Mitchell T. Ehrlich
About Mitchell T. Ehrlich
Partner
Certified Family Law Specialist

Year Joined Organization
1999
Area of Practice
Family Law
Bar Admissions
California, 1998
U.S. District Court Northern District of California
U.S. District Court Central District of California
U.S. District Court Southern District of California
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Central District of California
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of California
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of California
Education
Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, 1998
Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude
University of California, Santa Barbara, California, 1993
Major: Economics
Published Works
“Backdraft: A Treatise on the Fireman’s Rule in California”, San Francisco Daily Journal, June, 2000
Professional Associations & Memberships
State Bar of California, Member
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, Member
Santa Clara County Bar Association, Arbitrator, Executive Committee Member: Attorney Client Fee Arbitration Section
Family Law Section
Conference of Delegates
Fraternities
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
About Mitchell T. Ehrlich
Partner
Certified Family Law Specialist
Mitchell Ehrlich is a Managing Partner at Lonich Patton Ehrlich Policastri PC and one of the cornerstones of the firm for nearly three decades. He was instrumental in guiding the firm from a modest team of three attorneys to its robust practice of 17 lawyers, making it the premiere and most respected Family Law firms in the Bay Area
Mitchell is a California Certified Family Law Specialist with a focus on complex family law litigation. Over the past nearly three decades, he has built a reputation for being an aggressive litigator with extensive knowledge of the law and a keenly strategic trial lawyer with a commanding courtroom presence. He works tirelessly to obtain favorable outcomes for his clients at trial.
Mitchell has substantial family law trial experience, having tried over 50 cases to verdict covering a wide range of family law issues including disputed division of high net worth assets, business valuation and characterization, breach of fiduciary duty issues, foreign asset issues, equity compensation disputes, long-term spousal support, child custody related matters, date of separation trials, annulment and domestic violence.
Not limiting himself to litigated matters, Mitchell routinely takes cases through complex negotiations and mediations. He is a shrewd and experienced negotiator which, when combined with his reputation as a trial lawyer, allows him to deliver favorable settlement outcomes for his clients.
Mitchell understands that his clients are navigating emotionally stressful and financially challenging circumstances, where uncertainty about the future can make decision-making especially difficult. Drawing on his background in Economics and experience in finance, he is adept at analyzing complicated financial issues that many Family Law matters often entail. Mitchell provides his clients with timely, detailed personal attention and compassion. He provides a clear goal-oriented approach to their cases. Relying on his thorough understanding of the law, his extensive litigation background and his experience handling sensitive matters, he confidently guides and counsels his clients, working tirelessly to achieve their goals with the highest degree of professionalism.
Mitchell is a member of the California State Bar, Santa Clara County Bar Association and Beverly Hills Bar Association. He engages in many professional activities including serving as Judge Pro Tem for the Santa Clara County Family Court and Traffic Court Judge Pro Tem. For over 20 years, he has served as an Arbitrator for the Santa Clara County Bar adjudicating Attorney Client Fee Disputes. Mr. Ehrlich has volunteered with Elevate Community Center DV Clinics. He is also active civically, serving as President/Vice President of the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association (WGNA) a 501(c )(4) representing 40,000+ Willow Glen residents, advocating with San Jose officials on community issues. He also serves on the Board of the San Jose District 9 Leadership Group and the Santa Clara Valley Water Board Environmental Water Resources Commission. In years past, he has served as Chair of the City of San Jose Traffic Appeals Commission.
Born in Schenectady, NY, Mitchell grew up and has lived in San Jose his entire life. He graduated with a BA in Economics from UC Santa Barbara in 1993. After working in finance for several years, he attended Pepperdine University School of Law where he graduated Cum Laude in 1998. At Pepperdine Law he made the Deans Honors List numerous times, earned multiple scholarships, and during the summers, worked for the Washington D.C. Public Defender’s Office, the Forest Service Legal Dept and the U.S. District Bankruptcy Court.
Year Joined Organization
1999
Area of Practice
Family Law
Bar Admissions
California, 1998
U.S. District Court Northern District of California
U.S. District Court Central District of California
U.S. District Court Southern District of California
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Central District of California
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of California
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of California
Education
Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, 1998
Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude
University of California, Santa Barbara, California, 1993
Major: Economics
Published Works
“Backdraft: A Treatise on the Fireman’s Rule in California”, San Francisco Daily Journal, June, 2000
Professional Associations & Memberships
State Bar of California, Member
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, Member
Santa Clara County Bar Association, Arbitrator, Executive Committee Member: Attorney Client Fee Arbitration Section
Family Law Section
Conference of Delegates
Fraternities
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
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Phone: (408) 553-0801
Fax: (408) 553-0807
Email: contact@lpeplaw.com
1871 The Alameda, Suite 400
San Jose, CA 95126
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