Schaffer Family Law Group is pleased to announce that Sarah T. Schaffer, CLS-F, LL.M and Leslie Ryland, CLS-F have been selected as 2023 Super Lawyers. Y. Jennifer Lee, CLS-F has been named a 2023 Rising Star.

Each year no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected to receive the honor of being included in the Super Lawyers list and no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers are selected to the Rising Stars list. 

Founder and Managing Shareholder Sarah T. Schaffer has been selected to the Super Lawyers list in the area of Family Law. Schaffer is a Certified Legal Specialist in Family Law by the California Board of Legal Specialization and has a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.) in Taxation. She is also a certified Collaborative Divorce practitioner and mediator. Her practice includes representing clients in challenging, high-conflict family law matters, including difficult child custody disputes and complex community property division of businesses and other high net-worth assets. Her background includes serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, and she is currently serving as Deputy Director, Reserve Legal Support, Headquarters Marine Corps, Judge Advocate Division, Washington, D.C. 

Principal Attorney Leslie Ryland has been selected to the Super Lawyers list in the area of Family Law. Ryland is a Certified Legal Specialist in Family Law by the California Board of Legal Specialization. As well, Ryland is a certified Collaborative Divorce practitioner and is a past president of Collaborative Practice San Diego. Currently Ryland is on the Board of Directors of the San Diego Family Law Bar Association. She has represented clients in a wide array of family law matters and has a special interest in custody issues. Ryland has litigated complex financial matters as well as highly contested custody cases. She also has extensive experience in helping clients negotiate a mediated settlement and participate in a Collaborative Divorce. 

Principal Attorney Y. Jennifer Lee has been selected to the Rising Stars list in the area of Family Law. Lee is a Certified Legal Specialist in Family Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Her family law practice includes child custody and visitation, child and spousal support, and property division. Also a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, Lee is skilled at analyzing data and providing expertise on the financial issues of divorce. As well, Lee’s alternative dispute resolution training has given her the ability to find pathways to settlement whenever possible and develop creative solutions in difficult cases. Lee has served on the board of directors of the Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego and is currently President of that organization.

Super Lawyers, a Thompson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.