Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP
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Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP, founded in 1981 and located in Walnut Creek, CA, is a leading law firm specializing in family law. The firm's seasoned team of attorneys, including Certified Specialists in Family Law, is committed to providing comprehensive legal support in matters such as divorce, child custody, spousal support, and more. They pride themselves on their ability to connect with clients, guiding them through complex legal processes with compassion and a sharp analytical mind. The team is adept at handling high-asset cases, utilizing traditional litigation, mediation, and collaborative procedures as needed to ensure the best outcome for their clients.
Specialties
Issue status
Agreed, Contested
New or existing case
New motion or petition, Case in process, Mediation, Appeal
Service type
Consultation / advice, Representation
Location and hours
Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP
101 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 250
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
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Work Experience
Partner
Whiting, Ross, Abel & Campbell, LLP
2020 - Present
Associate
Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP
2015 - 2020
Associate
Clyde & Co. Us, LLP
2012 - 2014
Associate
Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP
2008 - 2012
Summer Associate
United States Airforce
2007 - 2007
Partner
Whiting Fallon Ross & Abel, LLP
2001 - Present
Associate
Law Firms
1992 - 2001
Partner
Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP
2003 - Present
Partner
Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP
2010 - Present
Associate
Law Firms
2007 - 2010
Associate Attorney
Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP
2016 - Present
Associate Attorney
Law Offices of Cherie T. Davis
2012 - 2016
Partner
Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP
1984 - Present
Senior Partner/Founder
Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP
1981 - Present
Associate
Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP
2015 - Present
Staff Attorney
Family & Children's Law Center
2010 - 2011
Associate
Law Firms
2009 - 2015
Volunteer Attorney
Legal Aid Of Sonoma County
2009 - 2012
Attorney
Law Office Of William D. Hochberg
2008 - 2009
Attorney
Law Offices of Jim Johanson, PLLC
2008 - 2009
Student Attorney
Children's Rights and Family Law Clinic
2006 - 2007
Certified Legal Intern
Sacramento County District Attorney's Office
2006 - 2006
Managing Partner
Whiting, Ross, Abel & Campbell, LLP
1994 - Present
Partner
Maier Dimitriou $ Ross
1988 - 1994
Sole Proprietor
Law Office of Andrew Ross
1982 - 1987
Associate
Whiting, Fallon, Ross & Abel, LLP
2014 - Present
Associate Lawyer
Wilson & Field
1978 - 1981
Associate
Law Firms
2011 - 2014
Law Clerk
U.S. Department of Justice
2009 - 2009
Education
U of San Francisco SOL
Univ of California Davis
University of San Francisco School of Law
2008
Grove City College
2005
University of Oregon School of Law
1991
University of California - Berkeley
1987
University of California at Davis School of Law
University of San Francisco School of Law
John F. Kennedy University School of Law
1998
California Polytechnic University
1991
Harvard University Law School, Negotiation Institute
2014
Whittier College School of Law, cum laude
2007
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
2004
Golden Gate University School of Law
2011
Mills College
2006
University of Colorado - Boulder
2000
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
1983
Fordham University
1970
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
1965
Syracuse University College of Law
2007
Stanford University
1962
Fordham University
magna cum laude
1970
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
Law
1983
St Lawrence University
1967
University of San Francisco School of Law
2010
University of California, Berkeley
2006
Mills College
Education Studies
2006
Golden Gate University School of Law
Law
2011
Brooklyn Law School
1971
University of Colorado - Boulder
English
2000
Santa Clara University
2003
Chapman Univ SOL
Biola Univ
Syracuse University College of Law
Law
2007
Santa Clara University
2003
John F. Kennedy University School of Law
Law
1998
California Polytechnic University
1991
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
Law
Stanford University
University of Oregon School of Law
1991
University of California - Berkeley
Law
1987
Brooklyn Law School
Law
1971
St Lawrence University
Government and International Affairs
Santa Clara University School of Law
2002
California State University, San Jose State University
San Jose State University
University of San Francisco School of Law
2008
Grove City College
2005
UC Davis SOL King Hall
Harvard University Law School, Negotiation Institute
Mediating Disputes
2014
Whittier College School of Law, cum laude
Law
2007
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
2004
U of San Francisco SOL
Univ of California Davis
University of San Francisco School of Law
Law
2010
University of California, Berkeley
Philosophy, with Honors
2006
Associations & Affiliations
Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association
Board Member
Contra Costa County Bar Association, Litigation Section
Board Member
State Bar of California
Member
Contra Costa County Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
University of San Francisco, Law Review
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Fellow
State Bar of California
Member
Association of California Family Law Specialists
Member
Contra Costa County Bar Association
Member
Alameda County Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
American Inns of Court
Member
Kids Turn, a Non-Profit Organization
President/CEO
Contra Costa Superior Court
Judge Pro Tem
Contra Costa County Bar Association, Family Law Section
President
Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization
Member
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists
Board of Directors
Contra Costa Superior Court
Settlement Mentor
Contra Costa County Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
Contra Costa County Bar Association
Member
State Bar of California
Member
Alameda County Bar Association
Member
Contra Costa County Bar Association, Family Law Section
Board of Directors
Contra Costa County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Women's Section
Board of Directors
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists
Member
Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association
Board Member
Contra Costa County Bar Association
Member
Alameda County Bar Association
Member
State Bar of California
Member
Alameda County Bar Association
Barristers Executive Committee
Contra Costa County Bar Association
Member
Alameda County Bar Association
Member
Alameda County Family Law Association
Executive Committee Member
Alameda County Family Law Association
Member
Association of California Family Law Specialists
Member
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Fellow
QDRONES, a professional association of QDRO Specialists
Co-Founder; Chair
Contra Costa County Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
State Bar of California
Member
Federal Advisory Committee, Medical Child Support Working Group
Member
Legislative Liaison
Member
Property Committee North, Family Section
Member
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Fellow
Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association
Member (and past President)
State Bar of California
Member
Contra Costa County Bar Association
Member
Alameda County Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Association of Family Law Specialists
Member
Academy of Family Mediators
Member
International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Fellow
Phi Delta Phi
Distinguished Member
Alameda County Bar Association, Family Law Executive Committee
Executive Committee Member
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists
Member
Contra Costa County Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
Alameda County Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
Sonoma County Bar Association
Member
State Bar of California
Member
Washington State Bar Association
Member
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
Fellow
Association of California Certifed Family Law Specialists
Member
State Bar of California
Member
Contra Costa County Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
San Francisco Bar Association
Member
New York City Bar Association
Member
Contra Costa County Bar Association
Board of Directors
Contra Costa County Bar Association
Family Law Section President
State Bar of California, Family Law Section
Member
Alameda County Bar Association, Lawyer Referral Service Governing Committee Member
Committee Member
Contra Costa County Bar Association
Member
Alameda County Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
Alameda County Bar Association, Family Law Executive Committee
Committee Member
Publications
Contra Costa Lawyer
2010
Oregon Law Review
Associate Editor
Contra Costa Lawyer
Contributor and Guest Editor
California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
Contributor: Estate Planning and Family Law: A Guide to the Crossover Issues
2016
California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
Contributor: Dividing Pensions & Other Employee Benefits in California Divorces
2016
California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
Contributor: California Marital Settlement and Other Family Law Agreements
2016
Family Law News (California State Bar Family Law Section)
Numerous Articles regarding Family Code Section 2337
2015
The Family Law News - State Bar of California
Individual Retirement Accounts – Where Do IRA’s Fit in the Judgment Protocol under Family Code §2337?
2014
California Judicial Council (2003, 2009, 2009)
Primary Contributor to Judicial Council Forms: (1) Qualified Domestic Relations Order for Support (FL-460); (2) Birfurcation of Status (FL-347); (3) Pension Benefits Attachment to Judgment (FL-348)
2009
California Judicial Council
Primary Contributor: Legislative revisions to Family Code Section 2337
2008
Family Law News (California State Bar Family Law Section)
California Solves National Heartbreak Over Loss of Retirement on Divorce
2008
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists Newsletter
QDROs and Other Retirement Benefit Orders, The Rubic’s Cube of Marital Property Rights in an IRA
2005
Lexis Nexis Publishing
Contributor: California Family Law Practice and Procedure (Second Edition) Chapter 213 treatise
2005
Family Law News (California State Bar Family Law Section)
QDRO for Child Support
1998
Family Law News (California State Bar Family Law Section)
Qualified Medical Child Support Orders
1995
Family Law News (California State Bar Family Law Section)
COBRA at Divorce
1994
Contra Costa Lawyer
Family Court: New (Old) Players; New Rules
2010
Contra Costa Lawyer
No (Easy) Exit: When Conservatorship and Marital Dissolutions Collide
2009
Contra Costa Lawyer
Changes in Family Law
2008
Contra costa Lawyer
Geriatric Divorce-A harsh Road to an Estate Plan
2007
Contra Costa Lawyer
Marriage of Delaney: Lesons to beLearned
2004
Speaking Engagements
University of San Francisco School of Law American
Division of Community Property Upon Divorce
2021
Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association
Extraordinary Wealth, Extraordinary Needs? Or Good Plated Diapers: Equity Compensation and Child Support
2020
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists
Updates to MacIlwaine
2021
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
The Intersection of Extraordinary High Earner and the Vesting of Stock Options in Determining Child Support
2016
2013 Family Law Conference
Family Law Annual Review
2013
California State Bar Presentation Monterey
The Three Stepsisters: QDRO, QMCSO & COBRA
1996
Family Law Workshop
Divorce
2010
California CPA Education, Family Law Conference
"Marital Standard of Living"
2007
MCLE Spectacular Seminar
“Trips and Traps of the Trial Scheduling Order”
2006
Services offered
Divorce Lawyer
Family Law Attorney
Mediator