Elisa D. Kisselburg

Law School
Creighton University School of Law

Major Cases
Elisa Kisselburg specializes in complex child custody cases, especially those related to families with high assets and complex business valuations, professional athletes, musicians and composers. She is a divorce mediator and consults and represents clients in mediation and collaborative divorce.  Kisselburg has a sub-specialty in international custody in which she has negotiated multiple citizenship custody cases (including those of children in Islamic marriage contracts). She is also trained in the Collaborative Divorce model and has extensive experience in handling domestic violence issues, domestic partnerships/same sex marriage and working with persons with physical and mental disabilities.

Professional Background
Kisselburg is a certified specialist in family and divorce mediator.

What differentiates her as a family law attorney is her approach to working with clients and helping them reach their goals through mediation or litigation, using her understanding of human behavior to counsel clients and mitigate the effects of litigation on children and families.

She is a frequent public speaker and workshop presenter on topics related to family law, custody and navigating family court; provides continuing legal education seminars for attorneys and therapists; was a featured speaker at the California State Bar Association’s Annual Conference on international custody issues and enforceability of international/intercultural marital agreements; and published in the National Journal of Child Custody on international custody.

Professional Affiliations
*State Bar of California, member
*Federal District Court, Southern District
*San Diego County Bar Association, member
*William H. Spire Inns of Court
*Association of Family Conciliation Court, member
*California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, associate member
*Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, member
*Holistic Moms Network, member