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Michele M. Bissada - Menlo Park, CA
545 Middlefield RoadSuite 175 Menlo Park, CA 94025
Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada LLP
Menlo Park Family Law Lawyer
Overview
Michèle M. Bissada is a partner with Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada LLP, which has offices in Menlo Park and San Ramon, California. Serving clients throughout San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda and Contra Costa counties as well as the surrounding regions of Northern California, Ms. Bissada focuses her practice exclusively on family law.
Certified as a specialist in Family Law by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, Ms. Bissada possesses almost 30 years of legal experience. She is also a fellow with the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), a selective membership available to those determined to be "leading practitioners" in the Family Law field. Ms. Bissada is highly committed to her practice and has achieved notable success helping clients protect their rights and best interests and achieve the most favorable outcomes possible for their difficult and complex situations. She specializes in venture capital and complex financial situations, as well as high conflict custody cases.
Ms. Bissada is trained in mediation and collaborative law, so she can help clients resolve their conflicts and reach agreements without the need for expensive, litigious court battles if possible. Ms. Bissada offers alternate dispute resolution options as a neutral Mediator and as a Settlement Judge. When the collaborative approach is not an option for a client's case, Ms. Bissada will not hesitate to advocate in court on behalf of those she serves. Ms. Bissada is a seasoned litigator with experience in the most complicated and contentious cases, including custody, move aways, and dissolutions involving significant and complex assets.
Highly active in her legal community, Ms. Bissada is a member of several local, state and national bar associations. She is currently President-Elect of the AAML Northern California Chapter. She has also co-chaired the AAML Trial Practicum in 2018 and 2021 and has also served as a leader in the program. She currently is a co-leader of a Mentor Group for young attorneys. Ms. Bissada also served as the 2011 President of the San Mateo County Bar Association, after serving for many years as a board member, where she also sat on a number of the organization's committees. She also currently serves on the membership committee for Collaborative Practice of San Mateo County.
A 1989 graduate of the University of California, Davis, Ms. Bissada obtained her Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in 1994.
About Michele M. Bissada
Practice Areas
- Family Law 80%
- Alternative Dispute Resolution 20%
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- California, 1994
Specialties and Certifications
- Certified Specialist in Family Law (ACFLS)
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of California (Member)
- San Mateo County Bar Association (Member)
- Santa Clara County Bar Association (Member)
- Palo Alto Area Bar Association (Member)
- San Francisco Bar Association (Member)
- San Mateo County Bar Association, 2011 - Present (President)
- San Mateo County Bar Association, 2002 - 2012 (Board Member)
- Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County (Board of Directors)
- Board’s Development Committee, 2012 - 2017 (Chair)
- Legal Aid “And Justice For All” Annual Awards Luncheon Committee, 2009 - 2017 (Member)
- Legal Aid “And Justice For All” Annual Awards Luncheon Committee (Co-Chair)
- Collaborative Practice San Mateo County, 2001 - Present (Member)
- Family Court Judges of Santa Clara County (Judge Pro Tem)
- Legislative Day Committee for the Conference of California Bar Associations (CCBA) (Chair)
- Board of Directors of the CCBA, 2010 - 2013 (Regional Director)
- Conference of California Bar Associations (CCBA), 2000 - 2015 (Delegate)
- Conference of California Bar Associations (CCBA) (Chair/Treasurer of the Delegates)
Education
- California Western School of Law, San Diego, California, 1994
J.D. - University of California, Davis, 1989
B.A.
Major: French
Major: International Relations
Pro Bono Activities
- Overcoming Barriers, Board of Directors
- Peninsula Family YMCA, Board of Managers, 1999 - 2007
- Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program — Class of 2002, Member
- Domestic Violence Collaborative Pro Bono Project, Volunteer
- Overcoming Barriers, Advisory Council
- Development Committee
Classes and Seminars
- Notre Dame de Namur University, Clinical Psychology Graduate Department: 2-hour program for graduate students in “Law & Ethics” course on “Family Law Crossover Issues”, October 2021
- The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 2019 Symposium: 1.25-hour panel presentation with Marie Ebersbacher, CPA, ABV, CFF, CFE and Steve Wagner, CFLS on ” Investment Accounts and How to Avoid Hidden Traps regarding Tracing”, May 2021
- The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Mentoring Group: 1.5-hour presentation on “Venture Capital Basics”, October 2020
- Notre Dame de Namur University, Clinical Psychology Graduate Department: 2-hour program for graduate students in “Law & Ethics” course on “Family Law Crossover Issues”, October 2020
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) Annual Conference: 2-hour workshop with Hon. Marjorie Slabach (ret.), Leslie Drozd. Ph.D., “Overcoming Parent-Child Contact Problems”, February 2020
- Notre Dame de Namur University, Clinical Psychology Graduate Department: 1.5-hour program for graduate students in “Law & Ethics” course on “Family Law Crossover Issues”, September 2019
- Capital Group: 1-hour panel presentation with Natasha Parrett, Esq. on “The Dynamics of Pre and Post Marital Agreement and Co-Habitation Agreements”, September 2019
- The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 2019 Symposium: 1-hour panel presentation with Herb Fockler, Esq. on “Equity Compensation in Silicon Valley Companies”, April 2019
- Parallel Advisors: 1-hour panel presentation with Financial Advisor and CDFA Elaina Serotte on “Financial Planning Considerations in Divorce”, April 2019
- San Mateo County Bar Association: 1-hour panel presentation with San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Don Ayoob, Kevin Allen, Esq. and Amanda Riddle, Esq. on “Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession”, January 2019
- San Mateo County Bar Association: 3-hour panel presentation with fellow San Mateo County Bar Member Attorneys for Fee Arbitration Training Roundtable, December 2018
- “Law & Ethics” course on “Family Law Crossover Issues”, Clinical Psychology Graduate Department, Notre Dame de Namur University, May 2017
- “What Attorneys and Judges Can Do When a Child Resists Contact with a Parent”, Overcoming Barriers, 3-hour seminar moderator for Hon. Marjorie Slabach (ret.), Leslie Drozd. Ph.D. and Pamela E. Pierson, Esq., May 2017
- “How Attorneys and Consultants can GUIDE the Client”, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) Annual Conference: 2-hour workshop with Nancy Williams Olesen, Ph.D., February 2017
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Michele M. Bissada
Included on the 2024 Northern California Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 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
- 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Northern California Super Lawyers list
- 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
Honors
- Super Lawyers: 2006 - 2022
- Top 100: 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers
- Top 10: 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2022 Women Northern California Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers
- Top 10: 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2021 Women Northern California Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2020 Women Northern California Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2019 Women Northern California Super Lawyers
- Best Lawyers® by US News & World Report, 2018-2022
- Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters, 2006-2022
- CCBA Friend of the Conference Award, Conference of California Bar Associations, 2017
- Dorothy M. Wolfe Award for her pro bono contributions, San Mateo County Legal Aid Society, 2010
Office Information
Address
545 Middlefield RoadSuite 175 Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone
Accepts Credit Cards
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