Jackie Martens

Jackie Martens

4.5
Rating: 7.9

Licensed for 30 years

Family Lawyer at Sonoma, CA
Practice Areas: Family, Divorce & Separation, Domestic Violence, Probate

809 Broadway, Suite 4, Sonoma, CA

About Jackie

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Divorce and Separation 33%

Jackie L. Martens has helped hundreds of clients through emotionally difficult, high conflict divorce, domestic partnership, child custody, and domestic violence cases since she was admitted to practice law in December 1995.

31 years | 500 cases

33%
Family 33%

Jackie’s primary focus is family law. She understands the challenges her clients face when juggling jobs, businesses, financial and parenting responsibilities while dealing with a difficult or unreasonable former spouse or partner. She will assist you in negotiating a settlement with your former spouse or partner, but if they will not settle with you, Jackie will represent you aggressively in court, including through trial.

31 years | 500 cases

33%
Domestic Violence 20%

Jackie will assist you in negotiating a settlement with your former spouse or partner, but if they will not settle with you, Jackie will represent you aggressively in court, including through trial.

31 years | 500 cases

20%
Probate 14%

Jackie also helps clients who have already reached an agreement between themselves who just need help completing the paperwork. You can also hire Jackie as your mediator. She also has extensive experience in probate and civil litigation cases and will assist you with those matters.

31 years | 250 cases

14%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 10 minutes


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Licenses

Licensed in California for 30 years

State: California

Acquired: 1995

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Law Office of Jackie L. Martens

809 Broadway, Suite 4, Sonoma, CA, 95476

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Jackie Martens's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.5 /5.0

8 Client Reviews

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Posted by Brad | March 25, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Malfeasance

Attorney Martens colluded with the opposing counsel to deprive me of my rights and didn't fight for me at any point. She also colludes with local city and county employees to get what they wanted and not use the law how it's intended.

Posted by anonymous | August 29, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Jackie did a great job.

Jackie helped my son with a very difficult child custody case. She provided consistently practical advice and was a very strong advocate in court. I don't think we could have done better than choosing Jackie and would recommend her to others seeking help with family law cases.

Posted by Charles | November 21, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Jackie was efficient, helpful, clear, and firm.

Jackie represented me exactly as I needed. She efficiently, clearly, firmly, and satisfactorily reconciled the law and my sense of fairness. No wasted time or effort. Jackie gave clear pros & cons and assessments of my legal situation and options. She firmly dealt with what appeared to me to be obnox...ious nonsense. She listened to, heard, and took care of what I cared about. The settlement reached is fine with me.

Posted by Frank | November 03, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Thank you Jackie. Life is good again!

My divorce was extremely difficult and stressful. There was quite a bit at stake and I didn't know how I'd ever have gotten through it ,had I not had you in my corner. Fighting for me and for what was right and fair !. I cant thank you enough for giving me and my family ours lives back !!! I stand ...tall again because of you.

Posted by anonymous | September 16, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Marital Settlement Agreement Advice Expertise

Jackie demonstrated strong negotiations skills and positioning that enable the parties to reach a Marital Settlement Agreement (MSA) without the Court system. Jackie was a consistent advocate of my rights and interest and provided the risk/benefits of each issue. Also, she communicated the issues v...ery clearly, concisely and with a level of compassion that involve family matters.

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Experience

Rating:  7.9 (Very Good)

Honors

2016

Certified Specialist - Family Law, State Bar of California

Work Experience

2005 - Present

Owner, Law Office of Jackie L. Martens

1998 - Present

Of Counsel, Law Office of Michael A. Fiumara

2005 - 2005

Judge Pro Tem, Sonoma County Small Claims Court

1995 - 1995

Judicial Law Clerk, Sonoma County Superior Courts

Associations

1995 - Present

Sonoma County Bar Association

Member

1995 - Present

Marin County Bar Association

Member

Education

1995

Empire College School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1989

Santa Rosa Junior College

Associates

Languages

English

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