Preparing for Domestic Violence Hearings: Procedural Tips and Traps

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 is a seasoned litigator with a breadth of experience practicing at the highest levels of California family law. Ryan was previously an associate at the Los Angeles office of an international law firm headquartered in London, England, and the Los Angeles office of one of the largest family law firms in California.

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.”