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1851 E. First Street, Suite 900
Santa Ana,
California
92705
Phone: 714-938-0123
Fax: 714-938-0603
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OUR PRACTICE
We handle various family law matters, including divorce and dissolution of marriage, child custody and visitation, child support, spousal support, property division, modification of prior orders or judgments regarding custody, visitation or support, and negotiating and drafting marital settlement agreements. Because we work with individuals often at the most traumatic point of their lives, our family law practice not only involves tremendous legal knowledge and experience in this area, but the ability to communicate, understand, and work with our clients. We counsel our clients on the most up-to-date laws affecting their issues, and we are also patient, supportive, creative, and thorough in our handling of their case. Our clients are involved from the beginning of their case in developing a comprehensive case plan tailored to the specific and diverse needs of each client. Our proactive approach working in partnership with our clients is effective in containing and reducing the client’s financial and emotional burdens during the complex and often emotional process of family law proceedings.
OUR COMMITMENT
- We will be time efficient and cost efficient.
- Your calls will be returned, your questions will be answered, and your time and money will be respected.
- We will support your important interests and those of your children, if you have children, through these most trying of times.
- You will be more than a number, and throughout the proceedings your wishes will not be forgotten.
- We will do everything we can to help you achieve your goals. We can’t guarantee outcomes, and any lawyer who does is misleading you.
- We care. We will treat you like family!
OUR PROFILES
Jennifer E. Draheim
Ms. Draheim was born in Inglewood, California and raised in the South Bay Area. She attended catholic high school in Orange County. She attended the University of California, Irvine where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science in 1982.
She then attended the University of Toledo College of Law in Ohio. She obtained her Juris Doctorate degree in 1985. Ms. Draheim was admitted to practice law in the State of Ohio in 1985 and served as a Municipal Court clerk and Judge’s clerk in Toledo, Ohio.
She thereafter returned to Southern California and was admitted to the California Bar in 1987. She is also admitted to the United States District Court, Central District of California.
Prior to joining Donovan & Draheim, Jennifer was associated with dynamic litigation firms in Orange County. Ms. Draheim has significant judge and jury trial experience.
Ms. Draheim is a member of the California State Bar, the State Bar of Ohio, the Orange County Bar Association and the Riverside County Bar Association.
Ms. Draheim is also a licensed real estate broker.
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Real Estate
- Business Litigation
- Business Formations & Organizations
- Personal Injury
- Construction Site Injuries
- Construction Defect Law
- Employment--Employees
- Wrongful Termination
- Sexual Harassment – Employment
- Discrimination – Employment
- Insurance Law
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 1985
- California, 1987
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1989
Education
- University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio
1985, J.D. - University of California, Irvine, California
1982, B.A., Social Sciences
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Orange County Bar Association
- Riverside County Bar Association
Gary N. Donovan
Mr. Donovan serves as the firm’s managing partner as well as handling a variety of litigated matters. Mr. Donovan was born in New York City and raised in a small town in upstate New York where he attended catholic high school. Gary later returned to New York City to attend Fordham University in the Bronx where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1977.
Thereafter, he relocated to Southern California and attended Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, California. He obtained a Juris Doctorate degree in December 1981, and was admitted to practice in the State of California in 1982.
Since that time, he has practiced extensively in the Southern California area and has been associated with a variety of dynamic litigation firms.
Mr. Donovan is admitted to practice in all California State Courts, the United States District Courts of California, the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Donovan has extensive judge and jury trial experience.
Gary is a member of the Orange County Bar Association, the Riverside County Bar Association, the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles.
Mr. Donovan is also a licensed real estate broker and a licensed pilot.
Areas of Practice
- Real Estate
- Business Litigation
- Business Formations & Organizations
- Personal Injury
- Construction Site Injuries
- Construction Defect Law
- Family Law
- Employment – Employees
- Wrongful Termination
- Sexual Harassment – Employment
- Discrimination – Employment
- Insurance Law
Bar Admissions
- California, 1982
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1983
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1983
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1983
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1983
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1985
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1987
Education
- Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California
December, 1981, J.D. - Fordham University, Bronx, New York
June, 1977, B.A., Economics
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Orange County Bar Association
- Riverside County Bar Association
- Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
- Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles
- Mediator, Arbitrator and Judge Pro Tem - Orange County Superior Court
- Mediator, Arbitrator and Judge Pro Tem - Riverside County Superior Court
Please email us or visit our website for additional information.
