Grace A. Jamra Los Angeles, California
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| phone | (310) 277-7117 |
| fax | (310) 286-9182 |
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"No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him or her: it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatest of ultimate distinction" -- Charles Kendall Adams
Grace A. Jamra is a seasoned family law lawyer who always knew that dispute resolution and being a tenacious litigator would be the mainstay of her career.
Named a partner in 2001, she brings to Phillips, Lerner, Lauzon & Jamra the distinction of being a first-class litigator and negotiator endowed with the ability to work with clients in complex, high-asset cases in the fields of dissolution, paternity, palimony, guardianship and adoption.
Ms. Jamra joined the firm in September of 1997 as an associate. Prior to her affiliation with the firm, she was an associate in the Bel Air (
Her background in economics and finance, coupled with her child custody and advocacy litigation expertise, enable her to handle the issues associated with intricate child custody and financial matters including sophisticated business ventures.
Ms. Jamra has written several articles relating to her area of practice, which have been published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal, California Lawyer and other legal trades. She has also spoken on numerous family law issues before various professional groups.
A graduate of
Ms. Jamra is the founder and president of the Whittier Alumni Network and served for several terms on the Whittier College Alumni Board of Directors. She has previously served on the boards of the Los Angeles Women's Clinic and
Paternity
Divorce and Marriage Dissolution
California Community Property
Spousal Support / Alimony
- Bar Admissions:
- California, 1992
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1992
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
- Education:
- Whittier College School of Law, Los Angeles, California,
1991
J.D. - Whittier College,
1984
B.A.
Honors: Whittier Scholars Program
Major: Economics
Major: Political Science
- Published Works:
- "MCLE Self Study: New Procedures And Protections In Family Law", California Lawyer, August, 1996
- "Support Checks", Los Angeles Daily Journal, August, 1996
- "Yours or Ours", Los Angeles Daily Journal, August, 1996
- "Hide and Seek,The Unconditional Nature of Support for Minor Children,", Los Angeles Daily Journal, April, 1997
- Honors and Awards:
- Recipient, Economics Fellowship Award, 1985
- State Finalist, American Trial Lawyers Association, 1990
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Beverly Hills Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Member
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Member
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Member
- State Bar of California, Family Law Section
- Member
- Los Angeles Women's Clinic & Counseling Center, 1999 - Present
- Member, Board of Directors
- Free Arts for Abused Children, 2001 - Present
- Member, Board of Directors
- Women of Los Angeles
- Member
- Professional Network Group
- Member
- Los Angeles County Superior Court
- Mediator
- Whittier Law School Alumni Network, 1995 - 1998
- Founder & President
- Whittier Law School Alumni Board of Directors, 1995 - 1998
- Secretary
- Whittier Alumni Board of Directors, 1998 - 2000
- Vice President
- California Bar Association
- Member
- Armenian Bar Association
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- Phillips, Lerner & Lauzon, Associate, 1997 - 2001
- Bel Air (Calif.) Law Office of Mitchell A. Jacobs, Associate
- Languages:
- Armenian
- Arabic










