Goldberg Jones is a divorce law firm in Seattle that takes only one side: husbands and fathers. The practice covers dissolution, parenting plans, and support disputes throughout Western Washington.
Twelve attorneys work from the South Lake Union office on Westlake Avenue. Coverage reaches King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap, and fifteen more counties.
Cases include high-asset splits, military dissolutions, protection orders, and spousal support modifications. The managing attorney answers phone questions at no charge.
A fit for men who want counsel built around fathers' rights from the first call.
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Thirty-two years of family law practice sit behind The Lotzkar Law Firm in Bellevue. Gordon Lotzkar holds law degrees from Seattle University and the University of British Columbia.
He is admitted in both Washington State and British Columbia, which matters when a marriage straddles the border. Attorney Lotzkar concentrates on high-conflict matters and has appeared in hundreds of hearings and trials.
The office also handles paternity, parental relocation, contempt motions, and financial restraining orders. Many cases settle without a courtroom, which he treats as the better result when the facts allow.
Founder Mackenzie Sorich wrote The Divorce Navigator, a best-selling guide to ending a marriage under Washington law. Her firm works from a View Ridge office near NE 65th Street.
Sixteen attorneys cover family matters, estate planning, and business law under one roof. That mix helps when a split involves a company, a trust, or an inheritance.
Anyone looking for a divorce attorney in Seattle can also reach satellite offices in Bellevue, Everett, Kent, Kirkland, and Renton.
Free webinars and a video library explain the process before anyone signs a retainer.
The Washington State Bar Association named Vincent D. Humphrey II its Outstanding Young Lawyer in 2015. He now leads Humphrey & Associates from an office on 156th Avenue NE in Bellevue.
The team handles dissolution, parenting plans, and support orders for King County families. Attorney Humphrey also takes injury and real estate work, and has been a repeat radio guest on KKNW discussing costly mistakes in divorce cases.
Four lawyers keep caseloads small enough that clients deal directly with the attorney on the file.
V. Freitas Law is a family law practice on 29th Avenue in Seattle. Veronica Freitas founded it and holds a master's degree in taxation, which shapes how her team values property and business interests.
The firm has more than 50 combined years of experience and handles only family cases. Work includes asset valuation, relocation actions, and protection orders.
Freitas made the Washington Super Lawyers list in 2021 and holds a Superb rating on Avvo. Anyone hunting for a Seattle divorce attorney with a tax background will find few closer matches.
Molly B. Kenny appears in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for family law. Her Bellevue office sits just off I-90 and serves King County exclusively.
Attorney Kenny concentrates on estates above one million dollars, where stock grants, business valuations, and real estate complicate a settlement. She works with CPAs, economists, and financial planners on those files.
Martindale-Hubbell gives her an AV peer rating, the highest available. Clients receive a copy of every document and a call whenever their case moves.
Free downloadable guides walk men and women through Washington procedure step by step.
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McKinley Irvin is the largest family law firm in the region, with nine offices and more than three decades behind it. The Kirkland office on Points Drive NE covers the Eastside, and a second sits downtown on Union Street.
Thirty-one of its lawyers made the 2026 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists, a firm record. It also earned Tier 1 standing in the 2026 Best Law Firms rankings and a place in the Chambers High Net Worth guide.
Subspecialties include gray divorce, international cases, collaborative practice, and LGBT family law. Scale means a client gets matched to the lawyer who fits the actual problem.
Alice Bagirova opened Northwest Law Group in 2016 and still leads its family practice. The Bellevue office on NE 1st Street anchors five locations across King and Snohomish counties, including one in Ballard.
Beyond dissolution work, the firm takes personal injury, DUI, criminal defense, and traffic cases. That range helps when a family matter overlaps with a criminal charge.
Russian-speaking clients have a dedicated page on auto accident claims. The first meeting is free, and the team also covers Pierce County.
Few Seattle practices handle family law and Indian law side by side. The Law Offices of O. Yale Lewis III does both, appearing regularly in tribal courts across western Washington.
That pairing matters in cases governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act, where state and tribal jurisdiction overlap. Yale Lewis III carries a 10.0 Avvo rating and an Avvo Clients' Choice award.
His Lake City office also runs mediated dissolutions for couples who can still sit in a room together. Prenuptial agreements, estate planning, and protection orders round out the work. The first meeting is free.
Netflix brought in Tyler L. Merrill to check the legal accuracy of its series Maid. He runs a solo family practice in Seattle and handles every file himself.
His work centers on asset division, parenting plans, and support across King County. Consultations run 30 minutes at no cost.
Clients who want the same lawyer from first call to final order, rather than a rotating team, will find that here.
Jennifer L. Miller has spent 18 years working both sides of a courtroom, on the prosecution bench and for the defense. Miller Law Group pairs that trial record with family work from an office in northeast Seattle.
The practice covers high-asset splits, prenuptial and cohabitation agreements, parentage, and parenting plans. It also defends felony, misdemeanor, and juvenile charges in Washington, Oregon, and federal courts.
Attorney Miller holds a 10.0 Avvo rating and several Clients' Choice awards.
Founded in 1973, Lasher has served Puget Sound clients for over 50 years. More than 40 attorneys work from the downtown Seattle office on Union Street.
Family law sits beside tax, real estate, business litigation, and estate planning. That breadth suits a marital split involving a closely held company or a trust.
The firm holds eight Tier 1 Seattle rankings in the 2026 Best Law Firms list. Nine of its lawyers appear in the Chambers High Net Worth guide.
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Shana E. Thompson and Donald Knickmeyer practice family law and nothing else, backed by over 20 years of trial work in King and Snohomish county courts. Most of the caseload arrives by referral from former clients and other attorneys.
The Fifth Avenue office drafts Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, handles minor guardianship, and has appeared in hundreds of mediations. Thompson also serves as the neutral when other lawyers need one.
Hearings happen in person and over Zoom.
A family law partnership since 1977, Anderson, Fields & McIlwain has never advertised. Word of mouth brought the Bothell firm its clients and its Pillars of the Bar recognition from the King County Bar.
Carena McIlwain has practiced 30 years and belongs to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Her clients range from families of modest means to physicians, athletes, and business owners.
Rates are posted openly: $500 an hour, with the first hour at $100. The office sits off I-405 and State Route 522 with free parking.
When Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates ended their marriages, reporters at Fox News and KIRO called Laurie G. Robertson. She has practiced Washington family law since 1996 and leads Washington Family Law Group.
Eleven offices stretch from Bellevue and Seattle down to Olympia and Federal Way. The firm takes military dissolutions, relocation cases, prenuptial agreements, and contempt motions.
Fathers pursuing parenting time and parents seeking order modifications make up a large share of the docket.
Complex property is the specialty at Wechsler Becker, working from Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle. Thirteen attorneys handle commingled assets, contested real estate, stock options, trusts, inheritances, and international holdings.
Family law is the only thing on the menu here. Six of the lawyers are partners, so senior counsel stays close to each file.
The firm also schedules arbitration for cases better settled outside a courtroom.
Seacoma Law sits blocks from Pierce County Superior Court in downtown Tacoma, with a Seattle office available by appointment. Owner Matthew J. Yetter made the Washington Super Lawyers list in 2022 and 2023.
The firm has walked hundreds of Pierce County residents through family court and also takes injury claims. Its lawyers cover parenting plan disputes, support deviations, and relocation actions.
Case evaluations run 30 minutes at no charge.
Collaborative law, sometimes called divorce with dignity, keeps a case out of court entirely and puts the decisions back with the couple. Susan Carroll leads that practice at Carroll Law Group in West Seattle.
The firm also handles mediation, adoption, dependency, and estate planning for King County families. First responders get $500 off estate planning packages.
Scott Semrau has litigated family cases for more than 25 years from an office in Ballard. Divorce Litigation Partners follows the money: business ownership interests, professional practices, retirement accounts, stock options, and assets a spouse tried to hide.
The firm brings in forensic accountants and private investigators, and holds an AV rating along with a 10.0 Avvo score.
From the Fishermen's Center building in Magnolia, Terry A. Zundel handles dissolution, contested custody, and high-net-worth asset division. She has practiced nearly 30 years and serves King and Snohomish counties.
Paul Petry has spent over 20 years in King and Snohomish County Superior Court. From the Roosevelt Law Center just off I-5 near Northgate, he takes parenting plans, mediation, step-parent adoptions, and grandparents' rights cases. Fees are quoted in writing.
Family law shares the docket with personal injury, professional negligence, and consumer protection at Berry & Beckett. The Capitol Hill firm brings more than 75 years of combined civil experience and offers free off-street parking.