association, LACBA/Nexis Conference Center, June 11, 2005
• "Settlement Strategies," 2004 Family Law Symposium: Analyzing the Critical Issues, Continuing Education of the Bar, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Los Angeles, California, December 4, 2004
• "Litigation Strategies: Impressing the Judge and Evaluator" Panel No. 2 of 26th Annual Child Custody Colloquium, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Le Meridien Hotel, Los Angeles, California, September 18, 2004
• "Fundamentals of Handling Marital Dissolutions", Continuing Education of the Bar, Los Angeles, California, April 11, 2003 - April 12, 2003
• "The Nuts and Bolts of Divorce in California", Lorman Educational Services, Costa Mesa, California, July 24, 2001
• "The Nuts and Bolts of Divorce in California", Lorman Educational Services, Los Angeles, California, January 30, 2001
• "Developing, Managing, and Surviving a Family Law Practice in the 90's", Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), Los Angeles, California, July 27, 1996
• "Developing, Managing, and Surviving a Family Law Practice in the 90's", Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), Los Angeles, California, August 12, 1996

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer Attorney for Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law, 1989 - Present
• Volunteer Mediator - Los Angeles Superior Courts Family Law - West and Central Districts, 1991 - Present

Past Employment Positions

• Law Offices of Arlene Colman-Schwimmer, Los Angeles, CA, Associate, 1986 - 1990
• Law Offices of Neal R. Hersh, Beverly Hills, CA, Associate, 1985 - 1986
• Sole Practitioner, 1979 - 1985
• Milgrim, Thomajan, Jacobs & Lee, New York City, NY, Associate, 1977 - 1979
• Los Angeles County Superior Court, Judge Pro Tem

Education

• University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, August, 1985
  LL.M.
  Major: Taxation
• University of California at Davis School of Law, Davis, California, 1977
  J.D.
• Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, June, 1968
  B.A.
  Major: Philosophy

Published Works

• "Premarital Agreements" (Co-Author) Chapter 17 California Marital Settlement and Other Family Law Agreements, Continuing Education of the Bar, 2d Ed., 1997
• "Developing, Managing and Surviving a Family Law Practice in the '90s" Program Handbook, Continuing Education of the Bar, July/August, 1996
• "Family Law and the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act", LACBA Family Law Symposium Practice Pointers, May, 1996
• "Enforcement of Out-of-State Support Orders, Attorneys' Fee Orders and Property Settlements", 1993 LACBA Family Law Symposium. Practice Pointers, May, 1993
• "Parental Alienation Syndrome: A New Name for an Old Game?" (Co-Author), 12 Los Angeles County Family Law News & Review, (No. 1) Winter, 1991
• "Attorneys for Children in Dissolution Custody and Visitation Dispute: Alternatives", 10 Los Angeles County Family Law News and Review, (No. 1) Winter, 1988
• "Child Preference in Custody Determinations", 9 Los Angeles County Family Law News and Review, Winter, 1988
• "California Breakup", Los Angeles Times Magazine, March 13, 1988
• "How to Avoid Malpractice: Don't Practice Family Law: What Alternatives Do We Have", 1992 LACBA Family Law Symposium, 1992 LACBA Family Law Symposium, Practice Pointers, May, 1992
• "Sale of the Family Residence", 1991 LACBA Family Law Symposium, Practice Pointers, April, 1991
• "Parental Alienation Syndrome: A New Name for an Old Game?", (Co-author), 12 Los Angeles County Family Law News & Review (No. 1), Winter, 1991
• "Attorneys for Children in Dissolution Custody and Visitation Dispute: Alternatives", 10 Los Angeles County Family Law News and Review (No. 1), Winter, 1989
• "Child Preference in Custody Determinations", 9 Los Angeles County Family Law News and Review (No. 1), Winter, 1988
• Featured with Arlene Colman-Schwimmer in "California Breakup", Los Angeles Times Magazine, March 13, 1988

Address

Suite 220
2730 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90403

Phones

(310) 829-3221

Faxes

(310) 829-6316

Emails

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Websites

http://www.lindasgross.com