After graduating from the UCLA School of Law and experiencing the impersonal nature of corporate finance law at a major New York firm, I turned to family law. I have been practicing family law exclusively since 1999. I have had the opportunity to lecture to attorneys from around the country, as well as appear on televison to provide family law related legal commentary. I am currently a partner in the law firm of Hammers & Baltazar, LLP, with locations in Santa Monica and Newport Beach. I pride my self on my firm’s growing practice in collaborative law, and am committed to helping my clients resolve their family law problems in a less stressful and a cost effective manner.