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Admitted: 1977, California; 1979, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: University of San Diego, J.D., cum laude, 1977
College: University of California at Los Angeles, B.A., cum laude, 1974
Member: State Bar of California; San Bernardino County Bar Association
Biography: Judicial Extern, State of California, 4th District Court of Appeal, Division 1. Certified Specialist, Family Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 1983— (includes Divorce, Property Division, Child Custody, Visitation Rights, Spousal Support, Child Support). Member, Association of Certified Family Law Specialists. Fee Arbitrator, San Bernardino County Bar Association. Expert witness, Family Law Matters. Featured as one of 12 selected California litigators, California Lawyer Magazine, "Gators," issue, May, 2001. Noted by Inland Empire Magazine in "The Inland Empire's Best Lawyers" issues each year since 2006, including Family Law, Child Support, Domestic Partnerships, Breach of Contract, Business Law, Business Litigation, Contract Law, Construction Law and Civil Litigation. Selected by Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine as one of the top attorneys in California each year beginning February, 2010.
Born: Los Angeles, California, 1952
Richard A. Granowitz was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended the University of California at Los Angeles, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in 1974. He received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1977. During law school, he served as a Judicial Extern for the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One.
Mr. Granowitz was admitted to the California Bar in 1977. He was also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Central District of California in 1979, and the United States Supreme Court in 1999.
Since 1983, Mr. Granowitz has been distinguished as a Certified Specialist in the field of Family Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He has testified as an expert witness in family law cases.
Richard Granowitz specializes in family law, including divorce, child custody, property division, child support, and related issues. He also practices real estate and business litigation. San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga, Riverside and Victorville are the courts in which most of his cases are heard, although he occasionally accepts cases in other jurisdictions.
In May, 2001, Mr. Granowitz was featured as one of 12 selected California litigators in California Lawyer Magazine's "Gators" issue.
He has also been noted by Inland Empire Magazine in “The Inland Empire’s Best Lawyers” issues, each year beginning in 2006. Noted fields of law have included Family Law (Divorce, Custody and Property Division), Domestic Partnerships, Child Support, Civil Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Breach of Contract, Business Law, Contract Law and Construction Law.
Mr. Granowitz has been named each year since January, 2010, by Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine as one of the top attorneys in California. Each year, no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state receive this honor. Mr. Granowitz's selection by Super Lawyers was also published in Los Angeles Magazine, as well as a supplement to The New York Times (Los Angeles and Orange County Distribution).
Mr. Granowitz has received the highest possible peer attorney rating from Martindale-Hubbell: AV® Preeminent ™. This rating reflects the "highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards." This distinction represents "the pinnacle of professional excellence earned through a strenuous Peer Review Rating process that is managed and monitored by the world's most trusted legal resource."
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