Michele M. Bissada
Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Menlo Park, CA
Family Law
120 Santa Margarita Ave, Suite B, Menlo Park, CA 94025
About Michele M. Bissada
Practice Areas
- Family Law
Education
- California Western School of Law, San Diego, California, 1994J.D.
- University of California, Davis, 1989B.A.
- Major: French
- Major: International Relations
Classes and Seminars
- October 2021 - Notre Dame de Namur University, Clinical Psychology Graduate Department: 2-hour program for graduate students in "Law & Ethics" course on "Family Law Crossover Issues";
- May 2021 – The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 2019 Symposium: 1.25-hour panel presentation with Marie Ebersbacher, CPA, ABV, CFF, CFE and Steve Wagner, CFLS on " Investment Accounts and How to Avoid Hidden Traps regarding Tracing";
- October 2020 - The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Mentoring Group: 1.5-hour presentation on “Venture Capital Basics.
- October 2020 - Notre Dame de Namur University, Clinical Psychology Graduate Department: 2-hour program for graduate students in "Law & Ethics" course on "Family Law Crossover Issues";
- February 2020 – Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) Annual Conference: 2-hour workshop with Hon. Marjorie Slabach (ret.), Leslie Drozd. Ph.D., "Overcoming Parent-Child Contact Problems."
- September 2019 - Notre Dame de Namur University, Clinical Psychology Graduate Department: 1.5-hour program for graduate students in "Law & Ethics" course on "Family Law Crossover Issues";
- September 2019 – Capital Group: 1-hour panel presentation with Natasha Parrett, Esq. on "The Dynamics of Pre and Post Marital Agreement and Co-Habitation Agreements";
- April 2019 – The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 2019 Symposium: 1-hour panel presentation with Herb Fockler, Esq. on "Equity Compensation in Silicon Valley Companies";
- April 2019 – Parallel Advisors: 1-hour panel presentation with Financial Advisor and CDFA Elaina Serotte on “Financial Planning Considerations in Divorce”;
- January 2019 - San Mateo County Bar Association: 1-hour panel presentation with San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Don Ayoob, Kevin Allen, Esq. and Amanda Riddle, Esq. on “Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession”;
- December 2018 - San Mateo County Bar Association: 3-hour panel presentation with fellow San Mateo County Bar Member Attorneys for Fee Arbitration Training Roundtable;
- May 2017 - Notre Dame de Namur University, Clinical Psychology Graduate Department: 1.5-hour program for graduate students in "Law & Ethics" course on "Family Law Crossover Issues";
- May 2017 – Overcoming Barriers: 3-hour seminar moderator for Hon. Marjorie Slabach (ret.), Leslie Drozd. Ph.D. and Pamela E. Pierson, Esq. on "What Attorneys and Judges Can Do When a Child Resists Contact with a Parent."
- February 2017 – Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) Annual Conference: 2-hour workshop with Nancy Williams Olesen, Ph.D., "How Attorneys ans Consultants can GUIDE the Client."
- November 2016 - Notre Dame de Namur University, Clinical Psychology Graduate Department: 1.5-hour program for graduate students in "Law & Ethics" course on "Family Law Crossover Issues";
- March 2016 - San Mateo County Bar Association Family Law Section: 1-hour panel with Attorney Charles P. Ortmeyer, Esq. on "Corporate Entities and Crossover Issues in Family Law";
- March 2015 - Notre Dame de Namur University, Clinical Psychology Graduate Department: 1.5-hour program for graduate students in "Law & Ethics" course on "Family Law Crossover Issues";
- February 2015 – Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) Annual Conference: 2-hour workshop with Nancy Satenberg, Ph.D., and Angela Bissada, Psy.D. "Strategic Preparations and Interventions Unique to High-Conflict Divorce."
- June 2014 - Notre Dame de Namur University, Clinical Psychology Graduate Department: 1.5-hour program for graduate students in "Law & Ethics" course on "Family Law Crossover Issues";
- February 2014 – Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) Annual Conference: 2-hour workshop with Matthew Sullivan, Ph.D., and Lynne Greenberg, Ph.D. "Working in the Minefield: Advanced Issues in Intervention with High Conflict Families."
- July 2013 - Notre Dame de Namur University, Clinical Psychology Graduate Department: 1.5-hour program for graduate students in "Law & Ethics" course on "Family Law Crossover Issues";
- May 2013 – The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 2013 Symposium: 1-hour panel with Attorneys John Harding, Wesley Kinnear and Gregory Maple on "How To: Practical Tips For Incorporating Premarital Agreements Into Your Family Law Practice";
- April 2013 – DLA Piper, LLP: 1-hour presentation to non-Family Law Attorneys on "Separation and Divorce: What Attorneys Should Know";
- June 2012 - Notre Dame de Namur University, Clinical Psychology Graduate Department: 2-hour presentation to graduate students in "Ethics in the Law" course on "Family Law Crossover Ethics in Psychology";
- January 2012 - San Mateo County Bar Association Funky Credit Day: 2-hour panel with San Mateo County Superior Judge Don R. Franchi and Joseph P. Crawford on "Ethics in Family Law";
- November 2011 - San Mateo County Bar Association Women Lawyers: 1-hour panel with San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Susan I. Etezadi and Nancy L. Fineman on "Learning from my Mistakes";
- October 2008 - San Mateo County Bar Association Family Law Section: 1-hour panel with Attorneys Stephen J. Montalvo and Michelene E. Insalaco on "How to Successfully Litigate Permanent Spousal Support";
- August 2008 - Administrative Office of the Courts: 2- hour presentation on "Move-Away Cases" to Family Court Services mediators from all over California being trained to handle mediation and custody evaluation cases;
- April 2008 - OPES Advisors, Palo Alto, CA: 2-hour presentation to Financial Advisors and Loan Brokers on "Family Law Crossover issues in Advising Clients going Through Divorce".
Qualifications
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of California (Member)
- San Mateo County Bar Association (Member)
- Santa Clara County Bar Association (Member)
- Palo Alto Area Bar Association (Member)
- San Francisco Bar Association (Member)
- San Mateo County Bar Association, 2011 - Present (President)
- San Mateo County Bar Association, 2002 - 2012 (Board Member)
- Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County (Board of Directors)
- Board’s Development Committee, 2012 - 2017 (Chair)
- Legal Aid “And Justice For All” Annual Awards Luncheon Committee, 2009 - 2017 (Member)
- Legal Aid “And Justice For All” Annual Awards Luncheon Committee (Co-Chair)
- Collaborative Practice San Mateo County, 2001 - Present (Member)
- Family Court Judges of Santa Clara County (Judge Pro Tem)
- Legislative Day Committee for the Conference of California Bar Associations (CCBA) (Chair)
- Board of Directors of the CCBA, 2010 - 2013 (Regional Director)
- Conference of California Bar Associations (CCBA), 2000 - 2015 (Delegate)
- Conference of California Bar Associations (CCBA) (Chair/Treasurer of the Delegates)
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Family Law
- Divorce, Family Law, Child Custody
- Divorce
Nearby Lawyers
- Family Law
- 2.1 miles away
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