Ann Grant

Founder, Attorney & Litigator | Ann Grant brings more than three decades of legal experience and the instincts of a seasoned litigator to complex divorce and family law matters for her clients in Los Angeles, CA.

Before founding the Family Law Center of Southern California, Ann built her career litigating sophisticated, high-stakes cases at major international law firms. As a partner in complex business litigation, she represented plaintiffs and defendants in class actions, contract disputes, unfair business practices, consumer fraud, and complex antitrust matters. She also tried high-profile white-collar criminal defense and patent infringement cases.

That experience continues to shape how Ann practices family law today. She prepares thoroughly, thinks several moves ahead, and understands the leverage that comes from being genuinely prepared to go to court.

Ann does not believe every divorce needs to become a battle. But she does believe every client deserves an attorney who knows how to fight one.

Whenever possible, Ann works to resolve matters strategically and efficiently without unnecessary litigation, helping clients preserve their time, money, and emotional resources. When litigation is in a client’s best interest, however, she has decades of experience to draw upon. She knows how to build a case, navigate complex legal disputes, and recognize when it is time to negotiate and when it is time to go to court.

Ann Grant Knows Family Law From Both Sides Of The Negotiating Table

Ann’s understanding of divorce is not only professional. It is personal.

After building a successful career as a litigator and partner at a major international law firm, Ann found herself navigating a high-conflict divorce of her own. What followed was a difficult five-year process that gave her firsthand insight into the financial, emotional, and practical realities her clients now face.

The experience ultimately changed the direction of her career.

Ann chose to bring the litigation skills she had developed over years of complex legal practice into family law, where the stakes are intensely personal. Today, she uses those skills to help clients navigate legal minefields, protect what matters most, and move through divorce with a clear strategy for what comes next.

Her own experience also taught her that even the strongest legal strategy cannot exist in a vacuum. Divorce can affect a client’s finances, children, home, career, relationships, and sense of stability all at once. Ann considers the whole picture when helping clients determine what they are fighting for and what a successful resolution actually looks like for their lives.

When a case requires expertise beyond the law, she can draw upon a trusted network of financial advisors, divorce coaches, real estate professionals, and mental health professionals to support clients through the broader transition.

For Ann, the goal is not simply to get clients through divorce. It is to protect their interests while helping them build the strongest possible foundation for what comes next.

  • Ann received her Juris Doctor degree cum laude from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1991, where she served as an editor of the San Diego Law Review. She earned her undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University in 1984.

    She is also the former editor of The Woman Advocate Newsletter, the official publication of the Woman Advocate Committee of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association.

  • Ann began her legal career at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP in 1991. In 1993, she joined the Los Angeles office of Howrey & Simon, where she practiced as a corporate litigator until 2004 and became a partner in the firm’s complex business litigation department.

    During her years in complex litigation, Ann represented both plaintiffs and defendants in sophisticated matters involving class actions, contract disputes, unfair business practices, consumer fraud, and antitrust law. She also tried high-profile white-collar criminal defense cases and patent infringement cases.

    After leaving Howrey, Ann taught law at Southwestern University in Los Angeles.

    She is licensed to practice before all courts in the State of California, as well as the federal courts in the Ninth Circuit.

  • Ann founded her own law firm in Manhattan Beach in 2008 and now focuses her practice exclusively on family law.

    She is the author of The Divorce Hacker’s Guide to Untying the Knot, which ranked as a #1 new release on Amazon in 2018, and the creator of the DivorceHacker App. She is also a founding member of the Onlife Foundation, a nonprofit created to support young adults in recovery.

    Ann is the mother of two adult children. Outside of her legal work, she enjoys yoga, meditation, retreats, podcasting, traveling, and writing.

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