Fontes Law Group

Southern California Attorneys

Your Community. Your Counsel.

Abogados de confianza que están al lado de nuestra comunidad

★★★★★
Hundreds of 5-star reviews
Cientos de reseñas de 5 estrellas
100%
100% Bilingual team
Equipo 100% bilingüe
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2 So Cal offices
Santa Ana y Riverside
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No cost consultation
Consulta sin costo

Recognition

Named to the 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list
Founder Martin C. Fontes was selected for the 2025 Super Lawyers list — an honor given to no more than 5% of attorneys in the region. Partner Catherine J. Navarro has been named a Rising Star every year from 2022 through 2025.
Why clients choose us

Four practices, one team

Tres prácticas, un solo equipo

The practices overlap — so do we

A criminal charge can put lawful status at risk. A divorce can raise questions about a pending petition. Because family law, immigration, and criminal defense all sit under one roof here, the attorney handling one side of your case can see the other.

You talk to your attorney

No intake chain, no message passed through an interpreter. You explain your situation directly to the person handling it, in English or in Spanish, and you hear back from that same person as the case moves.

We practice where you live

Our attorneys appear in the Orange County and Riverside County courts week after week. That means knowing how a particular courtroom runs, and what a realistic outcome looks like before you commit to a strategy.

In their words

Hundreds of 5-star reviews

Cientos de reseñas de 5 estrellas
Two Southern California offices

Local to the courts we practice in

Cerca de las cortes donde trabajamos
Orange County

Santa Ana

2740 N. Grand Ave. Ste. 200
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Inland Empire

Riverside

6377 Riverside Avenue, Ste 110
Riverside, CA 92506
En español

Todos nuestros abogados hablan español

Brindamos servicios legales honestos y excepcionales en derecho familiar, inmigración y defensa criminal. Hable directamente con su abogado en su idioma, sin intermediarios y sin costo por la primera consulta.

Legal help acrossSouthern California

Family law

Most family cases do not begin in a courtroom. They begin with a decision about how to separate, how to share time with a child, or how to protect someone from harm. Our Santa Ana family attorneys and Riverside family attorneys handle divorce, child custody, child and spousal support, division of community property, and domestic violence restraining orders.

California is a community property state and a no-fault state, which changes what a court will and will not weigh. We explain how those rules apply to your situation before you make decisions you cannot easily undo, and we negotiate where agreement is possible rather than litigating for its own sake.

Immigration

Our founder has represented thousands of immigrants and their families before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and in the immigration courts. Our Santa Ana immigration attorneys and Riverside immigration attorneys handle family-based green cards, fiancé and spouse visas, adjustment of status, and removal and deportation defense.

Timing matters in immigration more than in almost any other area of law. A filing made in the wrong order, or a criminal plea entered without immigration advice, can close doors that were open the week before.

Criminal defense

A criminal case carries consequences beyond the sentence — to your record, your job, and for many of our clients, to lawful status. Our Santa Ana criminal defense attorneys and Riverside criminal defense attorneys handle DUI, theft, drug, and firearm charges from arraignment through trial, with the immigration consequences considered from the first appearance.

Ayuda legal en todo elSur de California

Derecho familiar

La mayoría de los casos familiares no empiezan en una corte. Empiezan con una decisión sobre cómo separarse, cómo compartir el tiempo con un hijo o cómo proteger a alguien de un daño. Nuestros abogados de familia en Santa Ana y en Riverside manejan divorcios, custodia de menores, manutención infantil y conyugal, división de bienes y órdenes de restricción por violencia doméstica.

California es un estado de bienes gananciales y de divorcio sin culpa, lo cual cambia lo que la corte sí y no toma en cuenta. Le explicamos cómo se aplican esas reglas a su caso antes de que tome decisiones difíciles de revertir, y negociamos cuando hay acuerdo posible en lugar de litigar sin necesidad.

Inmigración

Nuestro fundador ha representado a miles de inmigrantes y sus familias ante el Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración y en las cortes de inmigración. Nuestros abogados de inmigración en Santa Ana y en Riverside manejan tarjetas verdes por familia, visas de prometido(a) y de cónyuge, ajuste de estatus y defensa contra la deportación.

En inmigración, el momento importa más que en casi cualquier otra área legal. Una solicitud presentada en el orden equivocado, o una declaración de culpabilidad hecha sin asesoría migratoria, puede cerrar puertas que estaban abiertas la semana anterior.

Defensa criminal

Un caso criminal tiene consecuencias más allá de la sentencia: afecta su historial, su trabajo y, para muchos de nuestros clientes, su estatus legal. Nuestros abogados criminales en Santa Ana y en Riverside manejan casos de DUI, robo, drogas y armas desde la lectura de cargos hasta el juicio, tomando en cuenta las consecuencias migratorias desde la primera audiencia.

Let’s discuss your case

Confidential and in your language. Tell us a little about your situation and we will reach out within one business day.

Fontes Law Group — Santa Ana
2740 N. Grand Ave. Ste. 200
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 316-0596
Fontes Law Group — Riverside
6377 Riverside Avenue, Ste 110
Riverside, CA 92506
(951) 556-6980