About Howell & Howell

Pasadena | Glendale | Burbank | Los Angeles CA

Dependency Matters Handled in the Counties of:
San Bernardino I Ventura I Riverside I Los Angeles CA

Attorney Leslie Howell

Leslie K. Howell

Email: lhowell@howellfamilylaw.com

Leslie K. Howell is a collaborative divorce lawyer and family law mediator in Pasadena, California and the greater Los Angeles area. She earned her B.A. in 1998 and J.D. in 2001 both at the University of Southern California. She was admitted into the State Bar of California in 2001 and has been practicing family law since, including divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support and community property issues.

Leslie has attended formal trainings in mediation and collaborative divorce. Through these processes, she empowers clients to resolve their concerns with integrity in order to promote a successful future for their family without a court appearance.

Attorney Leslie Howell

After working on high profile cases in Century City and at small firms in Burbank and Pasadena, Leslie now practices family law with her husband, Robert Howell, in Pasadena.

Leslie is a member of Pasadena Collaborative Divorce, Pasadena Bar Association, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP), Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association (LACFLA), Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), American Bar Association, and the State Bar of California. Visit Our Mediation Website










Attorney Robert Howell

Robert L. Howell

E-mail: rhowell@howellfamilylaw.com

Robert L. Howell is a dependency and family law attorney who graduated from the SCALE program at Southwestern University School of Law in 2004 and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2004. He attended law school specifically to practice in the areas of dependency and family law. While attending law school, he externed for three months with the presiding judge of the juvenile court, Judge Michael Nash. After passing the bar, he practiced family law for two years with a small Pasadena firm. In 2006 he joined the non-profit Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, representing parents in dependency court.

Robert Howell, a 2010 Pasadena Top Attorney in Family Law
Robert Howell, a 2010 Pasadena
Top Attorney in Family Law


Before returning to school to practice law, Robert was a tenured professor at Los Angeles City College, where he headed the Technical Theatre and Design Program. He has also taught at UC Irvine, Stanford University, Whittier College, California State College San Bernardino and Bucknell University.

Recently, Robert was part of a team of lawyers representing the Marshall family in a civil rights law suit against the County of Los Angeles and the Department of Children and Family Services. The result of that lawsuit was a $220,000 settlement for the clients. Click here for more information.

Robert brings a wealth of personal experience to his practice of law, including dealing with the issue of educational rights for children who suffer physical, emotional or psychological problems that impair their ability to get a quality education.

P.R.I.D.E. - Concerned about the state of the law and how the law treats parents in Dependency Court, Robert has formed a new organization, Parent’s Rights in Dependency & Education. The goal of this new entity is to educate parents as to their rights in Dependency Court, help parents to get access in their local school district to services for their child and to present legislation modifying Welfare & Institutions Codes in favor of parents.

Robert is available for presentations on the following topics: What to do when DCFS knocks on your door.; What are your rights when you have been given notice to appear in dependency court.; What you need to know about the IEP (Individual Education Plan) process for your child. Visit our new website: www.pride4parents.org or call our office at 626.568.1900.

Located in Pasadena, California, the Law Offices of Howell & Howell represents men and women in family law and divorce matters throughout the San Fernando Valley - San Gabriel Valley - Inland Empire area, including clients throughout the communities in and around Pasadena, La Canada, San Marino, Los Angeles, Burbank, Glendale, Alhambra, Arcadia, Azusa, Glendora, Covina, West Covina, El Monte, San Bernardino and Riverside, CA.