Amy Laughlin

Amy Laughlin’s practice is devoted to expertly handling whatever crisis the day brings. Whether it’s responding as a child custody lawyer when a client calls with a mental health crisis on a Friday morning. Or being a heads-up domestic violence lawyer when a report of a violent outburst at a client’s home occurs on a Sunday night. Or investigating complex financial matters as a complex divorce lawyer every other day of the week, she embraces opportunities to step it up: to learn a new skill, explore a new technology, and be at least one step ahead of opposing counsel. Most recently, Ms. Laughlin completed Harvard Business School’s Online Negotiation Mastery course to keep up with the rapid pace of development in the science of negotiation over the last 10 to 15 years.

As a result of years spent practicing securities litigation and representing the C-suite elite in Silicon Valley, Amy is an authority regarding high finance, specifically investigating and analyzing sophisticated and complex financial assets – including business valuations, venture capital, allocation of equity interests, tax and property characterization, etc. – and their impact on spousal and child support, move-away requests, Child Protective Services investigations and domestic violence. The experience trained her to take an exhaustive approach when dividing assets or determining custody and support in complex divorce cases, and as a result, Amy has delivered extraordinary outcomes in some of San Mateo’s most complex divorce & family law trials.

In addition to traditional divorce representation, Ms. Laughlin is certified to offer divorce mediation services and acts as consulting counsel to mediations. She also prepares and negotiates PreNuptial and PostNuptial agreements.

Amy is the divorced, pre-nupped, and remarried mother of two sons. Her policy of 24/7 responsiveness means she’s as likely to answer an evening call from a concert she’s attending with family as she is from the office or at home.