Mary Ellen Waller

Mary Ellen Waller

Los Angeles and Ventura County Divorce and Family Law Offices
  • Family Law, Divorce
  • California, New York
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Mary Ellen Waller is a director, shareholder, and general counsel of Feinberg & Waller, APC. Ms. Waller is not available for individual client retention, her focus is on the management of Feinberg & Waller, a law firm practicing exclusively in divorce and family law with offices located in Calabasas and Beverly Hills, California. Ms. Waller has helped lead the firm to become one of Southern California's premier family law firms, serving clients in all aspects of family law, including highly complex family law litigation. Clients receive increased value and benefit from her role, they are not charged for the expertise that she brings to the family law profession and the firm.

Ms. Waller provides decisive support to Feinberg & Waller in numerous areas including finance, information technology, human resources, media and information services, marketing, public policy advocacy, general services, real property operations, development of strategic consultancies, as well as corporate governance and business policy. She develops business and legal strategy along with detailed analysis, which accompanies strategic planning and implementation.

Ms. Waller ensures that the firm's focus is on the efficiency of service delivery and accountability. She has had a lifelong focus on rules and fairness. The principle of human dignity and that we have an obligation to respect the decisions made by other people concerning their own lives is at the foundation of her practice. Ms. Waller bases her decision-making process on ethics and integrity with a vision that focuses on providing a hospitable, high quality law firm, always with a mindset of improvement of the processes to better serve clients.

Feinberg & Waller's practice area, family law, is one of the most all-encompassing and complex areas of the law since the cases touch upon so many different aspects of the law. Ms. Waller consistently pursues continuing education in the field of family law.

Practice Areas
Family Law
Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Divorce
Contested Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony
Additional Practice Areas
  • International Child Abduction
  • Child Custody Modifications
  • Cohabitation Agreements
  • Legal Separation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
California
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New York
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Director, Managing Shareholder, and General Counsel
Feinberg & Waller, APC
- Current
Education
Hofstra University
Communications, with a specialty in Journalism
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Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
J.D.
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Nassau Community College
Criminal Justice (1979)
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Awards
Honorary Board
Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities
Peer Review Rated
Martindale-Hubbell
Honorary Board
Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities
Honorary Board
Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities
Service Award
National Charity League, Inc
Service Award
National Charity League, Inc
Service Award
National Charity League, Inc
Service Award
National Charity League, Inc
Service Award
National Charity League, Inc
Service Award
Bell Canyon Association
Service Award
Bell Canyon Association
Service Award
Bell Canyon Association
Service Award
Bell Canyon Association
Service Award
Bell Canyon Association
Service Award
Bell Canyon Association
Academic Scholarship Award
Hofstra University
Criminal Justice Award
Nassau Community College
Professional Associations
American Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
- Current
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Wengler Center for the Arts Pepperdine University
Member
- Current
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Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
- Current
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National Charity League, Inc.
Member
- Current
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Cowboy Lawyers Association
Member
- Current
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Center Theatre Group, non-profit
Member
- Current
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State Bar of California  # 147702
Member
- Current
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New York State Bar Association  # 2024743
Member
- Current
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United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Member
- Current
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Speaking Engagements
Guest Speaker, The Art of Communication, National Charity League, Inc
Websites & Blogs
Website
Blog
California Family Law Blog
Contact & Map
Feinberg & Waller, APC
23501 Park Sorrento #103
Calabasas, CA 91302
Telephone: (818) 224-7900
Monday: 9 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday: 9 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed (Today)
Feinberg & Waller, APC
9440 Santa Monica Blvd #301
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Telephone: (310) 859-7122
Monday: 9 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday: 9 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed (Today)
Feinberg & Waller, APC
650 Hampshire Rd #108
Westlake Village, CA 91302
Telephone: (805) 778-5222
Monday: 9 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday: 9 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday: 9 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday: 9 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday: 9 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed (Today)