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Joseph L. Urbanski - San Francisco, CA
101 Montgomery StreetSuite 1600(between Bush and Sutter) San Francisco, CA 94104
Johnston, Kinney & Zulaica LLP
San Francisco Family Law Lawyer
Overview
Joseph L. Urbanski is a partner at Johnson, Kinney & Zulaica LLP where he manages the firm’s family law practice group. His practice focuses on marital/domestic partnership dissolution, property division, child custody and visitation, and child and spousal support. Joseph has also worked with clients experiencing domestic violence...
Joseph L. Urbanski is a partner at Johnson, Kinney & Zulaica LLP where he manages the firm’s family law practice group. His practice focuses on marital/domestic partnership dissolution, property division, child custody and visitation, and child and spousal support. Joseph has also worked with clients experiencing domestic violence...
Joseph L. Urbanski is a partner at Johnson, Kinney & Zulaica LLP where he manages the firm’s family law practice group. His practice focuses on marital/domestic partnership dissolution, property division, child custody and visitation, and child and spousal support. Joseph has also worked with clients experiencing domestic violence. He has extensive experience drafting and reviewing relationship agreements including pre-nuptial/pre-registration, marital, and property agreements and has successfully represented clients from preliminary negotiations through trial. He practices with an eye toward resolution, not escalation.
Joseph graduated from Stanford University in 2002 and received his law degree in 2006 from the University of California College of the Law (formerly UC Hastings). While in law school, he was a member of the Communications Law Journal, Hastings Civil Justice Individual Representation Clinic, and General Assistance Advocacy Project (GAAP). He received the Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in Civil Appellate Advocacy and earned Best Brief Award in Appellate Advocacy.
Since graduating law school, Joseph has served the Board of Directors for the General Assistance Advocacy Project (GAAP), Stanford Pride, and San Francisco AIDS Foundation. He regularly volunteers as a member of the Stanford Alumni Mentoring network, the Openhouse, a non-profit organization providing housing, services, and care for LGBTQ seniors, and the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. He is a member of the State Board of California, SFTLA, and BALIF and is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of California.
Joseph is certified as a specialist in Family Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He has been selected as a Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2016-2019, and he was selected to Super Lawyers in 2020.
About Joseph L. Urbanski
Practice Areas
- Family Law 100%
Litigation
- 50%
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Languages
- English
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 2006
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
Specialties and Certifications
- Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 2017
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of California (Member)
- SFTLA (Member)
- BALIF (Member)
- CLA, Family Law Section, Member
Education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California, 2006
J.D. - Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 2002
B.A.
Pro Bono Activities
- San Francisco AIDS Foundation, Board of Directors
- Stanford Alumni Mentoring network, Volunteer
- Openhouse, Member
- General Assistance Advocacy Project (GAAP), Board of Directors
- Stanford Pride, Board of Directors
Classes and Seminars
- When Death and Divorce Collide, BASF, 2020 - Present
- When Death and Divorce Collide, State Bar, 2020 - Present
- Estate Planning for LBGTQ Community and Unmarried Families, East Bay EPC, 2020
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Joseph L. Urbanski
Included on the 2023 Northern California list
Past Lists
- 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2016-2019
- Northern California Super Lawyers, 2020
Representative Clients
- Divorcing Families
- Same Sex Families
- Adopting Families
- Prenups
Office Information
Address
101 Montgomery StreetSuite 1600(between Bush and Sutter) San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone
Fax
- 415-693-0500
Office Hours
Mon - Fri: 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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