Ms. Abrigo, is the owner of Leslie L Abrigo, APC. She is a dedicated professional with over 20 years of legal experience. Her career focus is family law. She is a Certified Family Law Specialist and is a board member of the San Diego County Bar Association and a director on the California Lawyers Association Family Law Executive Committee.

She has participated in countless family law trials, settlement conferences, and hearings. She is a Judge Pro Tem and assists the San Diego Superior Court in Mandatory Settlement Conferences for the Family Law Division. Leslie is a graduate of the California Western School of Law. She is aggressive, hardworking and creates great rapport with clients. Ms. Abrigo is bi-lingual and works with clients in both English and Spanish.

Ms. Abrigo is licensed to practice law in the state of California. She is further licensed to practice in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. She has argued in front of the Ninth Circuit and the 4th District Court of Appeals. She has had jury trials, represented a number of people in prosecuting and defending contempt trials, and countless bench trials of several days of duration.

Ms. Abrigo is a member of San Diego Family Law Bar, San Diego County Bar Association, Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego, Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego, Native American Lawyers Association of San Diego, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, National Native American Bar Association, Chamber of Commerce of Chula Vista, and Hui Hawaii of San Diego.

Areas of Practice

Family Law

Certified Legal Specialties

Family Law, State Bar of California, 2015

Bar Admissions

California, 2003

Education

California Western School of Law, San Diego, California
Juris Doctorate
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington
B.A.
Major: Politics and Government

Classes/Seminars

Talking about the “F” Word: Finances, ONE Extraordinary Marriage, 2017

Honors and Awards

2017 Silver Star Award-Best Attorney – Star News
2016 Silver Star Award-Best Attorney – Star New
2015 Avvo Client Choice
2019 Lawyer Of the Year for the South Bay Bar Association of San Diego

Professional Associations and Memberships

San Diego Family Law Bar Association, South Bay Representative, 01/2018 to 12/2020
South Bay Bar Association, Member of the Board, Secretary, 01/2018 to 01/2019

Pro Bono Activities

Chamber of Commerce of Chula Vista
Hui Hawaii of San Diego

Languages

Spanish
English

Fraternities/Sororities

Pi Beta Phi