Samantha Bley Dejean - a San Francisco, California (CA) Family Law Lawyer

San Francisco Family Law Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Family Law

Attorney Information

Overview

Ms. Bley DeJean is a principal of the firm. She is a fourth-generation member of the Bley and Bley firm, currently practicing together with her father and law partner, Stephen Bruce Bley.

Ms. Bley DeJean specializes in all aspects of marital dissolutions, focusing on complex family law trial work. Ms. Bley DeJean is a Certified Family Law Specialist with the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys.

Ms. Bley DeJean was recognized as on the 2024 Forbes Top 200 Lawyers and has been named a Super Lawyer for more than a decade by San Francisco Magazine. Ms. Bley DeJean frequently lectures for family law oriented continuing legal education courses. Ms. Bley DeJean has earned the top professional rating by her colleagues via Martindale-Hubbell as AV.

Outside of law, Ms. Bley DeJean has sat as a past Board of Trustee member for San Francisco University High School, Katherine Delmar Burke School and Saint Luke’s School (now known as SLS).

Ms. Bley DeJean received her B.A. in History from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1993 and Juris Doctor from University of San Francisco in 1996. Ms. Bley DeJean participated as a published author and staff member of the USF Law Review and was a member of the Moot Court program.

Awards and Honors

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Honors

Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys
Super Lawyers, San Francisco Magazine
AV Rated

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Included on the 2026 Northern California Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Northern California Super Lawyers list
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2012 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2011 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2010 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2009 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2008 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2007 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2006 Northern California Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- University of San Francisco School of Law, San Francisco, California
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: Moot Court program, Member; USF Law Review
Non Legal Education
- University of California, Los Angeles, California
  Bachelor of Arts, History

Published Works

Articles

Survey of 1994 Non-Profit Case Law, 30 USF Law Review, 187, 1995
Chapter in Thompson Reuter publication called "Inside the Minds-Strategies for Family Law" (2011)
AFCLS article co-author, “Full Disclosure” (2021)

Bar Admissions

California

Specialties and Certifications

Family Law (State Bar of California), ACFLS, 2003

Other Affiliations

AAML, 2013 - Present (Member)
ACFLS, 2003 - Present (Member)

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San Francisco, CA

44 Montgomery Street
Suite 3170
San Francisco, CA 94104

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Phone: 415-982-7311

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Hours: 8:45am - 5:15pm

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