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May Edition
FMBK Welcomes Our Newest Attorney!
Viridiana
De La Riva
Viridiana attended Mount Saint Mary’s University in Los Angeles and received her Master's Degree in International Studies from Claremont Graduate University.
She then earned her law degree from Southwestern Law School. While there, Viridiana received two CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Legal Analysis and Writing Skills and Removal Defense Clinic.
She has practiced family law exclusively since being admitted to the State Bar of California in 2020. Viridiana will continue her family law career with FMBK from our Glendale office. 

We are excited to welcome Viri to the FMBK team!
FMBK Partner Megan Green Presents For:
"PARENTAL ALIENATION IN 2023:
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW"
This 6 credit MCLE brings in numerous experts to provide a full encompassing MCLE on parental alienation. Megan Green Presents alongside Dr. Lyn R. Greenberg on: Locating and Identifying Key Witnesses Working with Adolescents and Younger Children, Deposing Alienating/Alienated Parents, Tips for Proving/Disproving Allegations, and lastly, Remedies/Intervention for Alienation.
For The Full
Program Description
&
ON DEMAND
Registration:
Chelsea Stevens Presents For:
"California Family Law: Strategies for tackling complex asset division and discovery obstacles"
California family law presents various issues when it comes to dividing complex assets and uncovering key pieces of evidence. In this seminar, Chelsea Stevens of FMBK, LLP (left) and Ashley Quan of Walzer Melcher Yoda, LLP (right) teach strategies to value and divide comingled assets, businesses, and retirement plans. In this introductory course, they also provide helpful tactics to overcome discovery challenges in family law.
Tyrrell Nunez Joins the BHBA Panel:
"Working Effectively with Financial Professionals
in Family Law"
Financial issues are often the most difficult aspects of a case. Complicated financial issues may be present in a family law case regardless of its size. Meet the Financial Professionals is a two-part series designed to educate family law attorneys about how to work effectively with financial professionals and the types of financial expertise that will prove invaluable in successfully representing family law clients through case resolution and beyond.
Steve Mindel Introduces Erwin Chemerinsky to the:
Webinar: "Recent Supreme Court Rulings & Constitutional Implications for Marriage & Family Law"
In this Webinar, Erwin examines/ reviews current & past Supreme Court Cases involving:
-The history of constitutional protection of marriage & family law
-The decision in Roe v. Wade
-The law of abortion since Roe v. Wade
-The decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
-The implications of Dobbs on abortion rights
-Reproductive rights and other constitutional rights concerning marriage and family law
"It is always great to reconnect with your favorite USC Gould School of Law Professors later in life. I was thrilled to introduce Erwin Chemerinsky, author of over 200 law review articles, 16 books, and The Dean of UC Berkeley School of Law. Don't miss out on this fascinating webinar! The recording is now available on AAML.org"
- Steve Mindel, AAML National Webinar Committee Chair
FMBK Partner Robert Brandt Attends The:
Annual Meeting at the Breakers Resort in Palm Beach Florida
Robert Brandt enjoyed a weekend of learning and networking with fellow ACFTL Members, an organization composing of the top 100 Family Trial Lawyers across the United States. Bob was welcomed as a diplomat to The American College of Family Trial Lawyers in 2021. At this years ACFTL Annual meeting held at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Bob and the other members learned from the nations best family law lawyers, enjoyed spectacular food, and appreciated the stunning beaches.
The team members at FMBK are the:
"Family Lawyers for Your Family"
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