Judith Anne "Judi" Curtin

Judith Anne "Judi" Curtin


Phillips Whisnant Gazin Gorczyca & Curtin, LLP

Recognized since 2006

Newport Beach, California

Practice Areas

Collaborative Law: Family Law

Family Law

Family Law Mediation

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Judi Curtin was born in New York City, New York in 1951, and has been an Orange County resident since 1979, following her graduation from law school and admission to the California Bar Association in 1978. She is married and has three children (Jessica is a lawyer, Jordan is a clinical social worker, Jillian is a second-year student at NYU and has her black belt in Shaolin Kempo).

Judi is a Certified Family Law Specialist, admitted to the US Supreme Court, and has been rated AV by Martindale Hubble since 1985. Judi has been rated as a Super Lawyer and recognized as one of the top 50 lawyers in California by California Lawyer Magazine since 2004 and has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America since 2006.

Judi has been a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers for the past 10 years and a member of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, an organization comprised of the best family law lawyers in the world, since 2001. She has been previously honored as a family law trial lawyer of the year by Orange County Trial Lawyers.

In Orange County, Judi is a past President of Family Law Section of the Orange County Bar Association and past President of the Orange County Women Lawyers Association, as well as a past member of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Bar Association.

Judi has been a featured speaker in seminars sponsored by the Family Law Section of the Orange County Bar Association as well as CEB Family Law Seminars sponsored by the California Bar Association. She has been likewise the featured presenter at Rutter Group Family Law Seminars.

In addition to having served as a Judge Pro Tem in the Orange County Superior Court over 20 years, has mediated a number of cases and completed a mediation program through the Pepperdine University.

While Ms. Curtin’s practice embraces all areas of family law, she specializes in child custody, complex, and large-asset litigation.

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Location
  • Two Park Plaza, Suite 700
    Newport Beach, CA 92614
Education
  • The University of La Verne College of Law, J.D., graduated 1978
Bar Admissions
  • California, The State Bar of California

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Family Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Family Law, Orange County (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Collaborative Law: Family Law
  • Family Law
  • Family Law Mediation
Awards:
  • Judi is a past President of Family Law Section of the County Bar Association and past President of the Orange County Women Lawyers Association. She also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Bar Association for many years.
  • Judi has been a featured speaker in numerous seminars sponsored by the Family Law Section of the Orange County Bar Association, as well as CEB Family Law seminars sponsored by the California Bar Association. She has been a featured presenter at Rutter Gro
  • Judi has been rated A-V by Martindale-Hubble since 1985, and named a Super Lawyer, recognizing her as one of the top 50 lawyers in California by California Lawyer Magazine since 2004 and has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America since 2006.
  • Judi has been previously honored as Family Law Trial Lawyer of the year by Orange County Trial Lawyers.

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