13 Best Seattle Family Lawyers

Located in Edmonds, Dethlefs, Sparwasser, Reich, Dickerson PLLC handles family law cases in the Seattle area. The firm is owned by experienced female litigators, and it represents clients dealing with adoption, child support and custody matters, and decree modifications. It also takes cases involving LBGTQ family law, domestic partnerships, international relocation concerns, and other problems arising in the aftermath of divorce. As of 2019, partner Athena Makratzakis Dickerson became a member of the Lawyers of Distinction.

Divorce Litigation Partners is a law firm that represents clients in Seattle, as well as the King and Snohomish counties. It focuses on complex or high-value family law litigation, and it offers clients legal counsel pertaining to child custody and support, visitation rights, equitable division of property, alimony, and premarital and postmarital agreements. Scott Semrau, Esq., the managing partner, has over 25 years of family law practice and offers mediation services.

Since 2004, Integrative Family Law has provided legal counsel to clients in Seattle. The firm offers mediation, litigation, and collaborative legal services. It assists clients with high net worth divorces, parenting plans, decree modifications, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, LGBT matters, and cohabitation concerns. Carol Bailey, the founding partner, has more than 30 years of experience and has served on the Women's Leadership Board at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.

The Law Office of J. Mark Weiss PS provides legal representation to the residents of Seattle in family law cases. Founder Mark Weiss assists clients in negotiations regarding a parenting plan providing for the children's future well being, child and spousal support, grandparents' rights, and property division. Weiss is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and he was selected by Thomson Reuters as a Super Lawyer from 2007 to 2020.

Law Offices Of Dawn Sydney PLLC serves the Seattle metro area in family law matters. The solo-attorney law office handles divorce cases and helps negotiate options for child custody and visitation. The firm also provides guidance on joint property division and spousal maintenance. Additionally, it provides representation in domestic violence cases. Founding attorney Dawn Sydney is a member of the American Bar Association and the King County Bar Association Public Policy Committee.

The Law Offices of Molly B. Kenny is located in Bellevue and provides legal representation to the Seattle metro area. The firm assists clients with family law and divorce issues through mediation and arbitration. It handles child custody, paternity, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, divorce, child and spousal support, and asset division. What sets the firm apart is their ability to think unconventionally to solve a client’s problems. Ms. Kenny has over 40 years of experience in family law and has practice dealing with high conflict divorces.

McKinley Irvin Family Law serves the Seattle area with seven offices throughout the state and Oregon. Founded in 1991, the firm handles cases involving asset division, child support, LGBT concerns, unwed couples, adoption, father's rights, military family law, and international matters. It also offers assistance to clients suffering from domestic abuse. The firm was recognized by U.S. News & World Report in the Best Law Firms list for nine consecutive years from 2011 to 2020.

S.L. Pitts is a boutique law firm that provides legal counsel to clients in Seattle and Los Angeles. The firm was founded in 2001, and its primary focus is on family law issues, including marital dissolution, division of assets, alimony, interstate and international litigation, prenuptial agreements, and complex high asset divorces. In 2013, principal attorney Christopher Pitts authored the article All That's Gold Does Not Glitter for the King County Bar Bulletin.

Tsai Law Company PLLC is a boutique law firm that handles family law matters for clients in the Seattle area. Through mediation, litigation and arbitration, the firm assists clients with child custody, support and visitation rights, annulments, division of assets, decree modification, and other issues. It also helps clients obtain restraining orders in the case of domestic violence. Partner Philip Tsai has been practicing law since 1997, and he has spoken at Continuing Legal Education Seminars.

Valor Legal Group PLLC is a boutique law firm that provides legal assistance to clients in Seattle. The firm helps clients who intend to represent themselves during divorce proceedings by preparing legal documents, such as exhibits, pleadings, and trial briefs and binders. It assists them with negotiations regarding child support, asset division, and alimony. Mikel Sagoian was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star by Thomson Reuters in 2017 and 2018.