About Fern Topas Salka
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Fern Topas Salka
Certified Family Law Specialist*
(310) 207-1049
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The Experience You Need
Ms. Salka is a Certified Family Law Specialist and
fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She is the former Chair of the
Family Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar and has taught and written extensively
about mediation and other alternate dispute processes. She has been named SuperLawyer for
the past three years by Los Angeles Magazine, an honor reflecting the respect of
her peers, and is a founding member of Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association,
an association formed to advance the practice of collaborative family law.
A Menu of Divorce Resolution Methods
After more than 30 years of experience as a family law
attorney, Ms. Salka today favors dispute resolution options that avoid courtroom
intervention. The menu of options she offers includes mediation, collaborative family law,
coaching, limited representation, consulting, and negotiation. Remember, you have a choice
when it comes to resolving your family law matter.
"Unbundled" Services for
Greater Efficiency
Ms. Salka offers her clients an a la carte selection of
services that reflect her breadth of experience in the legal
profession. It’s a modern approach to advocacy that benefits you, the client, in
terms of value and individualized attention.
A Greater Sense of Control
With shared processes like mediation and collaborative
law, clients gain a great sense of control over their lives because they are directly
involved in the process.
The Best Way to Help the Children
Ms. Salka keeps the future of the family in the
forefront. Her extensive legal experience and research indicate that children do the best
when parents do not go to war over them.
A Focus on Long Term Goals
Ms. Salka helps her clients focus on the future while
attending to the legal needs of the present. She also offers extensive bibliographies,
written materials, training and other forms of coaching in how to keep this focus while
going through a difficult time.
A Proven Success Rate
Ms. Salka has an excellent track record for resolving
family disputes in high-profile, high-asset and high-income celebrity cases as well as
more modest cases. In each case, she emphasizes quick results and private, practical, and
progressive solutions. She is straight-forward about what a client can reasonably expect
and highly knowledgeable about and sensitive to child-related issues. |
