Michele Marie Bissada

Michèle Bissada is a Principal at Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada, in Silicon Valley and serves as a neutral throughout California. She is a Certified Specialist in Family Law (CFLS), Fellow of both the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL), and member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC). With over 30 years of experience, Ms. Bissada is a seasoned mediator with a prominent litigation background. She specializes in both complex financial and high-conflict custody matters. Highly committed to her practice, she has achieved notable success assisting parties in resolving the most difficult family law cases. Ms. Bissada has expertise in navigating complex private equity cases, including venture capital and assets that are difficult to value, as well as intricate custody issues involving resist/refuse, gatekeeping, and relocation. Ms. Bissada devotes her practice to neutral matters, serving as a mediator, private settlement judge, and temporary all-purpose private judge. She skillfully guides parties with confidence and sensitivity through the emotional dissolution process, assisting them in reaching creative settlements. As a temporary all-purpose private judge, she effectively manages cases, making sound and reasoned decisions. Ms. Bissada is rated as AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell, is recognized as a Best Lawyers by US News & World Report, and earned the distinction of “Lawyer of the Year” in 2021, 2023, and 2024 for Family Law in San Jose. Ms. Bissada has been named a Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters each year since 2006, named in Super Lawyers Top 50 Women since 2019, in Bay Area Top 100 Attorneys since 2020, and in Top 10 Attorneys since 2021. In 2024, Ms. Bissada ranked #2 of the Top 100 attorneys in Northern California by Super Lawyers and was listed on both Doyle’s Leading High Net Worth Family Lawyers and Leading Family, Matrimonial, Divorce Lawyers in San Francisco.