Shelley M. Kennedy
Full-time family law attorney providing neutral mediation services.
Shelley M. Kennedy is a family law attorney and private mediator with Lawhon Law & Mediation, P.C.
Shelley's mediation practice includes high-asset dissolution of marriage matters including division of property, preparation of complex financial models, calculations for various settlement options, as well as determination of support. In addition to Shelley’s experience in financially complex matters, her practice also includes mediation for couples with smaller estates.
Shelley serves as a Settlement Conference Master for the San Francisco Unified Family Law Courts and as a volunteer attorney for the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Pro Bono Family Law Project.
Shelley has participated in over 200 hours of advanced mediation and alternative dispute resolution skills training. Shelley received her law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 2010. She received her Bachelor’s degrees in Linguistics and English Literature from San Francisco State University in 2007, graduating magna cum laude.
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Pre-Marital Agreements
- Post-Marital Agreements
- Child Custody
- California
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- 9th Circuit
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- English
- Managing Director
- Lawhon Law & Mediation, P.C.
- Current
- University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
- J.D. (2010)
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- Activities: Founding member of Hastings Science and Technology Law Journal
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- Rising Star
- Super Lawyer Magazine
- Also awarded in 2016.
- California State Bar # 273123
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- Bar Association of San Francisco - Family Law Section
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- Website
- Lawhon Law & Mediation, P.C. Website
