Firm Overview

Honey Kessler Amado has been practicing law since 1977. In her early career, she was a family law litigator, representing husbands and wives in the family law department and children and parents in the juvenile dependency court. In 1984, she began representing clients in the Court of Appeal in addition to representing clients in the trial court. Since 1989, her practice has been limited exclusively to the area of civil appeals. Ms. Amado is a specialist in appellate law, certified by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.

Ms. Amado represents clients in the state and federal courts of appeal and supreme courts; she does not represent clients in the trial court. However, she will become part of a litigation team in the trial court to assist in identifying issues, in creating a sufficient record for appeal, or in drafting or helping with post-judgment pleadings and motions. In cases before the court of appeal, she prepares all appellate briefs and pleadings and presents the oral argument. At the conclusion of the appeal, the case returns to trial counsel for any further trial court proceedings.

Ms. Amado is occasionally retained, without becoming an attorney of record, to help counsel outline, draft, or edit sophisticated pleadings or appellate briefs.

Ms. Amado has written and lectured extensively on issues of concern to family law or appellate law practitioners. She is well-respected for her knowledge and for the clarity of her writing.

Ms. Amado may be contacted at (310) 550-8214.