High Net Worth Guide 2025 : California
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Walzer Melcher & Yoda LLP
We specialize in complex family law matters. We handle the largest divorce actions in the State of California. Our cases routinely involve business valuation issues, intellectual property, and cross-border disputes. Our client roster includes celebrities, professional athletes, best-selling authors, television producers, and the like. We have successfully defended Marvin v. Marvin (palimony) claims on behalf of non-marital cohabitants. Recently, we have experienced significant growth in our international (particularly Asian) family law practice.
We are the premier experts in California premarital agreements. We have authored a leading treatise on the subject, published by Lexis Nexis. We are sought after for premarital agreements, post-marital agreements, and cohabitation agreements by the wealthiest families in California.
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Walzer Melcher & Yoda impresses market commentators with its lawyers' experience in dealing with matrimonial matters. They represent wealthy and prominent clients in complicated divorces and advise on marital agreements.
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In my experience of working with Walzer Melcher & Yoda, the team are very professional, well experienced and possess a rich sense of responsibility.
They are first-rate attorneys.
Walzer Melcher & Yoda thinks outside of the box and provides brilliant legal insight and litigation strategies, leveraging a deep well of intelligence and experience.
Walzer Melcher & Yoda have provided the most efficient and detailed legal advice in the most complex issues. I would highly recommend their services - they will not leave a stone unturned.
They are bright, hard-working and intelligent attorneys.
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Chris Melcher is at the top of his field in family law. He is an excellent litigator and clients trust and respect him.
Christopher Melcher is a real pleasure to deal with. He's always cool, calm and with a hugely quick and strategic mind.
Chris is a great lawyer, advocate and expert.
Christopher Melcher is a very good advocate - he's very empathetic and emotionally very intelligent. He's responsive and has an incredible network in California and the US generally.
Peter Walzer is a family law expert with a keen interest in advising high net worth clients on premarital agreements. Market commentators highlight his knowledge and experience in dealing with cross-border issues.
Peter Walzer is a fantastic lawyer, a wonderful human being and is extremely knowledgeable and respected in his field.
Peter Walzer is excellent - he's very good at plugging the clients into the best advice. He has such a good network in California.
Steven Yoda has significant experience and expertise in representing clients in child custody issues and other complex family law matters. Yoda has prior experience as a commercial and white-collar litigation lawyer, and now represents wealthy clients in complex divorce cases.
Steven Yoda is an expert in cross-border matrimonial laws.
Steven Yoda is a highly recommended cross-border family lawyer active in the international arena of the family law world.
He has a fantastic reputation, he goes above and beyond and he is definitely the future leader in California for family/matrimonial matters.
Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth
Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth
Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth
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