2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Ariel R. Sosna

Ariel Sosna

Van Voorhis & Sosna LLP
369 Pine Street, Suite 810
San Francisco, CA 94104

San Francisco

California (CA)

T: 415-274-2530
F: 415-500-2358

Practice Areas

Family Law

Selected To

• Northern California Rising Stars 2011
• Northern California Rising Stars 2010
• Northern California Rising Stars 2009

Profile

Ariel Sosna is a founding partner of Van Voorhis & Sosna, LLP, a San Francisco law firm dedicated exclusively to resolving family law matters for clients throughout the Bay Area. Ms. Sosna's practice at the firm focuses on divorce (including complex property allocation and division), child custody, parentage (paternity), child support and spousal support, arrears issues, domestic partnerships, and prenuptial agreements. In addition, she regularly serves as a reviewing attorney for mediated agreements.

Ms. Sosna received her J.D., with a concentration in family law, from U.C. Hastings School of the Law and her B.A. in Psychology from U.C. Berkeley. She currently co-authors the column, “Family Law Corner,” published monthly in The Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin and is an active member of several professional organizations, including the San Francisco Bar Association's Barristers Club, the Queen's Bench, the State Bar of California and the American Bar Association. Ms. Sosna previously worked at the San Francisco Superior Court Family Law Facilitator's Office, the Law Center for Families (assisting with the Deaf Women's Legal Project), and the Center for Families, Children and the Courts, a division of the Administrative Office of the Courts.

About Ariel Sosna

Law School: University of California Hastings College of the Law

Admitted: 2007, California

Professional Webpage: www.vsfamlaw.com/lawyer-attorney-1493770.html

Honors and Awards:

  • Dan Bradley Fellowship
  • Pro Bono Publico Award and Public Interest Law Certificate

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • American Bar Association, Family Law Section
  • State Bar of California, Family Law Section
  • Co-Chair, Barristers Club, San Francisco Bar Association, Family Law Section
  • Queen's Bench Member
  • State of California, 2007

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Co-Author, "Barrister Club Involvement Leads to Founding of a Firm", The Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin, Volume 4, Number 12
  • Co-Author, "Family Law Corner", The Bar Association of San Francisco Bulletin

Educational Background:

  • U.C. Berkeley, B.A. in Psychology, 2000
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