Arlene Kostant

Arlene Kostant: Attorney with Law Offices of Arlene Kostant
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Selected: Northern California Super Lawyer, 2005—; Top 50 Northern California Women Attorneys, 2006-2007-2008. Co-Desk Editor, Mediation and ADR, Collaborative Review, 2006. Author: "The Thatcher Trap - Don't Fall In," Family Law News, Summer 1991. Lecturer in Law, Negotiation, Boalt Hall School of Law, 2001—. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Negotiation/Settlement; Mediation, Hastings College of Law, 1992—. Lecturer: California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1983-1988. Adjunct Faculty, San Francisco State University, 1981-1985. Continuing Education Seminars, Bar Association of San Francisco, 1982-1991. Member, Association of Family Conciliation Courts, 1981-1996. Negotiations trainer for law firms, industry, collaborative practice groups. Named by Daily Journal Legal Newspaper as one of top 25 Family Law Mediators in California, 2003. Co-Chair, Collaborative Practice California Conference, 2008.

(Certified Specialist, Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)
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Areas of Practice (24)

  • Family Law
  • Divorce
  • Divorce Mediation
  • Family Mediation
  • Domestic Relations
  • Collaborative Family Law
  • Marital Property Law
  • Matrimonial Law
  • Community Property Law
  • Marital Property Settlements
  • Premarital Agreements
  • Postnuptial Agreements
  • Separation Agreements
  • Child Custody
  • Child Custody Mediation
  • Visitation Rights
  • Spousal Support
  • Child Support
  • Mediation
  • Post Divorce
  • Alimony
  • Marital Agreements
  • Marital Property Distribution
  • Post Divorce Modification

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
New York University, B.A., 1970; University of Rochester, Paris, France, M.A., 1972
Law School Attended:
Golden Gate University, J.D., with honors, 1977
Year of First Admission:
1977
Admission:
1977, California
Memberships:
Bar Association of San Francisco (Chair, Executive Committee, Family Law Section, 1997); Alameda County Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section); State Bar of California (Member: Family Law Section); Collaborative Practice East Bay (Member, Steering Committee 2009-2010); Collaborative Practice San Francisco; International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.
Languages:
French
Certifications:
Certified Specialist, Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
ISLN:
905767213

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