Alison Spirito

About Alison

Born in Los Angeles, California, Alison graduated from the University of Southern California in 2013 with B.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Law and minor in Spanish (Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude). She graduated from USC Gould School of Law with a J.D. in 2017. EXPERIENCEAlison, through mediation and collaboration, assists parties in resolving high conflict and complex divorces. She enjoys working with clients, learning about their children and financial goals, and counseling them on their options so they can make informed decisions that are right for them. Alison also prepares prenuptial agreements. Alison is an MC3-certified mediator, which is the premier standard for mediator certification. This certification requires at least 80 hours of mediation-specific training, 50 hours of experience, and compliance with ethical standards. Learn more about the MC3-certification process here. Alison has been selected to the 2023 Southern California Rising Stars list for the practice area of family law. This is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than 2.5% of attorneys in California each year. She has also been selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in the practice areas of Family Law and Mediation. Alison is an executive committee member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA)’s Family Law Section, one of the largest family law bar associations in the United States, where she serves as Chair of the Membership Committee and Vice Chair of the Mentorship Committee. She is also a board member of the South Bay Bar Association (SBBA) and co-chair of SBBA’s Family Law Section. She co-founded an interdisciplinary mediation and collaborative divorce study group, comprised of mediators, attorneys, mental health professionals, financial professionals, and realtors committed to peacemaking in the profession. During law school, Alison was a judicial extern at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse serving the Honorable B. Scott Silverman in family court.

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Education

• University of Southern California, B.A., graduated 2013
• University of Southern California, Juris Doctor, graduated 2017

Bar Admissions

• California, The State Bar of California, 2017

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