8730 Wilshire Blvd.Suite #411Beverly Hills, CA, 90211United States (310) 593-9592 (310) 295-2427

Benjamin F Kanani

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Beverly Hills, CA
Licensed for 10 years
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About Benjamin

Graduating from Loyola Law School and swearing in to the CA Bar in December of 2011, I originally began practicing criminal, but soon transitioned to family law, which I've been practicing for the past 5 years, specializing heavily in Los Angeles County. Focusing on more complex cases, he begins working from day one and devote large amounts of time to each client, assuming each case will go to trial and preparing as such. For those seeking a quick fix or looking to save some money, we are happy to refer you to other law firms as we are not the cheapest or fastest family lawyers on the market. Emphasizing quality and client care above all, we offer custom-made case plans for each client that , including being ready to go to trial at any time. For a free, in-person consultation with no time limit, contact us.

Practice areas

Divorce and separation: 30%
With extensive experience in the courtroom and strategies custom-tailored to each client's specific goals, the Law Office of Benjamin Kanani provides high quality legal representation in all manner of family law matters, specializing in LA County.
Family: 30%
With extensive experience in the courtroom and strategies custom-tailored to each client's specific goals, the Law Office of Benjamin Kanani provides high quality legal representation in all manner of family law matters, specializing in LA County.
Child custody: 20%
With extensive experience in the courtroom and strategies custom-tailored to each client's specific goals, the Law Office of Benjamin Kanani provides high quality legal representation in all manner of family law matters, specializing in LA County.
Domestic violence: 20%
With extensive experience in the courtroom and strategies custom-tailored to each client's specific goals, the Law Office of Benjamin Kanani provides high quality legal representation in all manner of family law matters, specializing in LA County.

Languages spoken

English, Persian, Spanish

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Contact

8730 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite #411
Beverly Hills, CA, 90211

Office (310) 593-9592
Fax (310) 295-2427

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License

State	Status	Acquired	Updated
CA	Active	2011	06/14/2022

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

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Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date Granted
New Volunteer of the Year	Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law	2018
Certificate of Tribute	Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law	2018
Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services	State Bar of California	2018
Lead Counsel Rated	Lead Counsel	2017

work experience

Title	Company name	Duration
Owner/Attorney	Law Office of Benjamin Kanani, APC	2014 - Present

associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
Beverly Hills Bar Association	Member	2018 - Present
Los Angeles County Bar Association	Member	2013 - Present
State Bar of California	Member	2011 - Present

publications

Publication name	Title	Date
Newsletter	Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law	2018

education

School name	Degree	Graduated
Loyola University School of Law	JD - Juris Doctor	2011
Univ of California San Diego	BA - Bachelor of Arts	2008

speaking engagements

Conference name	Title	Date
Harriett Buhai Center Training	Custody and Visitation	2020

legal cases

Case name	Outcome
Alepyan v. Adzhemyan - BD656438	Joint physical and legal custody with a 50/50 time split.

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Excellent service!

5.0 stars

Posted by anonymous
May 11, 2022

Thank You to Benjamin Kanani for providing legal advice allowing me to successfully win my case.

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Professional and Thorough

5.0 stars

Posted by David
May 3, 2022

I finally heard about Benjamin I had been through the ringer with a number with a different attorneys. After 15 minutes into the consultation and speaking with Benjamin I knew he was the person for me. He got me out of a 21 year mistake and was able to reach an amicable situation with the ex. I would hire Benjamin again due to his clear explanation, professionalism and follow through.

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Family law

5.0 stars

Posted by Traeveon jones
January 17, 2022

Benjamin is a great attorney before I hired him I had little to no hope when Benjamin got ahold to my case everything began to unfold I couldn’t not believe the outcome I was more than satisfied with my case I walked away with everything I asked for no matter how annoying I thought I was ben always answered my calls and heard me out he felt every worry and heard every cry if you are looking for and attorney dont hesitate to call Benjamin he is the best !!! He treated my case like he would have treated his own trust the process thanks Benjamin

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Best Family Attorney Lawyer in LA

5.0 stars

Posted by Ramesh
September 10, 2021

I hired Ben as my attorney for my restraining order case that was filed against me in LA court house with a hearing in Sep 2021. The petitioner of this case filed a bogus case with random false allegations against me just to get a restraining order sanctioned by the court for her personal vendetta towards me. Having not been to a courtroom my entire life, I was extremely nervous about facing my case and that is when I was referred to Ben by another lawyer. Right from the moment when I met Ben and explained him my case, he totally believed my side of the story which was truth side. He gave me the confidence on that same day that we can easily win this case in court and explained to me in clear terms about all my legal rights. In our first hearing, he got me a continuance from court to give me a peace of mind and to take the time to thoroughly study my case and gather all the evidences to support my side. During that one month period after getting continuance, Ben and his team quickly got to work and spend extensive amount of time studying and researching my case by gathering all the evidences and witness to well represent my case on my second/final hearing. Ben and his assistants put together a well drafted response to my court filing and tactically handed over all the documents to the petitioners side and to the court. A day before my final hearing, Ben had a long 1:1 conversation with me to train me on all possible scenarios on what to expect and how to answer any questions that may arise during my court hearing. On the day of hearing, Ben defended me in court when the opposing side was desperate in smearing down with all sorts of false allegations. After a 45 minute long hearing with back and forth argument from both sides, eventually the truth has prevailed in court and Ben got my case dismissed. I couldn’t thank him enough by the way he professionally represented me in court as this case could have led to some serious immigration consequences to me if it wasn’t acting on my favor. It’s extremely hard to meet a lawyer like him in the LA area where everyone comes after their clients money but not necessarily caring much about their case. Ben was the opposite and he really cares about his clients case and speaks with all frankness and honesty. I strongly recommend Ben if you are on the fence to hire him for all family related cases and I am sure he will handle your case with due diligence just like the way he handled mine. Thank you again Ben! :)

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The best attorney that is responsible and responsible and very honest about your case and understanding and very honest with

5.0 stars

Posted by Ivan cruz trejo
April 21, 2021

From the moment I told Ben about my Case he made me feel relaxed and put a lot of my question to have clarity I hired ben in November 2020 and from the moment I hired Ben their was a motions being done on my case it was a long process but Ben always showed me that he was the right attorney for me I never question what he was doing as long as he was fighting for me in court on April 21 2021 we had an evidentiary hearing in which Ben prove how having patience and having evidence the truth will privale in court I can't thank Ben and rianna for their work that they put into my case thank you

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The best

5.0 stars

Posted by Yana
January 15, 2020

5 stars!!! Best experience, I highly recommend. I found Ben online and he was super helpful over the first phone call, explained what I should do and what I shouldn’t. I chose him over 10 other lawyers I called and don’t regret a second. Professional, attentive, very helpful and simply great. Just call him and you’ll see (hear) what I mean.

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Has proven most reliable legal representation and advocation in family court matters

5.0 stars

Posted by anonymous
March 27, 2019

Over very nearly ten years of my very high conflict divorce, child support and child custody case I have been represented internationally by various attorneys from whom I have gained valuable advocation and decent to excellent legal representation. Some made themselves available to my constantly changing and evolving legal issues as needed but were less than necessarily aggressive or organized in the court room in the face of my adversary or our judge. Others were less than available in the midst of legal family emergencies, but ample in the realm of presentation on court days. Ben on the other hand has been both, he not only makes and takes the time that I feel my case deserves, presents a respectable case on my behalf, but enters the courtroom with the respect, experience and savvy required to make the necessary progress and bring the matters of my family legitimately before judges and comissioners for appropriate request for orders as well as refinements to already existing orders on all fronts. Mr. Kanani has an element of humanity by which he weighs the issues at hand of which at times have been highly emotionally charged topics for my family. Although he is capable of respecting delicate issues, he is also very careful not to allow the element of emotion to affect the outcome of the case and maintains firm boundaries and limits by which he encourages we, myself as well as my witnesses, approach my case for the best outcome possible. No basis is left uncovered on court days and I can depend on that my issues will be resolved with the integrity they deserve. I am beyond grateful to Mr. Kabani for helping my children and I achieve legal heights that used to seem nearly impossible. I would highly recommend this attorney for any family law issue.

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Thank you Ben!

5.0 stars

Posted by Graham
November 15, 2018

I highly recommend Ben, and here is why... After 6.5 years of putting my all into my marriage, I filed for divorce. My wife immediately hired an attorney, filed for & obtained a temporary Restraining Order by lying to the court, kept me from our daughter for 6 weeks, and led us down a destructive path. Out of necessity, I hastily hired an attorney. After 9 months of deliberations, I spent en exorbitant amount of money, was kept from my daughter, and ended up with no legal custody & very limited visitation. All of this occurred because my counterpart simply continued with unlimited accusations, she had a good attorney, and I hired a bad attorney. I did not know any of this could happen as I'd been a dedicated husband, work-from-home father. I assumed all would work out as I had good intentions and wanted the best for everyone. I quickly learned that this does not matter, within the court system, when the other party has different intentions. The attorney I hired did not bring up valuable information in the court, did not ask the needed questions during our many court appearances, and did not take into account my useful ideas. Because of this, the end result was quite unfortunate; A loving father, left with very limited visitation, no savings, living month-to-month, depressed, and one who lost faith in the court system. As the following year passed, my ex-wife pursued attempts to get me into additional trouble. Calling the police for no reason, informing our child's pre-school of her prior temporary restraining order, and taking any action to defame me. I simply wanted to be left alone and wanted a reasonable custody schedule. After this 2nd year of threats, police phone calls, and defamatory actions, I finally fired my old attorney and found Ben. Within a few months I was back in court, Ben was concise in his presentation of facts, maintained a calm and direct manner, and ended this madness. The judge warned my ex-wife that she would loose majority custody if she did not discontinue her actions. As of today I have my daughter just shy of half the week (as it should be), I am no longer harassed, and I am living a happy life. All of which is because of Benjamin Kanani. I am so very thankful I found him.

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Amazing Lawyer

5.0 stars

Posted by Rachid
October 23, 2018

After 2 longs years fighting to find where my kids were and finally started the custody battle, I hired my first attorney who wasn't replying to my emails, phone calls, and wasn’t giving me updates. My case was just static until with God’s help, I finally find Ben to be a down to earth individual, as well as an excellent attorney extremely knowledgeable on custody actions. After meeting with him for a consultation, I knew that this was the law firm for me. Ben handled an extremely difficult case and enabled me and my children to return to a normal, happy life. Ben was absolutely amazing during such a difficult time. Very attentive to my needs and fought for me every step of the way. They were professional, yet caring and understanding the entire process. They were prompt in their replies, organized and kept me informed during my entire case. I was amazed when I called Ben on Sunday, and he picked up the phone and gave me guidance. Ben was more than just an attorney for me, he was a friend and brother. They are the only attorneys you need to consider. Again, I say...AMAZING!

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Great, honest, and professional attorney

5.0 stars

Posted by anonymous
July 28, 2018

Benjamin is a great and professional attorney. He always took the time to answer all my questions and concerns... even if it meant keeping him on the phone for a long time on his busy schedule. He took care of my custody case which was a bit complicated given that my child's father lives overseas and many issues to be covered arise with such case. He always walked into court very confident which was a huge plus for me and his overall demeanor would put me at ease. There are a couple of things which I was not happy 100% with the ruling of my case, but most were dependent on the judge we were assigned; Issues in which Benjamin indeed tried his best by presenting good facts and arguments to the court. Overall, if you want an honest, professional, and good attorney, then I definitely recommend Ben.

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Lisa Szekely, Family Attorney on Dec 7, 2021
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Ben Kanani is an extremely talented, generous, intelligent family law attorney. I worked with Ben during his time volunteering with the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law, and saw firsthand how Ben was equally comfortable providing trauma informed legal advice for survivors of severe domestic violence, counseling parents involved in high-conflict custody and visitation situations, and addressing complex financial issues of support and asset division. He is a great asset to the community of family law attorneys practicing in Los Angeles.

Roby Yadegar, Criminal defense Attorney on Aug 30, 2017
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I fully endorse Benjamin. He is an exceptional attorney, very knowledgeable and savvy, always prepared and extremely responsive.

Ghazal Mehrani, Criminal defense Attorney on Aug 3, 2017
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Attorney Benjamin Kanani has exceptionally broad knowledge of California laws particularly in the areas of family, Criminal, land use, business and contract negotiation. He is also of excellent character and highly intelligent. I endorse Benjamin without reservation.

Nicole Wilson-Martin, Criminal defense Attorney on Jun 15, 2017
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I recommend and endorse Mr. Kanani.

Navid Kanani, Unknown Attorney on Apr 24, 2017
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I endorse this lawyer.

Negin Yamini, Criminal defense Attorney on Apr 17, 2017
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I have had the honor and pleasure of working with Mr. Kanani on a series of cases. I was beyond impressed by Mr. Kanani's legal acumen, attention to detail, relentlessness, and incredibly ability to relate to clients. Ben is not only a top-notch professional but he has solid integrity and a heart of gold. I recommend him in strongest terms possible for any criminal or family case!

Kevin Gres, Criminal defense Attorney on Apr 3, 2017
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Benjamin is a great attorney. He is knowledgeable, professional, and a great resource to have.

Robert Berke, Criminal defense Attorney on Mar 31, 2017
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I have had the pleasure of working with Mr. Kanani on a variety of matters. He is extremely knowledgeable, organized, and thorough in both his presentation and understanding of criminal issues. He has impressed me on numerous occasions with his professionalism and dedication to the practice. I have on more than one occasion turned to Mr. Kanani to assist with me with exigent situations in criminal cases and he has come through resoundingly each time. I could not recommend more highly.

Sharen Ghatan, Criminal defense Attorney on Mar 31, 2017
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I endorse this lawyer. Ben and I have worked several multi defendant cases together and he's extremely bright, dedicated and motivated. It is a pleasure to have worked with him. I'll look forward to having another great experience with this worthy adversary in the future.

Raphael Vernassal, Criminal defense Attorney on Mar 30, 2017
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Ben Kanani is a professional attorney who has shown integrity and compassion in his practice.

Chananel Nakasaka, Criminal defense Attorney on Mar 29, 2017
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Mr. Kanani is very personable. He's experienced in criminal defense and family law. He is patient with his clients and is very professional with other counsel.

Brian Hurwitz, Criminal defense Attorney on Mar 29, 2017
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I endorse this lawyer.

Courtney Ross-Tait, Criminal defense Attorney on Mar 29, 2017
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I endorse this lawyer.

Alan Daneshrad, Unknown Attorney on Mar 29, 2017
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I endorse this lawyer.

Afshin Asher, Probate Attorney on Mar 29, 2017
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