Barbara Kay Hammers

Ms. Hammers has practiced exclusively Family Law since 1997. She is a Certified Specialist in Family Law, certified by the Sate Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization since 2006. Graduate of University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law 1997 Partner, Hammers & Baltazar, LLP.- August 2004 to present. President and CEO of Hammers & Baltazar, A.P.L.C. May 2002 - August 2004. Member, 2006 to present, Association of Certified Family Law Specialists. Board of Trustees, 2008-2010. Board of Trustees member of Orange County Chapter of ACFLS. 2010 to 2016. Santa Monica Bar Association - Chair, Family Law Section, January 2006 - 2009. President, Santa Monica Bar Association 2009-2010, Board of Trustees 2007 - 2013. Los Angeles County Bar Association - Family Law Section, Member 1998-present. Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Executive Committee 2007-2012. CLE Chair 2011-2012. Member, Orange County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2007-present. California State Bar Association - Family Law Section, Executive Committee (“FLEXCOM”), 2009-2011. Advisor, 20011 to 2014. California State Bar, Family Law Section - Chair of Children's Issues Committee, South, November 2005 - September 2009; California State Bar, Family Law Section - Co-Chair October 2004 - November 2005; Former Secretary and Vice-Chair October 1998 - October 2004- November 2005 and Member of Financial Issues Committee, South, October 1998 - October 2008. Extensive Lecturer for the State Bar of California, Los Angeles County Bar Association, and Association of Certified Family Law Specialist in Family Law related topics. Trial and Appellate attorney for In re Marriage of Christina Adams v. Jack A. (2012) 209 Cal. App. 4th 1543. Named a "Super Lawyer" from 2010 to 2018 by Los Angeles Magazine. Named a Top Lawyer in Orange County 2010 to 2014 by OC Metro Magazine.