Los Angeles Family Law Attorneys
Elite family law representation for complex, high-stakes, and sensitive matters in Los Angeles
100+ Years
Years Combined Experience
3,000+
Family Law Cases Handled
3,800+
Court Appearances
Awards, Certifications & Memberships
Los Angeles Family Law Firm Led by a Certified Specialist
Provinziano & Associates is a boutique Los Angeles family law firm serving clients from its Beverly Hills office.
The firm was founded and is led by Alphonse F. Provinziano, a former prosecutor and Certified Family Law Specialist recognized by the State Bar of California, reflecting his specialized family law experience. He is also a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) and a six-time Super Lawyers selection from 2021 through 2026.
We focus on both uncontested and contested California family law matters that require strategic thinking from the start, including those involving rights and responsibilities concerning children, urgent safety concerns, significant assets, complex financial portfolios, and protective financial agreements.
With a record of award-winning advocacy, we help you understand your options early, make informed decisions under pressure, and guide you through the case with a plan that reflects your goals.
Family Law Lawyers Committed to Your Outcome
The Provinziano & Associates team comprises highly trained, experienced, and accomplished attorneys focused exclusively on family law and deeply committed to the people we work with. We match you with the attorney and team members best suited to the needs of your matter, so your case receives the personalized attention, judgment, and preparation it calls for.
Our attorneys have helped parents, grandparents, teens, same-sex couples, and families with different structures, circumstances, and needs across many types of family law matters. That experience is why we know how to build a strategy around what makes your situation different, and it also allows us to support each client with the highest level of legal representation.
Our team is prepared to advocate for you throughout the legal process, whether your case is handled through private dispute resolution, litigation, or both.
Above all else, we fight for you with compassion. With our team, you are never just a file number.
Let Us Help You Figure Out the Next Step. Call us at (310) 820-3500 to schedule a free case evaluation.
Family Law Matters We Handle in Los Angeles, CA
Divorce and Legal Separation
We handle divorce and separation matters ranging from straightforward, uncontested cases and negotiated resolutions to heavily contested cases with significant financial and personal stakes.
Here’s how we support you:
Child Custody and Support
Our family law team handles child custody and child support matters ranging from day-to-day parenting disputes to cases that call for urgent court involvement and careful long-term planning.
Where we come in:
Provinziano & Associates handles California family law matters with international dimensions for clients whose families, assets, or legal issues span more than one country.
What we help global families like yours with:
International Family Law
Specialized Family Law Matters
Our firm handles a range of additional family law matters that call for careful legal analysis and a legal strategy shaped by what makes it different.
Our specialty practice areas include:
Divorce Strategy Built Around Your Profession
Some careers bring professional, financial, and reputational considerations that can change how a divorce should be handled. If your career includes layered compensation, equity, or business interests, you should work with attorneys who understand this additional complexity.
Our team has developed particular experience representing professionals across a wide variety of industries including physicians, executives, and financial professionals. We also represent other professionals whose careers, businesses, compensation structures, or public profiles create similar stakes.
Physicians
Your divorce should not put the practice and career you spent years building at unnecessary risk.
We look at both the financial and professional consequences together from the start.
Executives
When your wealth is tied to a company, divorce can put both the business and your personal financial position under pressure.
We work to protect your personal assets and business interests.
Financial Professionals
In finance, a divorce can expose sensitive financial information and create professional consequences beyond the case itself.
We account for those risks from the beginning.
Personalized Family Law Representation
Our Mission is You
Every decision in family law carries tremendous weight because it’s your life, your loved ones, and your future, not just legal paperwork. And behind every filing is a person, a family, and a story that deserves to be heard.
That’s why your voice leads the way in everything we do.
What matters to you will drive every decision, every strategy, and every step forward.
Not sure what you need? Let’s figure it out together.
When It’s All on the Line, This Is Who Leads the Room
With over 2,000 cases and 250+ trials, Alphonse F. Provinziano is one of California’s most experienced family law attorneys specializing in complex divorce, custody, support, and property matters.
Based in Beverly Hills and serving clients across Los Angeles, he brings extensive courtroom experience and strategic depth to every high-stakes family law case.
- Former Prosecutor
- Certified Family Law Specialist (CFLS), certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
- Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL)
- President, Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Super Lawyers: 2021–2027
- Avvo Rating: 10.0
Meet Alphonse Provinziano
Managing Partner & Senior Trial Attorney
When It’s All on the Line, This Is Who Leads the Room
Meet Alphonse Provinziano
Managing Partner & Senior Trial Attorney
With over 2,000 cases and 220+ trials, Alphonse F. Provinziano is one of California’s most experienced family law attorneys specializing in complex divorce, custody, support, and property matters.
Based in Beverly Hills and serving clients across Los Angeles, he brings extensive courtroom experience and strategic depth to every high-stakes family law case.
- Former Prosecutor
- Certified Family Law Specialist (CFLS), certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
- Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL)
- President, Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Super Lawyers: 2021–2026
- Avvo Rating: 10.0
Respected by peers, sought after by clients, and featured in national media, Alphonse also teaches and presents to top family law attorneys across the U.S. and beyond.
Featured in: Solicitors Journal, Bloomberg Law, The Mirror, Fortune, Fast Company, International Business Times (UK), and more.
Meet Your Legal Team
When you hire Provinziano & Associates, you are backed by a family law team, not just one attorney. Our attorneys bring different strengths, life experiences, cultural perspectives, and professional backgrounds to the work, which allows us to approach family law matters with a broader understanding of the people and circumstances involved.
That range of experience helps us better serve clients whose cases call for more than one way of looking at the facts.
Get to know the attorneys behind our work, their backgrounds, and the perspective each brings to the families we represent.
As Partner and Assistant Managing Attorney, he handles discovery, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, briefs, and requests for order. He began at the firm as a paralegal in 2018 and sees family law as part legal counsel, part support for clients.
English, Armenian & Russian
A trial attorney with more than two decades of litigation experience in civil and family law, he joined the firm in 2025 to handle complex family law matters. Residing in Paris, he brings an international perspective to cross-border custody and international divorce cases.
English
A gifted negotiator with over 19 years of experience in high-conflict family law, bringing a rare, personal understanding of divorce’s toll on families combined with a forensic accounting background to navigate complex, high-net-worth asset division.
English
She focuses her practice on family law after starting in entertainment transactional law, and holds a Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute. She works closely with clients so they feel heard and often resolves matters amicably outside of court.
English
She focuses on preparing family law cases and court presentations, with personal attention to clients. She earned her law degree in the UK, practiced in Nairobi, Kenya, and completed a Master’s in International and Comparative Law at UCLA before becoming a California attorney.
English
She handles dissolution, custody, paternity, adoption, and assisted reproduction cases, with a focus on children’s advocacy shaped by her Peace Corps work in child health. Licensed in California and Virginia, she works closely with clients through the legal process.
English
How Our Los Angeles Family Law Lawyers Approach Your Case
Every case begins with the same question: what does this client actually need from us, and what is the smartest path to get them there?
That path might be a negotiated settlement, mediation, collaborative work, litigation, or a more private form of dispute resolution.
The right answer depends on the situation in front of us.
When time matters
Some clients call us because something has to happen now. A child is at risk. A spouse has emptied an account. A move-away is imminent.
We know how to read these moments and act on them quickly, with the court filings and emergency relief the situation calls for.
Keeping private matters private
Some clients call us because something has to happen now. A child is at risk. A spouse has emptied an account. A move-away is imminent.
We know how to read these moments and act on them quickly, with the court filings and emergency relief the situation calls for.
Whether the temperature is low or high
Some separations stay civil from start to finish. Others turn adversarial fast, with disputes over custody, support, hidden assets, or disclosure.
We are comfortable on both ends of that spectrum. When cooperation is possible, we protect it. When it is not, we are prepared to litigate without hesitation.
Cases that require more than a template
Business valuations, executive compensation, trust and estate intersections, international assets, complex custody arrangements, and forensic accounting issues are part of our regular practice.
When a case carries that kind of weight, we build the strategy around the specifics from day one, rather than forcing it into a standard playbook.
The Provinziano & Associates Difference
Why Clients Choose Our Los Angeles Family Law Firm
Certified Family Law Specialist Leadership
Our team is led by a Certified Family Law Specialist, a distinction earned through rigorous testing, peer recognition, and years of proven experience. Only a few California attorneys hold this certification, giving you the confidence that your case is handled by someone who focuses exclusively on family law.
We Help You Anticipate
We help clients anticipate and prepare for each stage of the process. This may include requesting temporary or emergency orders for financial support, maintaining business operations, proposing custody arrangements that support demanding schedules, and building strategies tailored to the evolving needs of your case.
Strategic Collaboration Network
When a matter calls for added support, we work with trusted outside professionals such as appraisers, forensic accountants, tax specialists, asset tracers, therapists, and other experts whose input can strengthen the strategy and support the case. By combining legal expertise with specialized knowledge, we establish the strongest possible foundation for your outcome.
First Class Litigation Backed by Experience
Some family law cases settle, but when trial becomes unavoidable, you want attorneys who know their way around the courtroom. With more than 220+ trials completed by our lead attorney alone, we have the experience to present your case in court, giving you confidence even in the most contested situations.
Privacy and Discretion
Some family law records must be public by law, but wherever privacy can be maintained, we take every step to keep it that way. Our team handles sensitive matters with discretion, limiting exposure where possible and managing communications carefully to ensure your personal information remains as private as the law allows.
Multilingual Team
Our attorneys primarily work in English, but we offer support in French, Italian, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Farsi, and Russian. If you prefer to communicate in another language, not mentioned here, contact us, and we’ll confirm what’s available for your situation.
Los Angeles Courts We Regularly Appear in
We regularly represent clients in major Los Angeles County family courts and understand the local procedures, courtroom dynamics, and expectations that can shape strategy.
- Stanley Mosk Courthouse (Downtown Los Angeles)
- Pasadena Courthouse
- Van Nuys Courthouse East
- Torrance Courthouse
- Santa Monica Courthouse
If your case is filed elsewhere in Los Angeles County, we will review venue and strategy with you.
Want to talk it through first?
Serving Clients Throughout Los Angeles County
Provinziano & Associates represents clients throughout Los Angeles, including:
- Beverly Hills
- Santa Monica
- Glendale
- Long Beach
- Torrance
- Pasadena
- Van Nuys
- Woodland Hills
- Burbank
- Manhattan Beach
Our consultations are always confidential and give you a space to ask questions, share your concerns, and get clear guidance on your next steps.
Talk to Our Los Angeles Family Law Attorneys Today
At Provinziano & Associates, you are represented by attorneys who know how to prepare a case for pressure from the other side, for scrutiny from the court, and for the reality that family law disputes do not always end with one hearing or one agreement.
When you hire Provinziano & Associates, you are backed by a Los Angeles family law team prepared to represent you through every stage of your case, from early planning and settlement discussions through litigation, post-judgment enforcement, modifications, and appeals when needed.
If you are looking for a Los Angeles family law firm that can negotiate from strength, litigate when necessary, and continue protecting your position as the case develops, speak with Provinziano & Associates.
Take the Next Step With the Right Family Law Team Behind You.
Your Next Move?
Most people wait too long to hire the right lawyer. You’re not most people.
Frequently Asked Questions: Los Angeles Family Law
What do family law attorneys do?
How do you find the best family law attorney?
The best family law attorney is one with strong experience in the type of case you have, clear communication, solid courtroom judgment, and a strategy that fits your goals. In Los Angeles, it also helps to choose a family law attorney who knows the local courts, understands complex family law issues, and can explain your options clearly.
Provinziano & Associates brings over 100 years of combined experience to Los Angeles family law, with deep familiarity with LA County courts, local procedures, and the full range of family law matters. The firm is led by a Certified Family Law Specialist with a 10.0 Avvo rating and Super Lawyers recognition from 2021 through 2026.
