Areas of Practice: Divorce, Child Custody/Visitation, Child/Spousal Support, Pension Division (QDRO's) including Military, Adoptions
Martin Bender was admitted to the State of California Bar in 1980. In
1989, he opened his practice after 20 years of service in the United
States Marine Corps. Prior to receiving his J.D. from Western State
University in 1979, Mr. Bender attended Rochester Institute of
Technology receiving a B.S. in 1967. He attended Michigan State
University receiving his M.A. in 1969. Mr. Bender is a member of the
Orange County Family Law Section of the Orange County Bar Association,
an OCBA Mandatory Fee Arbitrator, a member of the South Orange County
Chamber of Commerce and a past president of the Mission Viejo Chamber of
Commerce.
Michael E. Bender, Associate Counsel
Areas of Practice: Family Law, Bankruptcy, Landlord/Tenant, DUI Defense, Domestic Violence Defense, Adoptions, Guardianships
Michael E. Bender was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2004.
He received his Juris Doctor from Western State University College of
Law in 2004 where he served as Justice of the Burger Chapter of the Phi
Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Prior to law school, Michael received his
B.A. in Economics from Virginia Tech in 1999. Michael is a member of the
Riverside County Bar Association and the Southwest Riverside County Bar
Association and has experience in the Riverside, Orange, San Diego, San
Bernardino and Los Angeles County courts.
