Feuerstein, Murphy, Beals & Hackett, LLP brings a combined 90 years of family law experience to its women-owned San Diego practice at 3033 Fifth Avenue Suite 310, with name partners Michelle T. Murphy and Jenna E. Hackett actively litigating while founders Richard Feuerstein and Bruce Beals have retired into mediation-only roles. The firm formed through the 2017 merger of two established San Diego family law practices, building out the bench depth needed for the kind of complex matrimonial work Mackaness & Ideta, LLP also litigates. Practice areas span dissolution, legal separation, paternity, child custody and visitation, child and spousal support, and pre- and post-marital agreements, with Spanish-language services available for in-person consultations. Onsite settlement conferencing and mediation alternatives — particularly the use of retired Family Court judges as private neutrals — let the firm resolve disputes outside the public record, a philosophy the partnership-led settlement track at Simone & Blevins also runs. The firm reserves contested trial for cases the opposing party refuses to negotiate in good faith, a posture that keeps the litigation calendar focused on matters where evidentiary hearings actually move outcomes. Cases involving disputed business valuations, executive compensation tracing through restricted stock units and deferred compensation plans, and international custody questions under the Hague Convention represent the firm's most demanding work.