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Donald Woldman

Don began in Illinois, where he earned a B.S. in accounting and finance from the University of Illinois. He then graduated from Kent College of Law with a LL.B and was licensed to practice law in Illinois in 1964. In 1967 he became licensed to practice law in California, and began working in family law. Over the years, he has appeared in most of the state's trial courts, as well as appearing before both the California Appellate and Supreme Courts.

Don was co-counsel in the notorious Lee Marvin "palimony" case, representing Marvin's live-in girlfriend Michelle Triolla. Woldman thought that long-term cohabitation should create legal rights, a legal concept that had never existed in California. He authored the theory of the case, and ultimately argued it before the California Supreme Court.

His representation of many celebrity clients has helped Don create a name for himself within the entertainment industry. His first client was Hedy Lamar. More recently he represented Kurt Russell in a complex child support and custody case.

Don is also something of a media personality. As a guest lecturer all over the country , he regularly appears on TV an radio discussing family law and cohabitation issues and also wrote a monthly law column in the national magazine Viewpoint. He has also been a regular guest on the Los Angeles radio talk show "Lighten Up Lounge", a Saturday afternoon chat for cigar-lovers broadcast in over 40 other radio markets and over the internet.

Attorneys at Law:

Connolly Oyler

Donald Woldman
Ruth Lynn Estep
Soheila Omrani
Ed Knerr
Akimi Nakagawa

Vanessa Neumann