LOS ANGELES FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY
ASSOCIATE
L.A. FAMILY LAW
ATTORNEY –
ASSOCIATE
Since passing the bar in 2021, family law attorney Maya Galicia-Canto has worked on a wide range of family law matters, including divorces, parentage actions, domestic violence restraining orders, and an appeal. She has experience with high net worth divorces and high conflict child custody and visitation matters and strives to provide nuanced and zealous representation for each of her clients.
Maya has had substantial experience in family law. Prior to attending law school, Maya worked for the AmeriCorps program, JusticeCorps, where she assisted self-represented litigants at self-help centers across the state of California. While attending the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, Maya externed for the San Francisco Unified Family Court, clerked for several non-profit organizations, co-founded the Hastings Family Law Association, and competed with the nationally ranked Moot Court team in multiple competitions, including the Dominick L. Gabrielli Family Law Moot Court Competition in New York.
In addition to her work as a family law attorney, Maya has contributed articles for the California Lawyers Association Family Law News and the Domestic Violence Report. She has also spoken at multiple seminars for the National Business Institute.
Q&A with Los Angeles Family Law Attorney Maya Galicia-Canto
What motivates you to work in your field?
I have always been interested in family law because of its inherent practicality. As an attorney, it is always interesting to grapple with big ideas like “equity” and “justice,” but family law also allows me to look at the law and life logistically. I like being able to make an impact in my clients’ everyday lives, whether it be getting a family on a set schedule so their lives can flow smoother or establishing how expenses will be paid so clients can focus on the wellbeing of their families as well as themselves.
Do you have siblings?
I am the oldest of four siblings and part of a blended family.
What is your favorite book, movie, or TV show?
My favorite book is Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. I love the themes of passion versus practicality, second marriages, and the importance of siblings. It also has a blended family at the heart of the story which likely appealed to my interest in family law long before I became a practicing attorney.
What challenges do you enjoy tackling in your field?
I love the challenge of taking on a complicated case, identifying the core issues, and working with clients to resolve those issues.
What are your hobbies and interests outside of work?
My two biggest interests are books and coffee. I am happiest whenever I am in a bookstore with a coffee in hand.
Maya Galicia-Canto
Practice Areas
- Family Law
Bar Admissions
- California, 2021
Education
- University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), San Francisco, California
- J.D. - 2020
- Honors: cum laude
- Law Journal, Constitutional Law Quarterly, Editor, 2019, 2020
- San Francisco State University
Professional Associations &
Memberships
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Beverly Hills Bar Association
- State Bar of California
Published Works
- Film Review: And So I Stayed, Domestic Violence Report, Vol. 25, Num. 3, 2022
- Domestic Violence in the Music Industry: The Case of R. Kelly, Domestic Violence Report, Vol. 25, Num. 4, 2020
Languages
- Spanish
Current Employment Positions
- Associate