Representation Based on Your Specific Needs
The Law Office of Barbara J. May provides responsive, caring legal representation to individuals and families throughout the Monterey Bay area. We concentrate on family law, adoption, conservatorship, guardianship, probate and estate litigation matters.
Our practice is shaped by the reality that every person's situation is different. As a small community-based firm, we will handle your case with the prompt and personal attention it deserves, communicating with you directly and involving you in everything we do on your behalf. Contact us to arrange a consultation with an experienced attorney.
Multiple Paths to a Positive Outcome
Monterey attorneys Barbara J. May and Amy E. Wicks offer clients numerous options for achieving their goals or resolving their legal challenges. We are often able to negotiate settlements in California divorce, property division, child custody and child support matters without the need to go to court.
Aggressive Representation When It's Needed
We strive to resolve cases cooperatively through negotiation and settlement whenever possible. However, there are times when taking a case to court is necessary to achieve a favorable outcome. When litigation is in your best interest, our results-oriented attorneys will provide aggressive, focused representation on your behalf. Our history of success in court gives us confidence that can be put to use for you.
Caring, Compassionate Service
Our office works with clients and their families during some of the most difficult times in their lives. We are not just lawyers; we are people with sensitivity to the challenges you are facing. Whether you are starting a difficult divorce, working to gain custody of your child, or seeking a guardianship of a minor or a conservatorship of an elder person with dementia or another illness, we can help.
Cost-Effective Monterey and Salinas Divorce Lawyers
Our Monterey family law attorneys can assist you in reaching your goals in the most cost-effective manner possible. Contact us to arrange a consultation about your situation. Please call 831-649-1253.
A Client-Centered Family Law and Estate Litigation Practice
Based in Monterey, California, the Law Office of Barbara J. May provides responsive, professional service in the areas of family law and estate law. Recognizing that every client we serve has different needs, we deal with each legal situation as a unique matter. As experienced family law practitioners, we can assist you with some of life's most difficult challenges.
We believe that communication is the key to a successful attorney-client relationship, so we strive to provide all of our clients with the prompt and personal attention they and their cases need. This means that we will take the time to understand your concerns, return your calls and keep you informed of developments in your case. Contact us to learn more about our practice.
A Community-Based Firm
We are a small firm with roots in the Monterey community and a commitment to the highest level of personal service and professionalism. Our goal in all legal matters is to advocate for your legal and financial interests and protect your most important relationships.
Attorney Barbara May has lived in the Monterey Peninsula nearly all of her life. A graduate of Monterey High School and Monterey College of Law, she attended Monterey Peninsula College and Sonoma State University. Before receiving her juris doctorate and admission to the California Bar in 2002, Ms. May was a legal secretary and paralegal for over 30 years in Monterey County. Before forming the Law Office of Barbara J. May, she was a partner in the firm of May & Garibay, LLP. She worked as an associate attorney at the Monterey firm of Bohnen, Rosenthal & Dusenbury, where she practiced civil litigation, family law, probate, conservatorship and estate litigation.
Amy Wicks was born and raised on the Monterey Peninsula and attended Santa Catalina School until 1997 when she left the area to attend the University of California at Berkeley. Amy graduated in 2002 from UC Berkeley with a double major in political science and rhetoric. She spent a summer in Washington D.C. interning for Congressman Sam Farr before moving to San Francisco and attending the University of San Francisco. She received her juris doctor and masters of business administration from the University of San Francisco. After receiving her license to practice law, she moved back to Monterey to work at the Law Office of Barbara J. May.
A Mature, Balanced Approach to Family Law
In the practice of family law, overly aggressive lawyers can end up hurting their clients, while attorneys who are too soft don't get results. It is possible for an attorney to be both compassionate and aggressive when necessary, and we find this balance to be effective in serving our clients' needs.
As Monterey child support attorneys and family lawyers, we can assist you with a variety of family law concerns. Contact us for help with your case.
