Established in the mid-90s, the family law firm of Phillips, Lerner, Lauzon & Jamra goes to great lengths to offer clients highly personalized attention and a customized approach to each case entrusted to its care. Easily accessible and intent on a high standard of client advocacy, each attorney attempts to resolve family law disputes with the least amount of trauma and discord throughout the process of helping their clients through such difficult life transitions. Though the focus is typically on helping their clients find reasonable, practical, equitable and non-litigious solutions, members of the firm are also fully adept at taking a case to the courtroom, if need be.
Areas of expertise are comprehensive with regard to family law disputes. Phillips, Lerner, Lauzon & Jamra handles all matters affected by personal relationship breakups and the battles that often accompany them. Such matters may include disputes over spousal support, child custody and visitation, conflicts over community property, assets, liabilities; differences with regard to breach of fiduciary duty; paternity and domestic partnerships.
Skillful in all matters as they relate to child support, child custody and visitation, the firm is equipped to deal with cases where both parents are California residents and also those more complex custody and visitation cases that affect California parents, but involve interstate and international matters and “move away” issues. The firm is also well versed in taking appropriate measures with regard to threats and acts of domestic violence.
Although the area of family law is always evolving, each of the firm’s attorneys are up-to-date as changes occur. Those familiar with the firm—such as peers, legal experts, and those within the judicial community—hold Phillips, Lerner, Lauzon & Jamra in the highest regard. PLLJ is continually recognized for their fine work in family law and their success rate in satisfactorily resolving complex issues. Similarly, the same individuals also view the firm’s legal team as formidable opponents in the courtroom.
The firm calls upon a highly-respected team of experts such as forensic accountants, appraisers, marriage and family counselors and therapists, psychiatrists and psychologists, other types of expert witnesses, retired judges and others, when the need arises to assist them in various capacities. The firm is known for having one of the most prestigious and extensive networks of specialists and experts affiliated with any family law firm in the country.
Not only known for their fine legal representation in all family law matters, those who work at the firm are also cited for their charitable and philanthropic works throughout the community. For the past seven years, the firm has offered financial and emotional support to the recipient of its yearly “Adopt-A-Center ” program by offering worthy organizations financial resources and hands-on involvement for various events and projects.
All personnel at the law firm of Phillips, Lerner, Lauzon & Jamra take great pride in providing quality legal assistance, individualized care and a work discipline that embodies an emphasis on ethics.
Because the partners are keenly adept in all facets of family law and well known for their successes, many national media—print, broadcast and Internet—call upon them frequently (as members of their elite core of family law expert sources) to offer commentary on the family law cases of the day.










