Gregory Jessner
Citrus Heights, CA

Gregory Jessner

Phillips Jessner LLP

Divorce and SeparationChild Custody and VisitationPrenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements+4 More

Gregory W. Jessner is a founding partner of Phillips Jessner LLP, a Los Angeles boutique family law firm, and has litigated family law matters on behalf of high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients since 2005. He is a Certified Family…

41 years' experience
Accepting New Clients

About

Gregory W. Jessner is a founding partner of Phillips Jessner LLP, a Los Angeles boutique family law firm, and has litigated family law matters on behalf of high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients since 2005. He is a Certified Family Law Specialist and has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer every year since 2012. His practice covers premarital and postmarital agreements, marital dissolution, paternity proceedings, and domestic violence restraining order matters. Before entering private family law practice, he served as a Deputy District Attorney for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office from 1985 to 1989.

Practice Areas

Divorce and SeparationChild Custody and VisitationPrenuptial and Postnuptial AgreementsComplex DivorceHigh Asset | High Net WorthDomestic Violence | Protective OrdersPaternity Actions

Awards & Recognition

  • Super Lawyers, Southern California, 2012–2026 (or later, per source list through 2027)
  • 1983 Moot Court Award for Best Brief
  • Director's Award for Superior Performance, U.S. Attorney's Office
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Bar Number

  • 121920

Education

  • B.A., Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 1982
  • J.D., University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall School of Law), 1985

Service Offers

  • Accepting New Clients
  • Languages: English

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