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Biography
Family law is my passion. My clients are my number #1 priority. I fight for their rights in this most difficult time of their lives. I am successful in getting the results my clients' want. I immeditely return client calls to answer their questions. I litigate cases in Los Angeles County and Ventura Superior County. I am agressive in Court when necessary to get desired results. I also practice Bankruptcy Law, which goes hand in hand in many of my Family Law cases. I am a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and Ventura County Bar Association. If you have any questions or wish to discuss a case, I am available anytime.
Practice Areas
7
Practice Areas
Alimony
16%
Bankruptcy and Debt
16%
33 years | 1,000 cases
Divorce and Separation
16%
33 years | 1,000 cases
Elder Law
16%
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
$ 375-395 per hour
Retainer
Always
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
Licenses
Licensed in California for 33 years
State: California
Acquired: 1993
No misconduct found
Location
GUMM & Green Attorneys at Law
(818) 707-4262
Fax
5743 Corsa Avenue Suite 111, Westlake Village, CA, 91362-6440
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Posted by Rich G. | July 08, 2014
Simply the best family law attorney.
This recommendation is long overdue. My apologies, Anita. Anita is, without a doubt, the best family law attorney. She is incredibly tough, if need be, but her approach is to mediate rather than combat. My biggest regret: I wish I had retained Anita from the beginning of my divorce proceedings. It ...
Posted by Kelley Fornatoro | September 30, 2013
Caring and Responsive
I thought Ms. Gumm was responsive and really cared about my case. I used her several times and would recommend her.
Posted by anonymous | April 08, 2009
Excellent family law attorney
Ms. Gumm represented me on a family law matter and she was thorough, presented a solid case and was excellent in the court room.
Posted by anonymous | October 19, 2026 | Hired Attorney
Felt Pressured, Overcharged, and Disrespected as a Client
I retained Anita Gumm of Gumm & Green LLP for limited-scope family law representation and paid a $3,500 retainer. My experience has been disappointing, particularly regarding communication, billing transparency, and the overall handling of my representation. I received billing statements reflec...
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Replied last October 20, 20261. The retainer for legal services was not set at a flat fee. My normal retainer for filing a motion is $5,000 but the client asked me to take $3,500 as a favor to her, which I agreed to take less. I explained to her if my legal charges went over the retainer amount of $3,500, I would be asking her for additional retainer funds, which was also stated in her retainer agreement. She understood and agreed and signed the retainer agreement for my legal services after reviewing it for 5 days and asking questions about it. I informed her since she had limited funds I would limit my legal work to preparing a short discovery request in order to ascertain husband’s income and filing a motion for spousal support and attorney fees only since she informed me her husband was working and she believed he had additional income. 2. When I learned that her husband was not working and had no income for the past 3 years, I advised her that spousal support would likely be denied and her request for reimbursement of attorney fees also. I informed her she made more money than her husband on unemployment and she could get hit with attorney fees herself by the court. I advised her to cut her losses for now and perhaps wait to see if he does get work later. 3. I had actually reviewed the last 3 years of her husband’s tax returns with the client. I told her, her husband showed no income. 4. The client refused to listen to any of my legal advice. The client refused to return my phone calls, as she did not want to be charged for phone calls. I told I did not always charge her for phone calls and would tell her when I called her if I would charge for this particular call because I needed to speak to her regarding her case. She would not return my calls anyway and did not want to hear what I had to say about her case. 5. I asked her to sign a substitution of attorney form for failure to cooperate and she refused to relieve me as her lawyer. She continued not to cooperate so I filed a motion to be relieved as her attorney of record due to the breakdown of the attorney client relationship, which I told her about and sent a copy to her. 6. Since the client wanted me to remain her attorney, I let her know all of her retainer funds were gone, and under her retainer agreement, she would need to pay additional retainer funds to keep me on the case and appear in Court to argue on her behalf. Only when I asked her for reasonable additional attorney fees did she state she wanted to terminate me as her attorney but she still refuses to sign a substitution of attorney. 7. All of her legal fees charged were reasonable, fair, itemized, valid, and explained to her when asked. The client is sent all of her billing to review on a monthly regular basis, all of her documentation, all of the discovery responses but she still refused to sign a substitution of attorney form. She states she does not have anything from me but that’s not true. She does not understand the bill charges, and that the retainer she signed is an hourly fee charge with a deposit paid up front and not a flat fee charge for legal services. 8. I informed her I was still her attorney of record in the eyes of the court until she signed the substitution of attorney if she wanted to represent herself. The client said she wanted to argue to the judge about getting spousal support and attorney fees. I told her this was fine but she had to sign the substitution of attorney form first, she still refuses. I will have to appear in court because the client has still not signed the substitution of attorney form as of the date of writing this response and still won’t cooperate. 9. All of the client’s legal fees charged were appropriately earned and reasonable.
Posted by anonymous | June 17, 2022 | Hired Attorney
Unprofessional
She is a joke!y.don’t waist your money on her been there done that!I took my case to other lawyers and every time they were surprised that how careless she is.
Anita Gumm
Replied last June 20, 2022Dear Anonymous, I'm sorry you are disappointed with my legal work as you are one of the few to ever complain about about me. If you would like to call my office, I'm happy to explain what was done on your case and why. I look forward to hearing from you.
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Experience
Honors
1999
Anita Gumm, Who's Who Legal
Work Experience
1998 - Present
Partner, Gumm & Green
1900 - Present
Partner, Gumm and Green, LLP
Associations
1993 - Present
Los Angeles County Bar AssociationAttorney
1993 - Present
Ventura County Bar AssociationAttorney
Education
1991
SouthWestern University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1974
California State University, Northridge
BA
Speaking Engagements
2012
National Business Institute
Family Law from A to Z
Publications
2004
Chamber Conejo Magazine
Family Law Premarital article
1999
The Update
Stepparent Adoptions
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers