Supporting the SCV ‘family’

Conejo Valley and is active in his community church, often organizing blood drives, and was a wrestling coach for many years at his children’s high school.

Throughout his career, he has been very active in the legal community. After several years serving on the San Fernando Valley Bar Association’s Executive Committee, he is now the organization’s president. In addition to providing community and member services for the San Fernando Valley Bar, Breddan is engaged with the Santa Clarita Valley Bar Association to strengthen the ties between both organizations.

In addition to his leadership in the legal community, he serves as vice president of the board for Haven Hills Domestic Violence Agency, to ensure their mission to continue advocating and supporting survivors and their families. He has provided educational workshops for domestic violence survivors and advocates in Santa Clarita.

Services and Team

“As the largest family law firm in Santa Clarita, we have developed an extensive practice, including divorce, legal separation, mediation, divorce coaching, establishing parentage (also known as paternity), child custody and visitation, child support, spousal support, postjudgement, property issues, pre- and post-nuptial agreements and domestic violence restraining orders,” Breddan said. “We also have the expertise to provide representation for high-net worth divorce, property division matters, and our team is adept at resolving matters with highly compensated individuals, business owners, complex compensation schemes, and complex or multiple asset matters.”

He added, “Though we have been helping families navigate the complexities of family law for decades, we recognize that the outcomes of divorce and other family law matters have a tremen- dous impact on the lives of our clients and their children. We are committed to working with our clients to understand their family’s needs and to achieve the best possible results for our clients while ensuring that, throughout the process, children are not used as ‘pawns’ or bargaining chips to accomplish a goal or agenda of either party.”

Regarding the advantages ReapeRickett offers, Breddan said, “The team we have developed provides a wide range of experience and expertise. In addition to myself and fellow shareholder Jim Reape, our attorneys include: of Counsel members Donald R. Klahs, Esq., Philip A. Wasserman, Esq., Rand E. Pinsky, Esq., and Larry Epstein, Esq. Our of counsel members have, on average, over 40 years of experience, which provides our clients with a wealth of knowledge and technical acumen.

“Our senior associates, Steven L. Weiss, Esq. and Melanie Gardner-Pawlak, Esq., both joined our firm after decades as solo practitioners. Additionally, Steven L. Weiss is a Certified Family Law Specialist as certified by the State Bar of California.

“Our associates Matthew J. Chung and Samantha Essayan both have several years of family law experience and are focused on client-centered resolution.

“Throughout our offices, our legal and supportive staff are highly trained and experienced to help our clients navigate the intricacies of family law, and each firm member is dedicated to providing personalized and compassionate support. Further, many of our staff members at our Valencia office not only work in Santa Clarita, but they also call this valley home. Many have a strong connec-