8:30 am - 5:30 pm
1455 Frazee Road
Suite 1050
San Diego, CA 92108
We offer phone and online scheduling. Initial consultations last one hour and provide an opportunity to address your specific questions and goals with an attorney.
Please be advised consultations are limited to yourself and the attorney (no other person may be present in the consultation).
This appointment will be contingent upon a conflict check. We will email an appointment confirmation after the review is complete.
If you have already met with a Cordell & Cordell attorney,
please call 1-866-DADS-LAW to schedule your appointment.
A consultation fee is due at the time of your appointment.
Click on a state or use the list below.
Gerard Arcilla
Litigation Attorney
Cody Casper
Associate Attorney
Melissa Wheeler Hoff
Senior Litigation Attorney
Traci L. Holian
Senior Litigation Attorney
Cassandra Lelek
Lead Litigator
Benjamin Lopatin
Senior Litigation Attorney
Elizabeth Mayberry
Associate Attorney
Athena Mills
Senior Litigation Attorney
Sanders B. Patton
Senior Litigation Attorney
Ariel Peres
Litigation Attorney
Rosario Burgos Santoyo
Regional Managing Attorney
Trent Scheurman
Associate Attorney
Gretel Smith
Senior Litigation Attorney
Cordell & Cordell family attorneys fight to maintain and maximize your role in your children’s lives.
Our attorneys work to preserve your financial interests and the interests of your children.
Collaborative divorce and mediation enable couples to dissolve their relationship in a flexible manner that avoids going to court altogether.
Held when there has been a violation of a court order.
Ensure you receive all your paternity rights by filing for a declaration of paternity.
Our family law attorneys work with you to outline your divorce goals and prepare you for your case.
A court process designed to define the rights and obligations between spouses who are living apart while still legally married.
When a couple decides to end their marriage while one spouse is serving in the military, divorce tends to get more complicated.
If you find yourself earning less income, or your ex has a larger earning potential, we can help you file a modification to adjust past decrees.
Done right, these agreements allow couples to plan their future with more security.
The process of dividing assets during divorce and determining who gets what.
An order used by the court to protect against a situation involving alleged domestic violence, harassment, stalking, or sexual assault.
Money paid to your ex to maintain a standard of living they were used to during your marriage.
“Rosario has been fantastic so far. She has a lot of great ideas on how to handle this case and is leading me in the right direction.”
She [Cassandra] is just a super person. She is doing a wonderful job. I know it has been a difficult divorce because he lives in Wisconsin and she does everything they possibly can to make it like he is here. I have been very blessed since I called Cordell & Cordell.
“Athena is a true professional that actually cared about my case. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience during a difficult time.”
“She was just very good. She was very informative and when I went to court with her once, she was very organized at court and I appreciated that. There were some questions regarding dates and Athena was able to go directly to a tab in her binder and find the information that was needed. I was very impressed with that. Also, the paralegal, Nellie was Terrific. I want to make sure that she gets credit also.”
”Cassandra is amazing! She relieves so much of my stress during this crazy time in our life. I know I can always count on her.”
“[My attorney] is amazing. She is detailed and knows her stuff.”
“Cassandra is a fantastic attorney. She is patient, knowledgeable, and understanding. She has had exceptional communication and always keeps me up to date with what is going on with my case. I am very confident working with Cassandra knowing that I have someone on my side fighting for me.”
“She has been professional and been good with communication.”
“She was very attentive to my case, paid attention to details, and very communicative through out my entire case. All of those things make the experience much easier.”
The experienced divorce lawyers at Cordell & Cordell provide intelligent, aggressive divorce representation to fathers. We are a community of talented legal professionals that prioritize growth and success in all our life roles. Together we assure our clients the quality of representation we would expect for ourselves.
8:30 am - 5:30 pm 
