San Diego Divorce
Attorney
About Us
Family Law and Mediation Center
 A qualified attorney/mediator you can
trust
Julia M.
Garwood is a San Diego family attorney and mediator who is also a
Certified Family Law Specialist. This designation tells you that Ms Garwood has met the
rigorous standards set by the California State Bar for education, experience, and
knowledge in the field.
In the same way marriage should be based on trust, so
should your relationship with your San Diego family lawyer. It’s a
two-way street: you have to feel comfortable with your attorney, and he or she has to feel
comfortable with you. Ms Garwood treats her client like her sister, her brother, herself.
The experience and assurance you need
Ms Garwood is also a former adjunct professor at a local
law school, where she taught professional responsibility to future lawyers. "I’ve
seen it all," she says. "I know what’s reasonable. I know the judges, and I
usually know how they’re going to react to a case. Many of them also trust me to such
an extent that they know if I’m putting something in front of them to sign, they can
feel comfortable doing so because I’m not going to give them something that’s
unacceptable. It is the same when I argue in front of them." As an acting settlement
judge and an attorney who is often chosen by the courts to represent minor children, Ms.
Garwood prefers to settle her cases amicably, however, she will listen to her client when
tempering the strategy of her case.
A unique blend of experience, knowledge,
and intuition.
At the initial consultation, Ms. Garwood typically will
first ask if you have any major issues you’d like to talk about. Ms. Garwood will go
through your assets and explore any issues that may exist with regards to the children --
then she will tell you what you can expect. She usually knows but will also get to know
the opposing side (if she doesn’t) as well, so she’ll know how to best handle
the case. She has a sixth sense. Once she is told a couple of things, she can usually tell
how the opposing party will react. This helps her to strategize the case. Then she gets
into what you want. At this time, Ms. Garwood will recommend a complete course of action
for you, whether that involves traditional litigation, mediation, or Collaborative Law. If
it changes, it changes, but this approach works best. She has honed her skills as a San
Diego divorce lawyer over the years and is able to take what she has learned
and maximize the benefits for her clients. She then explains the process to you and tells
you what you can expect.
Compassionate yet aggressive
Ms. Garwood will partner with you to help you through the
strain of the divorce process. You’ll work as a team. She knows that any good
attorney in San Diego County will mediate or settle a case if they can, so clients can get
on with their lives. But when the other side is being irrational or appears to be
unwilling to settle, Ms. Garwood is not afraid to take the case to court.
Many attorneys are afraid to go to court. Ms Garwood is
not. She is not going to waste her time and your money trying to settle something that’s
not going to settle. She’ll keep pushing the case, and if it settles, great, if not,
she’ll go to court. "It has been my experience that most people want the case
over so they are very happy that the case has been going through the court processes,
should settlement negotiations irretrievably break down."
Supporting you to be an emotional winner
According to Ms. Garwood a successful divorce is when you
can walk away after it’s all over, and still meet that person on the street and greet
them. If you have children, a successful divorce is one where you can go to your child’s
wedding and treat one another with respect in front of the children. "I’m not
saying you will be best friends with your former spouse. I am just pointing out that,
emotionally, you have moved on in a good, non self-destructive way."
What sets this firm apart is that we quietly do very good
work. "Our win rate is overwhelming." Ms Garwood tells her clients that there
are emotional losers and emotional winners in divorce. She tries to make sure her clients
are all emotional winners.
Office Location: 1450 Frazee Road, Suite
602, San Diego, CA 92108
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