Debra R. Schoenberg

Debra R. Schoenberg is a San Francisco family law attorney with more than 35 years of experience handling sensitive and complex domestic relations matters. She represents clients in cases involving divorce, high-conflict child custody, extensive marital estates, complex financial issues, and marital settlements. She also advises on prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. Her practice combines negotiation and litigation, with attention to strategy, detail, client goals, and the consequences of family transitions.

Debra earned her J.D. from the University of New Hampshire School of Law and her B.Phil. from Western College of Miami University. She is admitted in California, New York, and Vermont, as well as before the US Supreme Court and federal district courts in California and New York. Her education and multistate experience support careful analysis of complex financial, custody, property, support, and procedural issues arising in family law matters.

Debra handles matters ranging from straightforward family law cases to disputes involving substantial assets and high-conflict custody. She works to negotiate resolutions when appropriate while remaining prepared to pursue litigated outcomes. She is also a frequent lecturer on family law topics, including divorce proceedings, financial settlements, tax consequences, child custody, business valuation, and matrimonial issues. Her experience helps clients address both legal strategy and the financial effects of family disputes.

Debra R. Schoenberg is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, a Certified Family Law Specialist in California, and a Board Certified Family Law Trial Specialist. She has received repeated Super Lawyers recognition and has been named among California’s Top Family Law Lawyers by the Daily Journal. Her service and teaching reflect sustained involvement in family law, while her practice emphasizes thorough preparation, strategic judgment, and client advocacy.

Law Office Affiliations

• Owner & Founder, Schoenberg Family Law Group, P.C.
• Member, California Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Member, New York Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Former Chair, Vermont Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Member, American Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Licensed State

• California
• New York
• Vermont

Education

• University of New Hampshire School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Western College of Miami University
  B.Phil

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