Profile of Attorney Cheryl Sena

Certified Family Law Specialist & Expert Mediator

Quite simply, there is no substitute for experience. Family Law Specialist Cheryl Sena has been practicing in San Francisco for 28 years as a certified mediator and collaborative lawyer.

An extensive lecturer in family law, Sena has also become one of the nation’s foremost legal authorities on the rights of unmarried couples and the issue of same sex marriage.

In addition to her many honors and recognitions, Sena received the 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 “Northern California Super Lawyer Award.” With continuing attention focused on same sex marriage, Sena has become a regular TV and radio guest, and a respected resource for clients, the media and the public at large on this issue of growing importance.

Her special areas of expertise include:

• Family law and litigation
• Complex marital property issues
• Domestic Partnership disputes
• Collaborative Law

Court Experience:

• Served as Judge Pro Tem, San Francisco Superior Court
• Served as Settlement Conference Master, San Francisco Superior Court
• Served as Family Law Volunteer Attorney for the Day, San Francisco Superior Court

Affiliations & Memberships:

• AIDS Legal Referral Panel *
• American Civil Liberties Union
• Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
• SF Collaborative Practice Group*
• National Lawyers’ Guild
• San Francisco Bar Association Family Law Section*
• San Francisco Women Lawyers’ Alliance
• State Bar of California, Family Law Section*
• Hastings College of the Law

*member