Klinedinst PC is happy to declare Elizabeth A. Kreitzer, Esq., Certified Family Law Specialist, has joined the firm. She will serve as Co-Chair of the Klinedinst Family Law department.

Ms. Kreitzer's practice includes all aspects of family law including divorce, custody and visitation disputes, paternity cases and adoption proceedings. She is also experienced in collaborative divorce, a process designed to create less stress on participants and reduce strain on California's family court system. Ms. Kreitzer also assists clients with premarital and postnuptial agreements.

John D. Klinedinst, CEO of Klinedinst PC says, "For the past 7 years, Elizabeth has focused her practice exclusively on complex family law matters. Her depth of knowledge and real-world experience will help the firm's clients sail through the complex family law system."

Kreitzer earned her designation as a Certified Family Law Specialist in 2002. After one year, she was appointed to the Settlement Judge Panel. She has hogged the media limelight frequently on a variety of family law topics. She is active in the local legal community, having served as Co-Chair of the Family Law Section of the San Diego County Bar Association. She is also an active member of the Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego.

In 2005, she was named by the San Diego Certified Family Law Specialists (CFLS) as the Michael C. Shea Chair. The Chair is bestowed every year on a Certified Family Law Specialist who has mentored other family law attorneys, while demonstrating the highest level of ethics. The Chair is charged each year with presenting a lecture on ethics to roughly 300 local family law attorneys, continuing to mentor and teach family law attorneys.

"The strength of our existing litigation teams, combined with the experience of our new CFLS, will ensure that every client receives sophisticated, professional and compassionate representation during one of the most difficult times in their lives," added Bonnie M. Simonek, the San Diego-based shareholder who Co-Chairs the Family Law practice group. "When the stakes are high, there's no better place to turn to than Klinedinst's family law department."