Magdalena Chattopadhya

Practice areas

Family Law, Criminal Defense

Focus areas

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

Magdalena Chattopadhya, the founder of Magdalena Law Group, is a proficient negotiator, a resilient litigator, and a certified mediator. She stands as the sole attorney situated in Santa Clara County and is one of the few attorneys in California to hold dual distinctions: being Board Certified as a Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization and as a Board Certified Family Law Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Based in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, Magdalena Law Group centers its legal practice around family law and criminal law matters. With a fervent commitment to offering exceptional legal representation and client service, Ms. Chattopadhya consistently seeks innovative approaches to aid her clients with their family law requirements. Her legal expertise encompasses a spectrum of areas including divorce, legal separation, annulment, equitable property division, child custody and visitation (including cases spanning interstate and international borders), child support, spousal support, parentage, and seeking protection through domestic violence restraining orders.

Ms. Chattopadhya actively participates in various esteemed professional organizations, including the American Bar Association and the Santa Clara County Bar Association. Widely esteemed by both her peers and clients, she has achieved a remarkable 10.0 “Superb” peer review rating and received the Clients’ Choice Awards from Avvo for the years 2014 to 2019. Her accomplishments also encompass being recognized in the Nation’s Top One Percent by The National Association of Distinguished Counsel in 2020, obtaining the Distinguished Lawyer recognition from the Expert Network, and securing the Super Lawyers Rising Star award for the years 2015 to 2020.

A significant aspect of Ms. Chattopadhya’s professional pride lies in fostering diversity within the legal field. Attorneys and staff at Magdalena Law Group provide assistance in multiple languages, including English, Polish, Vietnamese, and Hindi. She dedicates a substantial portion of her legal practice to aiding victims of domestic violence and addressing complex issues concerning international child custody matters.