Brandon Rose

• California State Bar
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of California

Certifications

• Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization 

• J.D., University at Buffalo School of Law
• B.A., University of California, Los Angeles

• Represented client in proceeding to divide alleged community property business interest two decades after divorce.
• Defended client’s multimillion-dollar interest in shares of medical company from ex-spouse’s separate property claim.
• Assisted clients in obtaining emergency custody orders in dangerous domestic violence matters.
• Enforced and increased client’s custody and visitation rights, obtained sanctions, and reunited minor child with client in a child abduction case.
• Represented client in a contested international parentage action.
• Supported a favorable recommendation in a child custody evaluation centering on mental health issues.
• Settled a breach of contract dispute involving the sale of a business, recovering the full amount owed to the client under the contract.
• Settled a multi-million dollar claim against clients, who did not have to pay anything to plaintiff.

Awards

• “Top Family Lawyer,” Daily Journal, 2022, 2023, 2024
• “Family Law Trailblazer,” The National Law Journal, 2022
• Northern California Super Lawyers, 2023
• “Rising Star,” Northern California Super Lawyers, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
• Member of award-winning team “The Best in Family Law,” The Recorder, 2012 - 2019

Articles

• “Virtual Mediations in a Post Covid 19 World”, Divorce Magazine
• “Quarantine presents new complications for family lawyers” Daily Journal
• “Common Pitfalls of Proceeding With Your Divorce Without Legal Counsel” Divorce Magazine
• “60 Percent Income Drop Not Enough to Lower Child Support Obligations” Daily Journal

Brandon is a member of the Santa Clara County Bar Association Family Law Section and served on its COVID-19 Taskforce, which sought to improve legal operations during the pandemic period. He is also a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.

Brandon serves as a Judge Pro Tem for the San Mateo County Superior Court’s “Divorce in a Day” Program, which helps self-represented litigants obtain a judgment of divorce or legal separation. 

Previously, Brandon worked as a service attorney for the Santa Clara County Modest Means Panel and the Silicon Valley Pro Bono Project. In law school, he served as the Electronic Systems Editor for the Buffalo Law Review.