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Pursuing California Michele Bernadette Brown
Michele Bernadette Brown

Michele Bernadette Brown

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP

27 years of experience

Divorce, Family Law

California

Biography

Michele B. Brown is an attorney licensed in the State of California and the United States District Court for the Southern District. She is a Certified Specialist in Family Law and the head of the Procopio Family Law Group. Ms. Brown has been practicing family law for approximately 25 years. She handles complex family law matters, including dissolution of marriage actions with business valuations, income analysis and financial litigation, custody, move-away and psychological evaluations, as well as pre-marital agreements, post-marital agreements, post judgment matters and enforcement actions. Ms. Brown cares deeply about the law and her clients. It is for this reason Ms. Brown is actively involved in family law advocacy across the state. Michele Brown has consistently been selected as a Southern California and San Diego Super Lawyer; she is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has received a myriad of accolades for her achievement, including the Outstanding Service to Family Law Award from the CLA. Ms. Brown obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1994 and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, with a Minor in Spanish, from the University of California, Riverside in 1989. As a Rotary International Scholar, she studied Politics and French at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Ms. Brown is the Family Law Representative and a Board Member of the California Lawyers Association (CLA) and was a part of the founding committee to establish the CLA. She is the Co-Chair for Governmental Affairs for the CLA and is an Advisor for the Family Law Executive Committee of the CLA and formerly of State Bar of California (FLEXCOM). Ms. Brown is the Vice-President for the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists and the Immediate Past President for the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts-CA Chapter (AFCC), where she works with family law judges, attorneys and mental health professionals to assist children. View More ›


Fees

Credit Cards Accepted


Practice Area

Divorce
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce,
Family Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law,

Languages

French: Spoken, Written

Spanish: Spoken, Written


Professional Experience

Head of the Family Law Group; Attorney/ Certified Family Law Specialist
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP
2014 - Current

Education

University of San Diego School of Law

J.D.

University of San Diego School of Law
University of California - Riverside

B.A. (1989) | Political Science; Spanish

University of California - Riverside
Macquarie University

French and Politics

Macquarie University

Awards

Michael Shea Award for Mentorship in family law
San Diego Family Law Bar Association
2019
Outstanding Service to Family Law
California Lawyers Association, Family Law Section
2018
Legend in Legislatoin
State Bar of California, Family Law Section
2016
Superb Rating of 10 out of 10
Avvo
2014
Southern California Super Lawyer for Family Law
Super Lawyer
2014

Professional Associations

C

Current

C
California Lawyers Association

Board of Representatives, Family Law Representative

2018 - Current

California Lawyers Association
California Lawyers Association, Family Law Section

Advisor

2018 - Current

California Lawyers Association, Family Law Section
California Lawyrs Association

Co-Chair Governmental Affairs Committee

2018 - Current

California Lawyrs Association
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists

Vice-President, Chair of Legislation

2014 - Current

Association of Certified Family Law Specialists

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website
Website


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Offices

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP
525 #2200 San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: (619) 906-5745
Fax: (619) 398-0165
Notice: Evening and weekend appointments upon request.



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