Ronald Melin Supancic, Certified Family Law Specialist
Ronald M. Supancic has practiced Family Law exclusively since 1970. Ron was admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States on October 15, 1975. He has been certified by the California Bar Association Board of Legal Specialization as a Family Law Specialist since the inception of that certification program in 1980. Ron has handled hundreds of contested dissolutions, child custody cases, disputed post-marital proceedings, alimony cases, and prenuptial agreements. He has served as a Mediator and as a Judge Pro Tem with the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 1976. Ron holds an AV rating with the Martindale Hubbell Law Register. The 'A' signifies the highest level of legal ability, while the 'V' denotes 'very high' adherence to the professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability and diligence.
Ron as been voted one of L.A.'s Super Lawyers by a jury of his peers in Los Angeles Magazine every year since 2006. At a special ceremony held last September, Ron was honored by the California State Bar for 30 years of service as a Certified Family Law Specialist.
In addition to having taught Family Law at the University of Southern California School of Law, Ron is a frequent presenter at the California Bar Convention, and various other professional associations. In the last year Ron gave a workshop on Unbundled Legal Services to the California State Bar, he presented twice at the Mediator's Beyond Borders conference in Italy, he taught a workshop at the 2011 Orange County Mediation Conference along with partner Robert Borsky, he presented The Law Collaborative's unique Employee Assistance Professionals Divorce Tool Kit to the San Fernando Valley chapter of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association to rave reviews, and he filmed four webinars for The Holman Group about divorce, child custody, and other family law issues. Given his years of experience as a Los Angeles divorce lawyer and family law specialist, Ron is uniquely qualified to offer second opinions on current family law cases.
ASSOCIATIONS & AFFILIATIONS
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA)
- San Fernando Valley Bar Association (SFVBA)
- Los Angeles County Collaborative Family Law Association (LACFLA)
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
- International Alliance of Collaborative Professionals (IACP)
- National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys
- Los Angeles Family Law Associates
- International Alliance of Holistic Lawyers (IAHL)
- Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS)
MEDIATION & COLLABORATIVE LAW TRAINING
Year: 2006-08
Training Type: Harvard Law School training in Advanced Negotiations
Instructor: Faculty
Hours: 35
Year: 2004
Training Type: Advanced Collaborative Law Training
Instructor: Pauline Tesler
Hours: 6
Year: 2000
Training Type: Basic Collaborative Law Training
Instructor: IACP
Hours: 24
GENERAL COMMENTS
Ron served as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy's Judge Advocate General's Corp. He received his Bachelor's Degree from UCLA, and his law degree from the University of Southern California. Ron is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He is an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and the Los Angeles County Superior Court. His extensive mediation practice includes volunteer court-appointed mediation. As an Associate Professor of Law and an adjunct professor of Law and Ethics, Ron has taught at colleges and universities statewide and abroad.
Ron Supancic is a frequent guest on radio and television, where he advocates Collaborative Divorce and Mediation, as well as other innovative approaches to resolve family conflict. Author of three books, When All Else Fails: The Real Cost of Ending a Marriage, Win-Win Custody Solutions, and California Family Law: A Layman's Guide, Ron Supancic offers his clients the newest choices in family law. His commitment is to advocate for his client's rights in a climate of integrity, dignity and respect.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
- California Certified Family Law Specialist
- Mediation, Arbitration, Case Management
- Collaborative Family Law
- Estate Law
- Teacher/Trainer
EDUCATION
- University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), BA with Honors 1964
- University of Southern California (USC) Law School, Juris Doctor 1968
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Mediators Beyond Borders 2009 to present
- Global Negotiation Insight Initiative, 2008 to present, Board of Directors 2009 to present
- Harvard Law School, PON Program 2006 - 2008
- Professor of Family Law, USC, 2005
- Author of three books
- Arbitrator and Mediator for the American Arbitration Association and the Los Angeles Superior Court
- Associate Professor, Adjunct Professor of Law and Ethics