California’s New Law (SB741) Regarding Discovery in Domestic Violence Actions: Everything You Need to Know

Judge Goldberg has earned a statewide reputation for his expertise in family law and general litigation matters. Appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court Judge in 2003, he spent six years in criminal court and 10 years in family court. He managed all types of family law disputes and he also has extensive experience handling high-profile and celebrity cases as an Assisting Supervising Judge of family law. For four years, Judge Goldberg ran the Family Law settlement court, where he settled thousands of family law matters and related civil cases. His exceptional settlement rate earned him an excellent reputation for resolving matters and offering creative solutions for complex financial and child custody matters. He served to terms as Assistant Supervising Judge of the Family Law Division.

Ryan Wedeking is an LA-based family law litigator who represents professionals and business owners in complex family law litigation throughout Los Angeles County and the Bay Area. In 2024, Doyle’s Guide recognized Ryan as a “Leading” attorney in their “family, matrimonial divorce” category, one of fewer than 20 family law attorneys in Los Angeles to receive that level of recognition. Ryan is a consummate trial attorney whose every decision is guided by strategy: achieving the client’s best possible outcome as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Before starting his own practice, Ryan litigated for some of California’s most prestigious family law firms. While attending the UCLA School of Law, Ryan founded and served as president of the UCLA Family Law Society and was awarded the Martin C. Pachter Prize for excellence in family law.

Mr. Shebby’s legal career has benefited from a rigorous academic experience. He received his J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1993 and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1990. In 2011, he was certified as a Family Law Specialist by State Bar of California Department of Legal Specialization. A rare commodity in the Family Law community, Mr. Shebby is a highly experienced trial lawyer.  He has more than two decades of trial experience, and has litigated scores of jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations to verdict. Los Angeles Magazine recognized Mr. Shebby as a Southern California “Super Lawyer” each year since 2010.  He has received an AV^®Preeminent^™  peer ranking (the highest possible rating) with regard to both Family Law and Civil Litigation. 

Mr. Shebby is a member of the Board of Directors of the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law. The Center provides free family law assistance and legal education to the poor. He served as President of the Center from 2014 to 2016.  In 2017, he was awarded the Center’s Hall of Fame Award, which “honors a volunteer whose efforts exhibit, by action and deed over an extended period of time, exceptional service and dedication to the Center, its clients and its causes, and who has left a permanent mark in its history.”