Paul H. Nathan

Women often aren’t represented well when it comes to divorce and child custody. Many lawyers feel they can take advantage of women and offer less-than-adequate performances. The Law Offices of Paul H. Nathan fight for the rights of women, to help them receive the results they deserve regarding child and spousal support and child custody, in addition to a variety of other aspects regarding the ending of a marriage. Paul just finished writing a book called What Every Woman in California Should Know About Divorce.

Paul graduated cum laude from the University of San Francisco, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree and was on the Dean’s List. He graduated from the Golden Gate University School of Law and also attended Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, WY.

Paul has experience as a trial lawyer, which helps him to better represent exclusively women in divorce, custody and support matters as well as when representing the injured.

Paul received the AV Preeminent Award from Martindale Hubbell, and was named a “Rising Star” by SuperLawyers in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. He was also named one of the “Top Attorneys in California” by San Francisco magazine.

He continues his exemplary rating on AVVO of 10.0 in both Family Law and Personal Injury as a top attorney

Paul was also awarded the TOP 40 Lawyers Under 40 by ASLA, American Society of Legal Advocates, Top 40 Trial Lawyers under the age of 40 in California by the National Trial Lawyers, rated as in the Top 1% of all litigators in the United States by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel.

2009 – California Bar Association; Northern District of California, Federal Court; Central District of California, Federal Court; Eastern District of California, Federal Court.

Trial Lawyers College in Dubois, WY – 2012

Golden Gate University, Juris Doctor with Honors, San Francisco, CA 2007

University of San Francisco, Bachelor of Art, Cum Laude, San Francisco, California, 2001

2009 to the Present – Private Practice representing the injured against insurance companies and women in divorce, support and custody matters.

2007 – Legal Clerk, United Nations International Court for the former Yugoslavia, The Hague, Netherlands.

2005 – Legal Intern, United Nations International Court for the former Yugoslavia, The Hague, Netherlands.

AV Preeminent Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Rated

Top Attorney – San Francisco Magazine

Top Attorneys in California – The Legal Network

Rising Star of the California State Bar-Superlawyers-2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.

Top 100 Trial Lawyers in California – National Trial Lawyers

The Trial Lawyers College, Dubois, WY

San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association

Consumer Attorneys of California

American Association of Justice

San Francisco Bar Association

Marin County Bar Association

Florida Law Seeks to Limit Spousal Support – Air Talk

$14 Billion in Child Support Left Unpaid – Air Talk

In re Punyani & Parashar (2016) 4 year CLETS Domestic Violence Restraining Order after two day trial.

Nemetchek v. Sissoyev, et al. (2016) Trial Consultant – $17,400,000 verdict for defamation of a family business.

Sanchez v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, et al. (2013), $183,600 Arbitration Verdict for Failure to diagnose 22 year old’s colon cancer.

Garcia v. Brachfeld Law Group, et al. (2012), United States District Court, Northern District of California, Judgment of $263,000 for a woman who allegedly did not pay for her $500 refrigerator. Verdict against debt collectors for abusive debt practices.

Dental Board of California v. Hui (2010) The Dental Board of California was attempting the revoke the license of a dentist due to a patient death. The verdict was non suspension and a letter of reprimand after a three day trial.

Confidential, $1,650,000 for a plaintiff in a breach of contract and personal injury matter.

Contreras v. Gruel (2017) 857 F.3d 1025

Applying Trial Lawyers College Techniques in Arbitration – The Warrior, the magazine of the Trial Lawyers Association

Communicating with a Client who Speaks English as a Second Language – The San Francisco Bar Association Bulletin

Legal Counsel – the Neigh Savers Foundation, a horse rescue organization.