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North San Diego County Family Law Firm

We encourage you to e-mail us or call us at 760-941-2260 to schedule a consultation and learn in more detail how we can put our knowledge to work as your family law attorneys. E-mail

Led by the highly respected attorney James A. Hennenhoefer, our law firm has built a reputation for excellence that is recognized not only in our home city of Vista, California, but throughout the country for gaining excellent results in complex matters which require expertise of the highest order.  Our team of lawyers is committed to providing you with the most comprehensive legal counsel available in all areas of family law. 

Our sophisticated attorneys, James A. Hennenhoefer, Rolf G. Steeve, Jr., Andrew P. Johnson, and Leslie A. Ryland, have more than 84 years of combined experience in family law. We have skilled paralegals on staff with more than 81 years of combined experience in family law. Their expertise has proven to be an essential factor to timely and favorable resolutions for their clients.

Over the course of our careers, our success and commitment to family law matters have been repeatedly demonstrated. James A. Hennenhoefer was one of the very first attorneys granted the title of Certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He is also a Certified Family Law Mediator and Arbitrator, litigator and expert witness. In November 2007, Mr. Hennenhoefer was inaugurated as the National President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He holds key leadership positions in important local, national, and international family law organizations. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers. Rolf G. Steeve, Jr., is a trained family law mediator and has been a Certified Family Law Specialist since 1993. Andrew P. Johnson is a formidable litigator who has passed the Certified Public Accountants Examination in 1995, and is awaiting results of the Certified Family Law Specialist’s exam. Leslie A. Ryland has focused her practice in family law for many years. She is awaiting the results of the Certified Family Law Specialist exam from the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.

We take a team approach to getting the best results for our clients. We provide personal attention and tailor our strategy to the unique facts and circumstances of each case. We guide you through what could otherwise be an overwhelming and bewildering process.

We are available to address all family law matters through skilled settlement negotiation, aggressive litigation or alternative dispute resolution, including:

Our lead attorney, James A. Hennenhoefer, has extensive experience as an Expert Witness on the standard of care in family law cases. He is especially adept at creating settlements in complex family law disputes as a mediator.

E-mail us or call us at 760-941-2260 to speak with an experienced family lawyer.

316 S. Melrose Drive, Suite 200 | Vista, California 92081 | 760-941-2260