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Shawn R. Bunyard

Attorney at Law, Founder of RELM

Shawn is a Sonoma County family law attorney and mediator with extensive experience resolving complex family law issues. A creative problem solver, Shawn provides mediation and litigation clients with compassion and understanding while maintaining the highest standards of professionalism.

Shawn has been named a settlement conference panelist and routinely volunteers his time to assist Family Law litigants in resolving their matters.

In addition to his mediation and litigation experience, Shawn has completed advanced training in trial advocacy, mediation, conflict resolution, and collaborative law. He is also a Parenting Coordinator in Sonoma County. Shawn frequently presents in front of the Sonoma County Bar Association on a variety of family law topics.

Shawn works closely with some of the most highly regarded custody experts in the state and nation, CPAs, financial experts, mortgage brokers, and other specialists to provide clients with complete information and innovative strategies.

Tricia K. Seifert

Senior Associate Attorney

Tricia is a California State Bar Certified Family Law Specialist who has practiced family law exclusively since becoming a member. She has handled complex cases in almost 20 years of practice, from dissolutions to those involving separate property tracing and business valuations. Tricia is a thoughtful and dedicated advocate for her clients.

 

Tricia began her legal career in San Diego, California, where she had a prospering solo practice for three years before becoming an associate of Veltmann & Leto, LLP. Several years before moving to Sonoma County in 2017, Tricia was a partner of the law firm Baldwin, Baldwin, Da Silva and Seifert, LLP (now Baldwin & Da Silva, LLP). During the latter part of her career in San Diego, she was an elected board member of the San Diego Family Law Bar Association. When Tricia first moved to Sonoma County, she joined the law firm of Blevans & Blevans, LLP as an associate attorney assisting the firms’ partners in high-asset, complex litigation.

 

Tricia earned her B.A. in French from Pacific Union College and her law degree from California Western School of Law. During law school, Tricia was a research assistant to Laurence A. Benner, Professor of Law Emeritus, and a Judicial Extern to the Hon. Anthony J. Battaglia, (former Magistrate) Federal District Court Judge, Southern District of California.

 

Tricia is a member of the California Lawyers Association, the Sonoma County Bar Association, the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.

 

When not working, Tricia enjoys attending concerts and exploring the Bay Area with her husband, Michael, and their two terriers, Molly and Dexter.

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