Marisa C. San Filippo - Menlo Park, CA

Marisa C. San Filippo is a partner at Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada LLP and represents clients on the Peninsula and in the surrounding areas in family law cases. Ms. San Filippo is a Certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. She brings tenacity and expertise, to all her cases, including dissolution, legal separation, child custody and visitation (including high conflict matters and move-aways), property characterization and division (including business valuations, partnership interests, equity compensation, etc.), child and spousal support, complex high-asset matters, paternity matters, and premarital agreements. Ms. San Filippo understands the toll these difficult issues can take on her clients and remains compassionate and sensitive while still aggressively protecting the rights of her clients.

At the University of California in Berkeley, Ms. San Filippo graduated with high honors with a Bachelor of Arts in history. She then went on to the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she obtained her Juris Doctor and graduated cum laude in 2008. During her educational career, she was given the award for the Best Brief for Moot Court and received a CALI Award for Excellence in Family Law. She was also a member of the University of San Francisco Law Review.

Ms. San Filippo has volunteered with the Legal Aid Society's Domestic Violence Collaborative. She was the co-chair of the San Mateo County Family Law Section in 2017 and the Section chair in 2018. Ms. San Filippo is a member of the Santa Clara County Bar Association, the San Mateo County Bar Association and The State Bar of California.

Ms. San Filippo spent her summers during law school as a law clerk for the firm before earning her law degree and becoming a partner.

Professional Involvement

Ms. San Filippo is a member of the State Bar of California, as well as the San Mateo County and the Santa Clara County Bar Associations. She is also a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, an international association of professionals in the family court arena dedicated to the resolution of family conflict.

Ms. San Filippo serves as a volunteer Judge Pro Tem in Santa Clara County, presiding over family law settlement conferences on behalf of the court. Ms. San Filippo also volunteers in San Mateo County assisting self-represented litigants with status conferences in an effort to bring their cases to a speedy conclusion. Ms. San Filippo has volunteered her time handling pro bono cases through the Legal Aid Society's Domestic Violence Collaborative.

Ms. San Filippo was the co-chair of the San Mateo County Bar Association’s Family Law Section in 2017 and served as the Family Law Section Chair in 2018.

Awards and Distinctions

Ms. San Filippo’s work and experience is highly regarded by both clients and peers. In her 10+ years of legal practice, Ms. San Filippo has earned a number of distinctions. Ms. San Filippo was named a Super Lawyers® Northern California Rising Star each year from 2015 to 2018. In 2019, Ms. San Filippo earned the Super Lawyer® achievement. Super Lawyers® evaluates attorneys based on twelve factors including peer recognition, professional achievements and community service. For Rising Stars, they select the top 2.5% of attorneys under 40 or in practice for less than 10 years. The Super Lawyer distinctions is reserved for the top 5% of attorneys in Northern California.

Ms. San Filippo earned the 2020 AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale.com based on outstanding peer review ratings. Attorneys are evaluated by their peers based on six factors: legal knowledge, analytical capabilities, judgment, communication ability, legal experience and ethical standards. Martindale has recognized the most distinguished attorneys since the 1800s and reserves the AV Preeminent® rating for those who are rank by their peers at the highest level of professional excellence (approximately 10% of attorneys).

Ms. San Filippo received the 10 Best Female Family Law Attorney award by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys for the last five years and is a member of Lawyers of Distinction.

Education

Ms. San Filippo was educated at top Bay Area universities. She earned her J.D., cum laude, from the University of San Francisco School of Law in May 2008. She also graduated as a member of the McAuliffe Honor Society. While in law school, Ms. San Filippo was a member of the University of San Francisco Law Review and published her comment in the fall of 2007. She received a CALI Award for Excellence in Family Law in spring 2007 and an award for Best Brief for Moot Court in spring 2006.

Ms. San Filippo earned her B.A. in History from the University of California, Berkeley with high honors.

Community Involvement

Ms. San Filippo was born and raised on the Peninsula, where she currently resides, and strives to support the legacy of community service instilled in her by her parents. She serves on the board of the housing corporation associated with her college sorority, actively participating in the corporation’s restructuring after the separation of the chapter from its international organization. She has also volunteered her time supporting events for the Sequoia Hospital Foundation in honor of her late father.

Ms. San Filippo enjoys spending time with her husband and children, and their extended family.