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Peter M. Walzer is the founding partner of Walzer & Melcher LLP. He is immediate past President of the Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
He is former chair of the State Bar of California Family Law Section Executive Committee. He is a former president of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists.
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Christopher C. Melcher is member of the executive committee of the Family Law section of the State Bar of California. He is regular lecturer for Continuing Education of the Bar and the National Business Institute.
He an experienced trial lawyer who has handled numerous civil and criminal jury trials.
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Exclusively Family Law — We represent clients in divorce, custody and paternity matters. We also draft premarital, postmarital, and cohabitation agreements. Our clients are business owners, executives, and professionals. We solve problems in the following areas:
Marital Dissolution • Spousal and Child Support • Custody and Visitation • Business Valuation and Stock Redemptions • Pension Distributions • Tax Issues in Marital Dissolutions • Interstate and International Family Law Disputes • Bankruptcy and Divorce • Paternity
Personal Service — We limit the type, size, and number of cases we accept so we can deliver efficient and personal service to each of our clients. We take a proactive role in each case seeking to handle the matter in the most cost effective and efficient way. We are able to handle client inquiries and requests on a same-day basis, and we respond to correspondence and discovery immediately.
Cost Conscious — Because litigation is expensive,
we encourage the use of private judges and mediators from
the beginning of the case. A settlement conference with a
retired judicial officer is very effective in settling complex
cases. We target discovery (depositions, interrogatories,
and requests for documents) toward the specific issues that
have to be addressed in order to keep costs down. We work
closely with accountants, business lawyers, financial planners,
and therapists in order to assist the client in getting expert
assistance in family law related problems.
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