Puja Sachdev | San Diego Family Law Lawyer

Puja A. Sachdev is a top-rated San Diego divorce attorney and family law mediator who focuses on family law, child support, and divorce cases and is a Certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. She received her law degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law at San Diego, graduating cum laude with her Juris Doctorate.

She is admitted to practice law in California and the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California.

As a Certified Family Law Specialist, Ms. Sachdev has met the rigorous requirements set by the California State Bar. Some of these include passing a written exam, demonstration of a high level of experience in family law issues, fulfilling specific educational prerequisites and receiving favorable recommendations from colleagues and the judiciary.

In order to fulfill these demands and to continue to meet this benchmark, Ms. Sachdev continues to be an expert in the field.

Ms. Sachdev serves on a select court-appointed panel of attorneys who are appointed to represent minor children in high conflict and complex child custody cases. Custody and visitation matters are often some of the most contentious issues in Family Law. By taking her lead, the entire team is incredibly passionate about the well-being of children in Family Law cases.

Family Law is an incredibly diverse and challenging field, which frequently involves issues in tax law, real property law, contract law, and criminal law. By having a widespread professional network ensures Ms. Sachdev can connect clients with experts in their field and work with these legal experts on their cases.

Ms. Sachdev is a trained family law mediator. She received her training from the renowned Forrest “Woody” Mosten of Mosten Mediation in Los Angeles, California who focuses on cutting edge approaches to skill building and creative resolutions.

Ms. Sachdev is widely recognized as one of San Diego’s top attorneys receiving honors from San Diego Daily Transcript, SD Metro Magazine, San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program and Super Lawyers. She has been featured in the Alumni Spotlight by San Diego State University College of Business Administration, as a Mover & Shaker in Mission Valley News and quoted by Divorce Magazine and Huffington Post.

She has also been a panel speaker for the San Diego County Bar Association and Lawyers Club on work-life balance for new attorneys and solo practitioners and has presented Continuing Legal Education courses to the San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program, San Diego Law Library and the Institute of Divorce Financial Analysts.

Attorney Sachdev is also noted for her extensive background in the finance and business field. She received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Reno in Marketing and Management.

She completed her Masters of Science in Business Administration in Financial & Tax Planning at San Diego State University and obtained the certificate for Personal Financial Planning.

Ms. Sachdev enjoys the distinction of being the first family law attorney in the greater San Diego area who obtained the designation of Certified Divorce Financial Analyst ™.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Owner	Sachdev Legal Group, APC		Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Thomas Jefferson School of Law	J.D.	Law School	N/A
University of Nevada Reno	Bachelors		N/A

State / Court	Date
California	2007

• San Diego County Bar Association, Family Law Section
  San Diego Family Law Bar Association
  American Bar Association, Family Law Section
  Academy of Professional Family Mediators
  Lawyers Club of San Diego
  South Asian Bar Association of San Diego, Treasurer 2010-2011, 2011-2012

• San Diego Super Lawyers: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
  Top Lawyers in San Diego by San Diego Magazine: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
  Attorney of the Month, San Diego Attorney Journal: 2018
  Best of the Bar by San Diego Business Journal: 2015, 2016, 2017
  Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine: 2015, 2016, 2017
  Best of Mission Valley by Mission Valley News, 2016
  Best Family Law Lawyer in San Diego by FINE Magazine, 2016
  San Diego Daily Transcript Top Attorney Family Law: 2013, 2015
  San Diego Daily Transcript Top Attorney Family Law Semi-Finalist: 2012, 2014
  San Diego Daily Transcript Top Young Attorney: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
  40 Under 40 by SD Metro Magazine: 2013
  Wiley W. Manuel Certificate for Pro Bono Legal Services: 2013
  Standout Award – Family Law from San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program: 2012
  San Diego’s Best Attorneys – Family Law by SD Metro Magazine: 2012

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(2007) Licensed as Attorney in California. Verified with California Bar Association.	December 07, 2023

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