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Magdalena Chattopadhya

300 South First Street, Suite 228 San Jose, California 95113
(408) 201-4468
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Firm: Magdalena Law Group
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Firm

Magdalena Law Group


Years In Practice

10


Phone Number (408) 201-4468

Magdalena Chattopadhya is the founder of Magdalena Law Group and a skilled family law negotiator, tough litigator, and a certified mediator. Ms. Chattopadhya is one of a few attorneys in California to be board-certified as a Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization and a Board Certified Family Law Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Passionate about providing excellent legal representation and customer service to her clients, Ms. Chattopadhya continuously strives to find innovative ways of assisting her clients with their family law needs. Magdalena Law Group located in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, focuses its practice exclusively on family law, including divorce, legal separation, annulment, property division, child custody and visitation, child support, spousal support, parentage, domestic violence restraining orders, and modification and enforcement of family court orders.Ms. Chattopadhya is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Bar Association and Santa Clara County Bar Association. Highly regarded by her fellow professionals and clients alike, Ms. Chattopadhya has received a 10.0 "Superb" Avvo peer review rating and a numerous Avvo Clients' Choice Awards, multiple Nation's Top One Percent recognitions by The National Association of Distinguished Counsel, multiple Martindale Client Champion Awards, the Expert Network's Distinguished Lawyer recognition, and was selected for the 2015-2021 Super Lawyers Rising Star award.

The diverse team at Magdalena Law Group assists clients in the areas of family law and criminal defense. Our team members speak English, Polish, Hindi, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Family Law
Child Abuse
Child Support and Custody
Domestic Violence
Family Law Mediation
Separation and Divorce
Spousal Support
How is this lawyer compensated?
Hourly
This lawyer is compensated by clients, often based on an hourly fee.
Retainer Fees
This lawyer is compensated by clients, often based on a retainer fee.
Bar Admissions
California
Admitted in 2012
Awards
  • Rising Star by Super Lawyers, 2021
  • Top 3 Divorce Lawyers by Three Best Rated, 2021
  • Client Champion Award (Platinum) by Martindale-Hubbell®, 2020
  • Rising Star by Super Lawyers, 2020
  • Top One Percent by National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2020
  • San Jose, California, Top 3 Divorce Lawyers by Three Best Rated, 2020
  • Rising Star by Super Lawyers, 2019
  • Top One Percent by National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2019
  • San Jose, California, Top 3 Divorce Lawyers by Three Best Rated, 2019
  • Board Certified Family Law Trial Advocate by National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2018
  • Client's Choice Award by Avvo, 2018
  • Board Certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 2018
  • Client Champion Award (Platinum) by Martindale-Hubbell, 2018
  • Rising Star by Super Lawyers, 2018
  • Rising Star by Super Lawyers, 2017
  • Distinguished Lawyer by Expert Network, 2017
  • Client's Choice Award by Avvo, 2017
  • Lawyers of Distinction by Lawyers of Distinction, 2017
  • 10 Best Under 40 by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys, 2016
  • Client's Choice Award by Avvo, 2016
  • Rising Star by Super Lawyers, 2016
  • Clients' Choice Award by Avvo, 2015
  • Rising Star by Super Lawyers, 2015
  • Nation's Top One Percent by The National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015
  • Clients' Choice Award by Avvo, 2014
  • Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute Diploma by National Institute for Trial Advocacy and American Bar Association Section of Family Law, 2014
  • Certificate of Completion / Barristers Leadership Program by the Santa Clara County Bar Association, 2013
  • Award for Academic Excellence by California Western School of Law, 2012
  • Public Service Honors Society Award by California Western School of Law, 2011
  • Certificate of Advanced Mediation Training & Field Experience (50 hours) by California Western School of Law, 2011
  • Certificate of Appreciation by the American Bar Association, 2011
  • Mediation Certificate (42 hours of training) by the University of La Verne, 2010
  • Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children Certificate by CASA for Riverside County, Inc., 2009
Organizations & Affiliations
American Bar Association
Member
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists
Member
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Member
California Lawyers Association, Family Law Section
Member
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member
Santa Clara County Bar Association
Member
Santa Cruz County Bar Association
Member
State Bar of California
Member
Languages
Polish
Work Experience
Attorney at Magdalena Law Group
2013 - Current
Judicial Intern at United States District Court for the Southern District of California
2012 - 2012
Litigation Assistant at Fenwick & West
2012 - 2013
Legal Intern at Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
2011 - 2011
Small Claims Court Mediator / Volunteer at North County Lifeline at the California Superior Court, County of San Diego
2011 - 2011
Volunteer at Neighborhood Legal Services at the California Superior Court, County of Los Angeles
2009 - 2010
Education
California Western School of Law, Juris Doctor
Graduated 2012
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (408) 201-4468
300 South First Street, Suite 228
San Jose, California 95113
San Jose, California 95113
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