Steven A. Mindel, CFLS*
Managing Partner, Head of our Business Transactions Department
Business Transactions & Family Law
smindel@fmbklaw.com  Ext. 220

Steven A. Mindel, a Certified Family Law Specialist* since 1998, is the Managing Partner of FMBK and heads our firm's Business Transactions Department. Mr. Mindel graduated Magna Cum Laude from UCLA in 1981 and from the USC Law Center in 1985.

Mr. Mindel currently serves as the Immediate Past President of the Board of Trustees of University Synagogue and previously served on the Governing Board of Directors of Los Angeles Free Clinic where he received two special recognition awards for his volunteerism. He was appointed and served a two year term on the California State Bar Family Law Section Executive Committee ("FLEXCOM"), where he currently serves as an Advisor. Mr. Mindel was named as a Super Lawyer by Los Angeles Magazine, 2004 through 2010, and was named one of Southern California's Top 100 lawyers, 2007 through 2010. In addition to being featured on the cover of the Super Lawyers insert in the 2009 issue of Los Angeles Magazine, he was featured in an article titled, "The Man Who Would De-Fang Divorce," in the 2009 Super Lawyers Magazine. Mr. Mindel was also named to the 2010 and 2011 edition of Best Lawyers®. He has an AV rating with Martindale Hubbell. Mr. Mindel routinely lectures at Loyola Law School in Family Law. In addition, he is on the Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center Advisory Council. He is a lifetime member of the UCLA Alumni Association. Mr. Mindel is the author of " Cooking For Our Friends," a cookbook that includes step-by-step instructions on cooking meals for parties of more than 40 people. He is on the board of Pacific Coast Soccer Club (PCSC). In addition, he is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and an Eagle Boy Scout. Mr. Mindel resides in Pacific Palisades with his wife, Nancy and their children.

View Mr. Mindel's recent television appearances:

Good Morning America - Michael Douglas' legal situation
Entertainment Tonight - Sandra Bullock's legal situation
CBS 2 News - McCourt-LA Dodgers and Larry King's legal situation
KCAL 9 News - McCourt-LA Dodgers, Larry King's legal situation, Mel Gibson's legal situation and Tiger Woods’ situation
NBC 4 News - Dennis Hopper's legal situation
KTLA 5 News - General divorce advice Part 1 and General divorce advice Part 2
E! News - Sandra Bullock's legal situation (3/22) and Sandra Bullock's legal situation (4/1)
CNN Prime News - Sandra Bullock's situation
ABC 7 News - Charlie Sheen's situation, Tiger Woods situation, and the McCourt-LA Dodgers Divorce October 2009, March 2010, May 2010

Listen to Mr. Mindel on NPR and The Michael Eric Dyson Show.

* Certified Family Law Specialist
State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization