Gregory Herring

Practice areas

Family Law

Focus areas

Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Father’s Rights, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Paternity, Same Sex Family Law

Greg is a prominent family law attorney in California, serving clients in “the 805” region and beyond through Herring Law Group. He earned recognition from the State Bar of California as a Family Law Specialist in 2004. Subsequently, in 2005, he became a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and in 2010, he achieved the same distinction with the International Academy of Family Lawyers. In 2018, he received the Family Law Person of the Year award from the Southern California Chapter of the AAML and is the driving force behind the Chapter’s annual Trial Basics Seminar. Greg’s dedication to ethical standards and his impressive track record have earned him the highest peer rating, AV Preeminent*, from Martindale-Hubbell.

Greg pursued his undergraduate studies in political science at the University of California, Davis, before earning his law degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, in 1989. He provides comprehensive representation in various family law matters, and Herring Law Group is known for its innovative in-house divorce coaching services.

Distinguished by his experience in federal courts, Greg holds admission to the US District Court for the Central District of California, the US District Court for the Eastern District of California, and the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He practices in all California state courts and occasionally handles select cases in other states.

As an authority in family law, Greg frequently presents on related topics across the state and contributes advanced family law articles and blogs, accessible on theherringlawgroup.com. He actively participates in the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists and is a valued member of the bar associations in Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, and Los Angeles Counties.

• AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished, and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.