Patricia Van Haren

Patricia Van Haren serves as Partner at the firm Moradi Neufer Family Law Attorneys located in Newport Beach, California, and is the President of Collaborative Divorce Solutions of Orange County.  She has been an attorney since 2011. She focuses her practice on collaborative family law and mediates cases. While her practice encompasses the entire state of California, she is well known for her work in Orange County and Southern and Central Los Angeles County.Ms. Haren devoted herself fully to expanding her family law practice after she set up her own practice. From prenuptial agreements and paternity actions to divorces, child custody and visitation, alimony and property division, her experience covers everything in family law.Ms. Haren worked as a paralegal specializing in family law for over 20 years before deciding to go to law school. She earned her Juris Doctor from Abraham Lincoln Law School. Before she became a lawyer, she worked as a paralegal for a while, helping couples with uncontested divorces and document preparation.An active participant in the legal community, Ms. Haren has memberships in the following legal associations:The State Bar of CaliforniaOrange County Bar AssociationLos Angeles Collaborative Family Law AssociationInternational Academy of Collaborative ProfessionalsSouthern California Mediation AssociationCollaborative Divorce Solutions of Orange CountyCollaborative Professionals of CaliforniaVesta DivorceFor her outstanding work in collaborative law, Ms. Haren was honored with the Eureka Award for Significant Contributions to Collaborative Practice in California in 2023. She was also named to the list of Top Attorney by Los Angeles Magazine and VIP Woman of the Year by the National Association of Professional Women. She also has a 10/10 rating on Avvo.For Ms. Haren, the most important thing is making sure her clients and anyone else going through a divorce has all the information they need. To help those who are confused about family law, she has written a book, makes instructional videos, holds workshops, and publishes articles frequently.