Michele Bissada

Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada LLP
Menlo Park, California 94025
United States
Office Phone: (650) 289-1400
Member since 2005
Membership Type: IACP

Profession(s)

Lawyer, Attorney, Mediator, Other

Michèle Bissada is a Principal at Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada, in Silicon Valley and serves as a neutral throughout California. She is a Certified Specialist in Family Law (CFLS), Fellow of both the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL), and member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC). With over 30 years of experience, Ms. Bissada is a seasoned mediator with a prominent law practice background. She specializes in both complex financial and high-conflict custody matters. Highly committed to her practice, she has achieved notable success assisting parties in resolving the most difficult family law cases. Ms. Bissada has expertise in navigating complex private equity cases, including venture capital and assets that are difficult to value, as well as intricate custody issues involving resist/refuse, gatekeeping, and relocation. Ms. Bissada devotes her practice to neutral matters, serving as a mediator, private settlement judge, and temporary all-purpose private judge. She skillfully guides parties with confidence and sensitivity through the emotional dissolution process, assisting them in reaching creative settlements. As a temporary all-purpose private judge, she effectively manages cases, making sound and reasoned decisions.

Area(s) of Practice: Collaborative Law, Family Law, Mediation, Private Settlement Judge, Private All-Purpose Temporary Judge
License(s): Member, California State Bar ~Member, U.S. Supreme Court ~Certified Family Law Specialist, California State Bar Association

Professional Activities

Collaborative Practice San Mateo County (Past Executive Committee Member, Member since 2002) ~Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Fellow since 2013) ~Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (Fellow since 2023) ~Conference of California Bar Associations (Board of Directors 2010-2013) ~Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (Member since 2009) ~AAML Northern California Chapter President (2023) ~San Mateo County Bar Association (President 2011, Member since 1994) ~San Mateo County Bar Association, Bench & Bar Committee (Member 1994-2008, Chair 2006 & 2010) ~San Mateo County Bar Association, Membership Committee (Member since 2009, Chair 2010) ~San Mateo Bar Association, Community Affairs Committee (Member since 2004) ~San Mateo Bar Association, Board of Directors (2005-2012)

Undergraduate Education

B.A. in International Relations, University of California at Davis (March 1989), Davis, California
B.A. in French, University of California at Davis (March 1989), Davis, California

Professional Education

J.D., California Western School of Law (1994), San Diego, California