Stegmeier, Gelbart, Schwartz & Benavente, LLP

Eleanor Stegmeier and I founded the firm in 1995, after both of us had established our reputations in the Family Law community. Eleanor started practicing in 1978 and I started in 1981. As our firm grew, long-time associates Jason Schwartz and Robert Benavente became partners. Our name now fills a letterhead and we refer to ourselves as SGSB. In 2015, Joan Loos and Jason Coleman were elevated to the partnership level and we made plans to expand. Today, we have 10 lawyers on our team as well as a Mediation Center.

Our Mediation Center is the highest quality service of its kind in Orange County and, perhaps, in all of Southern California. Eleanor Stegmeier and Michael Fisher are Fellows in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and both have completed the advanced Mediation courses offered by The Academy and Pepperdine University's Strauss Institute.

A couple of years ago we expanded to San Diego with a satellite office. Our business in San Diego is steadily growing and we envision expanding that office in a few years.

Our Orange County office is staffed with 10 lawyers and seven Legal Assistants or Paralegals. We are prepared to handle all aspects of Family Law litigation, as we have for many years. We also offer "limited scope" representation, which allows a client to select the type of service that we provide and, if necessary, limit the retainer fees for that service.

Our firm is unique in Orange County as we have four lawyers who are Fellows in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Seven lawyers are Board Certified by the State of California as Family Law Specialists. Please feel free to review the credentials and experience of each lawyer in that section of our website devoted to those descriptions.

Again ? welcome! If you think that we may be of service, please do not hesitate to call and make an appointment.

Locations	No. of Attorneys
Irvine, CA	12

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Family Law	12