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Stephen B. Ruben Divorce & Family Law Attorney in San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, CA 94111

From San Francisco, California, Stephen B. Ruben helps clients navigate divorce and family law matters like child custody, fathers' rights, domestic violence, and divorce.

Stephen B. Ruben helps clients in San Francisco and throughout California with divorce and family law matters.

Updated: October 13, 2026 · General information, not legal advice

Focus
Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Arbitration, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Father's Rights, Juvenile Law, Marital Property, Mediation, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Name Change, Paternit...
Family law matters in San Francisco
Divorce Lawyer in San Francisco, CA
Family Law Attorney in San Francisco, CA
Child Custody Lawyer in San Francisco, CA
Child Support Lawyer in San Francisco, CA
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Contact
Phone: +14159186306
Address: 50 California Street, 15th Floor · San Francisco, CA 94111
Website: https://www.rubenlawfirm.com
Background
Licensed state: California
Licensed since: 1992
Law school: Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Education: Pepperdine School of Law - Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, LL.M., Major: Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2021; Bethany College, West Virginia, Honors: with honors
Certifications: Certified Family Law Specialist, State Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California, 2007
Professional activity: Bar Association of San Francisco, Member, Family Law Mediator’s Panel; Hearing Attorney/Client Fee Disputes in Family Law for BASF, Chief Arbitrator; Bar Association of San Francisco, Family Law Section, Member; State Bar of California, Family Law Section, Executive Committee (FLEXCOM), 2007 to 2009; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California; State Bar of California; Association of California Certified Family Law Specialists, Member; Senior Settlement Master, Unified Family Court of San Francisco; Settlement Officer in the Civil Division - San Francisco Superior Court; United States Supreme Court; Executive Board Member and President Elect of Lawyers Club of San Francisco Inn of Court; Member, State Bar of Illinois, 1973; Member of State Bar of California; Member of the AFCC - Association of Family Conciliation Courts and Program Presenter in Psychological/Legal aspect of high conflict custody disputes, relocation and child abduction; Member of US State Department- Attorney network serving as legal counsel for international child abduction cases
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