Michael McDeavitt

Michael P. McDeavitt, Certified Family Law Specialist, has practiced law for over 20 years. He is a trained and experienced mediator and litigator with more than 500 hours of completed continuing legal education to his credit. His practice is dedicated exclusively to Family Law. Mr. McDeavitt has served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Superior Court of California, Alameda County and has been a featured speaker on Family Law matters and marriage care for over a decade. Mr. McDeavitt received his BA degree from the University of California at Berkeley and his law degree from the University of California Hastings College of the Law.Mr. McDeavitt has served as a Settlement Commissioner for the Superior Court of California, Alameda County, been appointed as a Special Master in Family Law proceedings, and served on the Bay Area Regional Standing Committee to the Family Law Section Executive Committee (FLEXCOM).He has successfully completed the Advanced Family Law course, the National Institute for Trial Advocacy Trial Advocacy Skills Program, and mediation training through the Congress of Neutrals pursuant to the requirements for the State of California Dispute Resolution Practices Act. Mr. McDeavitt is a member of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS), the Alameda County Family Law Association (ACFLA), the Family Law Section and Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of both the Alameda County (ACBA) and Contra Costa County Bar Associations (CCCBA), and the Family Law Section of the California State Bar. Mr. McDeavitt is a former Military Intelligence Officer who served with the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, at Hohenfels, Germany.