Lisa Helfend Meyer is a founder and the senior partner of Meyer, Olson, Lowy & Meyers, LLP. Lisa is a certified Family Law Specialist and has built a reputation for taking on the toughest cases — matters other attorneys reject — and prevailing in high-asset and high-conflict family law matters. Lisa represents both men and women in high-stake/bet-the-company divorce, custody and paternity cases. These include complex financial marital dissolutions, relocation and high-conflict child custody litigation, grey divorce and sophisticated prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. Her more than 35 years of practice include family law cases within California, across the United States and international jurisdictions.
Known for her exceptional trial and courtroom skills and impassioned advocacy, Lisa gained national prominence during her successful representation of a mother for whom she secured visitation when the mother became comatose while giving birth to triplets. Lisa’s experience raising a daughter with special needs has made her a champion of special needs children and adults. Lisa founded the female-owned family law firm in Los Angeles; Meyer, Olson, Lowy & Meyers in 2000 to bring a strong female presence to family law. She has led its growth into one of the country’s most respected family law firms and “a force to be reckoned with” according to Best Lawyers.
A familiar media commentator, Ms. Meyer has expressed her expert opinion in the Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Today Show, CNN, Court TV and Fox News and other media outlets. She also has been a regular contributor to HuffPost’s blog on marriage and divorce. Lisa has been recognized by Super Lawyers for the past 15 years and has been consistently named among its list of “Top 50: 2019 Women Southern California Super Lawyers.”
