Anne Barbara Howard

Anne Barbara Howard

4.6
Rating: 8.2

Licensed for 25 years

Mediation Lawyer at Vista, CA
Practice Areas: Mediation, Estate Planning, Family

217 Civic Center Drive, Suite 4, Vista, CA

About Anne

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Mediation 75%

After over 20 years of litigation, Attorney Anne is moving into family law mediation with a goal of keeping parties out of court. Mediation = using a neutral & trying to reach an agreement thereby saving you time, money and stress.

26 years | 300 cases

75%
Estate Planning 15%

Don't let your surviving loved ones have to guess at what you want. Do your will and/or trust now!

26 years | 30 cases

15%
Family 10%

Attorney Anne has had various roles in family law, over 20 as an attorney. She is now primarily mediating. However, she still provides premarital and post-marital agreements.

35 years | 900 cases

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 20 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 25 years

State: California

Acquired: 2000

Active

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Location

Anne B. Howard Family Law & Mediation

217 Civic Center Drive, Suite 4, Vista, CA, 92008

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Anne Barbara Howard's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.7 /5.0

34 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 5 of 6 reviews | Trustworthiness

Posted by Brano | January 29, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Excellent choice in family laew

Anne is very knowledgeable, experienced, expert in her field. She is very prompt, ease to communicate with, understanding, reliable. She has always been very helpful and friendly during the whole process of my complicated case. She is very well respected in her professional community. Great expe...rience in not such a great personal situation !

Posted by anonymous | October 22, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Total destruction

This was the first attorney I had in my case. Her personal views of my case clouded her professional judgement, as stated by her to my family members. I felt completely alone in court, even when my representation was present. Lauded into agreements I didn't agree with on the promise that the show of ...good will would pay in the end. All that ended up happening was irreparable damage to the relationships I had with my sons and thousands upon thousands of dollars wasted with zero results. I couldn't have been more bamboozled. Doesn't know anything about the military. I can not stress enough how much damage was done by this person to my case, how much personal disdain I have, and how many people I would personally persuade away from hiring this lawyer. I wish I could assign negative stars.

Posted by Kartik | May 22, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Ethics & Professional Responsibility

Zero stars

I would give this attorney zero stars for the total negligence in representing my case not to mention in resorting to practices that obstructed justice in my switch over to another attorney. Lisa Beal the paralegal is totally incompetent (and unethical) not to mention that Anne is for a profit only a...ttorney - very unethical!

Posted by Jamie | September 05, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Marriage & Prenuptials

Highly Recommend working with Anne!

Anne helped me with a prenuptial agreement and she was wonderful to work with. She was very easy to get a hold of, and always had time for me when I needed it. It was a fairly scary process for me, and she helped explain anything that was confusing along the way. Additionally, I felt very well repres...ented during the whole process and knew that my best interests were protected. After working with Anne, I felt safe signing this document. Highly recommend her!

Posted by Shan Brinegar-Jacobsen | July 13, 2017 | Divorce & Separation

She made me believe in the law again!

Anne Howard was highly recommended to me when I needed a second opinion and desperately needed some guidance and direction. I was numb from a divorce that took place in a state that had no jurisdiction over me and was represented by an attorney who had no experience in family law. Based on her ...level of expertise I was surprised at how reasonable her rates were. I asked for one hour of her time to see if anything could be done with my judgement and that hour was more valuable than the 79 hours of work I was charged for from my previous representation. There were many things that she said that were hard for me to hear, I was pleading ignorance, but Anne wasn’t going to let me have it. She was honest, upfront and did not leave anything up for misinterpretation. I have never met Anne in person, but within a few minutes of talking to her, I realized she was passionate about law and determined for me to understand how and why I ended up with the results I did. I will not recovery the financial loss due to the errors that were made with my first misrepresentation, but because of her guidance I have a better understanding of the law, my trust in the system has been restored and I finally have the courage to attempt to right a wrong. She has a moral compass which is guided by her integrity and a desire to help those that have put their trust in her. She made this lasting impression during a 60 minute conversation on the phone and I will be forever grateful.

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Anne Barbara Howard's Lawyer Endorsements

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Linda Alexander

Family lawyer | May 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Anne Howard is a very knowledgeable attorney who works well with other counsel."

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Georgia Williams

Mediation lawyer | Dec 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Gordon Cruse

Family lawyer | Apr 04

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Anne is outstanding in every way. She is completely devoted to her client and their case."

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Julia Garwood

Divorce and separation lawyer | Mar 28

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. As a lawyer who has been against Ms. Howard, I can attest to her abilities and character. She is a very good and fair attorney."

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Irina Goldberg

Family lawyer | Mar 05

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Anne Howard. She cares deeply about her clients and is committed to great results."

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Linda Alexander

Family lawyer

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Irina Goldberg

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Experience

Rating:  8.2 (Excellent)

Honors

2015

Judge Pro Tem, San Diego Superior Court

2011

Certified Specialist - Family Law, State Bar of California

Work Experience

2011 - Present

Judge Pro Tem., San Diego County Superior Court

2003 - Present

Owner, Law Office of Anne B. Howard

2000 - 2003

Associate, Law Office of Beatrice L. Snider, APC

1995 - 2000

Legal Intern, Judicial Secretary; Drug Court Administrator, Superior Court San Diego

Associations

2009 - Present

American Inns of Court

Barrister

2005 - Present

Women for Women International

Member

2000 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

2011 - 2014

North County CFLS Committee

Secretary

2010 - 2015

North County Certified Family Law Specialists

Secretary

2008 - 2015

Family Law Specialist, California Bar

Member

2003 - 2015

North County Bar Association

Member

2003 - 2014

San Diego County Bar Association, Children at Risk Committee

Member

2000 - 2015

San Diego County Bar Association

Member

1996 - 2009

Juvenile Court Book Club

Secretary/Board member

Sample of Legal Cases

Nullity

Client won

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Education

1999

Thomas Jefferson School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

Speaking Engagements

2014

Second Saturday

Divorce Overview

Languages

English

Activity

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