Samantha Klein

Partner | Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco


Secretary Laura Spycia

 

Track record

Protecting child's safety

Acting for a parent who had significant mental health issues and ensuring that measures were in place to protect the child's safety while in that parents care so that she could continue to spend time with her children while focusing on her mental health.

Privacy concerns

Acting for a high-net-worth high-profile client with significant privacy concerns to settle her matter before filing for divorce.

Prenuptial agreements

Drafting and negotiating prenuptial agreements where the main concerns of the client is protecting existing family wealth from any claims by a future spouse.

Domestic violence

Defending clients from meritless domestic violence allegations.

Developing professional relationships

Developing relationships with opposing lawyers, and mental health and other professionals to better serve clients and their children.

Talks

  • 'Family Law,' Appraisers Association of America 2024 Art Law Day - November 8, 2024, speaker

  • 'Trust begets trust - does a trust still work when a relationship breaks down? An international perspective,' Withers modern families navigating through trustplanning and tax codes event - October 1, 2024, presenter
  • 'Planning Ahead Prenuptial, Postnuptial and Cohabitation Agreements,' Surgent Webinar - January 25, 2024, speaker
  • 'Marriage in Distress – do international prenuptial or postnuptial agreements and family trusts actually work to protect family wealth from division?,' Withersworldwide Hong Kong Family Office Conference 2023 – September 12, 2023, speaker

  • 'Marriage in Distress - do international prenuptial or postnuptial agreements and family trusts actually work to protect family wealth from division?,' Withersworldwide Singapore Family Office Conference 2023 – September 6, 2023, speaker

  • 'Direct Examination Family Law series,' Beverly Hills Bar Association - May 3, 2023, moderator 

  • 'Direct Examination Family Law series,' Beverly Hills Bar Association - April 12, 2023, moderator 

  • 'Direct Examination Family Law series,' Beverly Hills Bar Association - February 1, 2023, speaker

  • 'Breaking into Family Law,' Beverly Hills Bar Association - June 15, 2022, speaker
  • Withers talks: Leveling the playing field with Michael Rueda | Ep 7 - Family Matters - Navigating the turbulent waves of change,' Withers podcast - January 18, 2022, speaker