$ 650-650 per hour
Roberta Bennett
About Roberta
Biography
Ms. Bennett has practiced law in California for nearly 40 years and has been a Certified Family Law Specialist for 30 years. She has a close familiarity with all family law issues, including complex issues. She is an aggressive, experienced trial attorney and is widely known throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Ms. Bennett is a member of the Executive Committee of the Family Law section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and frequently lectures at Continuing Legal Education courses, seminars, conferences, and symposia on a range of family law issues, particularly as they relate to domestic partners and the rights of LGBT parents and families. Ms. Bennett has published numerous papers, practice guide chapters, and articles for a variety of publications and publishers. Most recently, she co-authored two practice guide chapters with the managing partner of the firm, Jeffrey W. Erdman, on the advantages and disadvantages of formal registration with the state of California as domestic partners, and on the availability of and procedures for obtaining protective orders with regard to discovery and exchange of financial information in family law matters. She is also the author of a series of articles entitled "Separate Is Not Equal: Dissolution and Domestic Partners," for The Witness Chair, a quarterly publication of the Litigation Section of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Practice Areas
1
Practice Area
Family
100%
47 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in California for 46 years
State: California
Acquired: 1979
No misconduct found
Location
Bennett & Erdman
5670 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA, 90036
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Experience
Honors
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AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
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Super Lawyer, Law & Politics and LA Magazines, 2004-Present, Southern California Super Lawyers
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Courageous Leadership Award, California State Assembly
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Southern California Women Understanding Lesbian Rights Awared, Southern California Women Understanding Lesbian Rights
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Award for Outstanding Community Service, City of West Hollywood
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FL Pro Bono Volunteer - Distinguished Svc. to Cause of Justice, Harriet Buhai Center
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Award for Outstanding Community Service, Levitt & Quinn
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CAPE Crusader Award, California Alliance for Pride and Quality
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Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund Award, Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
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Labor Day L.A. Courage Award, Courage Campaign
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AIDS Project Los Angeles Award, AIDS Project Los Angeles
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Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services Award, Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Social Services
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Shomer Tzedek Guardian of Justice Award, Temple Kol Ami
Work Experience
2002 - Present
Partner, Bennett & Erdman
1995 - 2002
Partner, Anderson & Bennett
1979 - 1995
Partner, Abbitt & Bennett
Associations
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member
Beverly Hills Bar Association
Member
The Lesbian & Gay Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
Member
California State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Education
1978
University of San Fernando Valley College of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1964
California State University, Northridge
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Publications
2017
The Witness Chair
Separate Is Not Equal: Dissolution and Domestic Partners
2008
Continuing Educ. of the Bar, Family Law Financial Discovery
Obtaining Protective Orders (Co-Author)
2005
Continuing Educ. of the Bar, California Domestic Partnerships
Choice of Registered Domestic Partnership Over Informal Cohabitation (Co-Author)