Tamara Shari Benefield-Faulk

Tamara Shari Benefield is a distinguished family law litigator with more than two decades of experience in Hollywood, California. She excels in handling high asset divorces and contested custody proceedings, offering both aggressive and compassionate representation. Her practice encompasses a wide range of family law matters, including child support, spousal support hearings, and complex international and interstate child abduction cases.

Renowned for her skills in cross-examination, Ms. Benefield is an exceptionally talented trial attorney. Her deep understanding of evidence rules positions her to effectively raise objections and exclude inadmissible evidence. She has also contributed to legal education as a former professor at West Los Angeles College of Law, where she taught Civil Procedure to prepare students for the State Bar Examination.

Ms. Benefield earned her J.D. from Loyola Law School. Her professional excellence has been recognized with the National Bar Association's “Top 40 Attorneys Under 40” award in 2017. She has also been named an “Elite Advocate” by the American Institute of Legal Advocates, acknowledging her as one of the top 1% of family law attorneys in California.