Family Law

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Jennifer Duffy | Attorney

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About: Jenn earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from UCLA and her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of San Francisco. In college, she wrote for the Daily Bruin newspaper. During law school, she served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review, a Judicial Extern with the Supreme Court of California, Vice President of the Student Body, and a Public Interest Law Scholar. She returned to her home town of Santa Barbara in 1999 as an attorney and became a Partner at her prior law firm in 2008. As of  March of 2021, she is a founding partner of the Santa Barbara office of the international law firm of Rimon Law.

Jenn loves what she does and enjoys helping people. She says that her favorite part of her work as an employment law attorney is to help companies solve problems. Her favorite part of her work as a family law attorney is to help her clients get to a place of empowerment, ready for their next chapter.

Jenn also thinks it is important to give back to the community, to give a hand up to people in need. She is on many local boards, and she also volunteers weekly for Dream Foundation's Flower Empower program and other events and programs. She has been a member of the Santa Barbara Chapter of National Charity League since 2012, which is a mother-daughter philanthropy organization. Since 2016, she has been awarded the President's Volunteer Service Award from the President of the United States for her volunteer work (separate from her board work), and she was named Volunteer of the Year for Dream Foundation in 2018. (her daughter was Youth Volunteer of the Year in 2020.) Jenn has also named one of the Top 50 Women in Business in the tri-counties as well as Who’s Who in Professional Services by the Pacific Coast Business Times in multiple years since 2017.

Specialties: Jenn has two distinct practice areas: employment law (mostly on the management side) and family law. When asked which she does more of and which she enjoys more, she comments, "My work in each field ebbs and flows, but it is pretty even, over time. I love them both. They keep me balanced and focused."

Quote: "Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." —Unknown

Connect: Contact Jenn at jennifer.duffy@rimonlaw.com or (805) 618-2606, or visit her website below!

member since october 2017

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Renee Fairbanks | Attorney

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About: Renee is a certified family law specialist, who handles divorce, legal separation, custody, support, and property issues in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. In addition to being a certified family law specialist, Renee is a fellow with the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the International Academy of Family Lawyers, invite only organizations that require fellows to be certified specialists and to demonstrate skills that set them apart from their colleagues. She is a member of the Santa Barbara County Bar Association, and she serves as a co-chair of its family law section. She is also a member of San Luis Obispo County Bar Association, the Northern Santa Barbara County Bar Association, California Lawyers Association, and Association of Certified Family Law Specialists. Renee served on the Family Law Executive Committee with the State Bar of California, and she has spoken on the topic of family law for the Santa Barbara County Bar Association, San Luis Obispo County Bar Association, the California Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Renee is also a graduate of the Houston Family Law Trial Institute, a program devoted to honing one’s trial skills in family law.

Renee’s practice tends to focus on complex financial and custody issues. She works closely with experts, including forensic accountants, reasonable compensation experts, vocational evaluators, real estate appraisers, and marriage and family therapists/psychologists in bringing about resolution for her clients. Renee is known for having a no-nonsense approach to her cases, and she tends to be frank with clients about outcomes. While Renee does not advertise, she enjoys a strong word of mouth presence in both Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. Having been in Santa Barbara and the Central Coast since 1993, Renee is familiar with the local clientele, lawyers, and judicial officers, so that she can tailor her approach based upon those involved.

Renee is committed to local charities, particularly those that focus on animal issues and women’s issues.

Specialties: Renee tends to specialize in those difficult cases that are hard to settle.

Quote: “You’ll get through this."

Connect: Contact Renee at renee@reneemfairbanks.com or at (805) 845-1604, or visit her website below!

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