Michèle M. Bissada

Michèle Bissada is the Senior Principal at Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada, located in the heart of Silicon Valley.She serves as a neutral throughout California.Ms. Bissada is a Certified Specialist in Family Law (CFLS), a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), a past President of the AAML Northern California Chapter, a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL), and a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC).With over 30 years of experience, Ms. Bissada is a seasoned mediator with a prominent litigation background. She specializes in both complex financial and high conflict custody matters. Highly committed to her practice, she has achieved notable success helping clients resolve even the most difficult family law situations. Ms. Bissada assists parties with resolving their conflicts and reaching agreements, without the need for expensive, litigious court battles when possible. She has expertise in navigating parties through complex private equity cases, including venture capital, hedge fund and cases involving assets that are difficult to value. In addition, Ms. Bissada also has expertise in the most complex of custody issues, including children who resist or refuse to visit with one parent, gatekeeping issues, and relocation cases.In 2025, Ms. Bissada ended litigation and expanded her mediation work, devoting her entire practice to neutral matters. Now, Ms. Bissada solely serves as a Mediator to assist parties in reaching creative settlements, and as a private settlement judge where she can be more directive, informing attorneys of the strengths and weaknesses in their client’s case. Ms. Bissada skillfully guides parties with confidence and sensitivity through the often-emotional mediation and settlement process. She brings these honed skills to her settlement judging and temporary all-purpose judging, which require sensitivity and fairness. As a Temporary All-Purpose Private Judge, Ms. Bissada uses her expertise in complex family law matters to efficiently manage cases and make effective decisions, so that parties can move forward quickly upon resolution of their case.