Stacy Phillips is a nationally recognized family law practitioner, handling primarily high-net-worth and high-profile divorce cases. She has guided clients through critical transitions in their lives for nearly 40 years with experience in every facet of family law, including:
- Complex divorce actions
- High-conflict custody cases
- Domestic violence cases
- Same-sex divorce/dissolution matters
- Paternity cases
- Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements
Stacy is known for her skilled persuasion, adept negotiation, aggressive advocacy, and compassion in representing her clients, whether in litigation, mediation, or Collaborative Divorce. She is a Certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
Stacy is Band 1 ranked by Chambers High Net Worth, which states that a client says that she “is at the top of the list of excellent family law attorneys” and another notes she “has the capability of analyzing the situation, and instead of just litigating, she achieves good results for her clients through negotiation.” She is consistently selected to “Top 10 Southern California Super Lawyers” and “LA’s 500 Most Influential People” by the Los Angeles Business Journal. In 2020, she was named to the “Lawdragon 500 Hall of Fame.”
In addition to publishing her book, Divorce: It’s All About Control – How to Win the Emotional, Psychological, and Legal Wars (ExecuProv Press), Stacy has been a contributing writer, editorial consultant, and commentator for legal and consumer publications, including:
- Blank Rome’s Love Bytes blog
- Exes and Ohs with Stacy D. Phillips, Esq. podcast on JAM.IA
- Up Close and Personal with Stacy D. Phillips and Ask Stacy on LinkedIn
- California Family Law Monthly
- Divorce Magazine
- The Huffington Post: Divorce
- Los Angeles Daily Journal
- Los Angeles Business Journal
- C-Suite Quarterly Magazine
Stacy is a sought-after commentator on matrimonial issues in the news, having appeared on numerous local and national radio and television shows including:
- NBC The Today Show
- ABC News 20/20
- ABC Good Morning America
- CBS News Sunday Morning
- BBC News
- CNN Headline News
- Fox Business News
- MSNBC The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell
- MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show
- VH1 All Access – Celebrity Breakups
- HLN Issues with Jane Velez Mitchell
- Access Hollywood
- E! Entertainment News
- Dr. Drew Show
A comprehensive summary of Stacy’s information, activities, and community involvement is available in a printable PDF format that you can download here.
Outside the Firm
Stacy is the proud mother of two adult children and an enthusiastic supporter of the Los Angeles Dodgers.