Susan Henrichsen Witting

Susan H. Witting is a California native, and has more than 32 years of experience practicing family law. She founded her own firm, the Law Offices of Susan H. Witting, in 2000. She assists clients with divorce, child custody and other difficult matters in both courtroom litigation and mediation settings. She has earned the status of Certified Family Law Specialist, which is a distinction awarded by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization only to those attorneys who have the most extensive and in-depth understanding of family law issues.

Ms. Witting was admitted to practice law in California in 1983 after graduating from Pepperdine University School of Law. She attended college at the University of Colorado, Boulder.  She was born in California and was raised in Thousand Oaks, where she has spent most of her life.

Bar Admissions

Certified Legal Specialties

• Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 2001

• Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California
  • J.D. 1983
• University of Colorado
  • Major: Political Science, Bachelor of Arts, 1980

Susan H. Witting has been practicing law in Ventura County since 1983 and has dedicated her practice to all aspects of Family Law. She is a Certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.

She also has a lifetime Credential, California Community College, 1985,  “Law”

Honors and Awards:

Selected to Super Lawyers, Southern California since 2012

Selected to Women Super Lawyers, Southern California since 2012

Award for Boss of the Year, Boss of the Year, Ventura County Legal Secretaries Association, 2001

Received recognition at Woman of Distinction Award luncheon, Recognition, Tres Condados Girl Scout Council, 1994

Reader’s Choice Awards for the Best of the Conejo Valley, Best Attorney – 2nd place, Conejo Valley Daily News, 1993

Recipient of Named Gift Honoree in appreciation of significant contributions to the AAUW Educational Foundation, Thousand Oaks Branch, Named Gift Honoree, American Association of University Women, 1993

Commendation for service as Planning Commissioner, Commendation, Thousand Oaks City Council, 1990

Resolution on October 16, 1990, for devotion to Civic Duty and service on the Ventura County Commission for Women, Board of Supervisor Resolution, Ventura County Board of Supervisors, 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Ventura County Bar Association, Member, Board of Directors, 1998 – 2000
• Ventura County Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Ventura County Bar Association, Board Member, 1996 – 2000
• Ventura County Bar Association, President, 1997 – 1998
• American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
• State Bar of California

Established and Chaired “Family Law Forums” through Ventura County Commission for Women for the benefit of County residents in the process of divorce. Chaired, moderated and coordinated forums to help  inform and explain the divorce process, forums were held in varous locations throughout Ventura County from 1988 to 2001.

Co-author, The SCRA and Family Law: More than Just Stays and Delays, Family Law Quarterly, Family Law Section of the American Bar Association, 2009.  The article explores the effect of the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act on family law issues. ,

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Grant Committee Member and Founding member, Women’s Legacy Fund, Ventura County , 2001
• Commissioner, Thousand Oaks Planning Commission, 1990
• Member of the General Plan Review Committee for the City of Thousand Oaks, and Chair of the Open Space Subcommittee, 1988
• Member, Ventura County Commission for Women, 1987 to 1990
• Conejo Youth Employment Service, member of board of directors through present and president multiple years, 1993 to 2015
• Executive Secretary, Ventura County Commission for Women, 1988 to 1990
• American Association of University Women, Thousand Oaks Branch, President, 2001 – 2002
• Ventura County Commission for Women, Commissioner, 1987 – 1990
• City of Thousand Oaks Planning Commission, Commissioner, 1990 – 1991