Family Law Section Meeting (virtual)

Erin Dominguez

Taubman Dias Dominguez LLP

Erin is a partner at Taubman Dias Dominguez LLP, a firm dedicated exclusively to the practice of family law. Erin has been a Certified Specialist in Family Law as certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization since 2018, and a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) since 2021.

Erin represents individuals in all aspects of family law proceedings, including complex property division, business interests, child and spousal support, and custody and visitation. While most matters can be settled through direct negotiation, mediation, or court settlement conferences, Erin is experienced in litigating matters at hearings and trial that cannot be resolved through settlement. Erin also has extensive experience in domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) proceedings, parentage actions, and pre- and post-marital agreements. Erin enjoys the practice of family law because of the connection with her clients at a difficult and transformative time in their lives, and because of the complex and varied factual or legal issues that arise in each case.

Prior to joining the firm in 2020, Erin was a partner at Simborg • Killingsworth and, earlier in her career, an associate in the family law department of Sideman & Bancroft LLP in San Francisco. Erin began her legal career at Cooley LLP working on commercial litigation and antitrust matters.

Originally from El Paso, Texas, Erin received her B.A. in 2003 from the University of Texas at Austin where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with honors. In 2007, Erin received her J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law, where she concentrated her course work on family law, co-founded the Family Law Society, and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Berkeley La Raza Law Journal.

Erin has served on the Board of Directors of the National Center for LGBTQ Rights, a national non-profit committed to advancing the rights of LGBTQ individuals and their families through impact litigation, education, and public policy advocacy. In 2025, Erin also co-chaired the 48th annual AAML Northern California Symposium in Napa, CA.

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Staci Lambright

Sound Law Group LLP

In her over 20 years of family law practice, Staci has effectively, and tactfully, negotiated and litigated complex dissolutions and parentage actions that involve challenging/upholding prenuptial agreements; complex property division involving privately held companies, professional practices, and business valuations; income analysis for purposes of child and spousal support related to executive compensation, limited partnership income, restricted stock, and trust income; undue influence/breach of fiduciary duty claims; domestic violence restraining orders; domestic and international child custody jurisdiction disputes; high conflict custody issues including child relocation (“move-aways”); and prosecuting contempt.

Staci is a Certified Family Law Specialist. Since 2017, Staci has served on Faculty for the Rutter Group’s California Family Law Report. Past courses include “Effective Strategies for Litigating Child Custody in Contested Domestic Violence Cases” (2017); “Family Law From the Experts: Trial Advocacy in Child Custody Cases from Initial RFO to Trial to Post-Judgment RFO” (2020); and Advanced Family Law Course (Parentage and Domestic Violence) (2019-present).

Since 2020, Staci has been named to the Northern California Super Lawyers List. In 2017, Staci was a recipient of the James P. Preovolos Award (San Francisco Bar Association). In 2013, Staci was named to the Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars List. In 2011, the California Legislature Assembly and Chinese Consulate of San Francisco recognized Staci for her work on an international child abduction case. Staci received her J.D. from University of Texas at Austin and B.A. in Psychology from University of California, Los Angeles.

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Alice A. Shaw (Purdy)

Flicker Kerin LLP

Alice A. Shaw (Purdy) is a Certified Family Law Specialist (certified by the CA State Bar Board of Legal Specialization) and a Principal of the firm. Ms. Shaw has a proven track record of successfully settling even the most complex and contentious family law cases in her nearly 15 years of practice. Ms. Shaw’s approach is based on detailed legal analysis and strategic thinking to effectively resolve matters without litigation where possible and at trial when necessary. Her practice includes all aspects of family law matters, from high-asset property division to straightforward matters, property characterization, equity compensation, business interests, child and spousal support, complex custody issues, domestic violence, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and post-judgment matters. Partnering with trusted experts, including forensic accountants, corporate counsel, criminal defense counsel, estate planning attorneys and real estate attorneys when needed, gives Ms. Shaw an advantage in litigation as well as laying the groundwork for creative settlement solutions and favorable long-term outcomes. Ms. Shaw is highly experienced in handling custody matters including relocations, refuse-resist dynamic, high conflict relationships, children with special needs, and other cases that involve custody evaluations and mental health professionals.

Ms. Shaw is skilled in a variety of representation forms including consulting for mediation, attorney negotiated settlement, proceedings before private judges, and litigation. When settlement is not an option, Ms. Shaw employs her civil litigation background to public and private trial proceedings. Since joining the firm in 2017, Ms. Shaw has honed her practice to include highly sensitive confidential matters, strategic planning for custom enforceable marital agreements, and litigation involving contested marital agreements.

Ms. Shaw has a breadth of experience with the Court in Santa Clara, San Mateo, and San Francisco counties, and she has been growing her practice in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties since 2019. Ms. Shaw is a proud Santa Cruz local that offers her clients the support staff and bandwidth of a larger firm with the approachability of her personal representation. Ms. Shaw is currently active in a historic statewide bar organization, serving on the Executive Board of California Women Lawyers, and previously serving as the 2021 President of the Queen’s Bench Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area. During her Presidency, Ms. Shaw led the organization’s efforts to host legal panels with judicial presenters leading their field in court assisted settlement.

Ms. Shaw earned her Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University. During law school, Ms. Shaw earned her Certificate of Specialization with Distinction in Environmental Law, served on the Moot Court Board, and received the CALI Award for Excellence in Water Law.

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