Hossein F. Berenji is the Founder and Managing Attorney of Berenji Divorce & Family Law Group, a boutique family law firm with offices in Beverly Hills and Pasadena, California. With over 25 years of family law experience, he focuses his practice on complex, high-net-worth divorce and family law litigation, representing business owners, corporate executives, physicians, professionals, and individuals with substantial marital estates.
Under Berenji's leadership, the firm has handled matters involving more than $2 billion in assets litigated, protected, or settled. His experience includes sophisticated property division disputes involving privately held businesses, real estate portfolios, investment holdings, trusts, and complex financial structures. His practice encompasses business valuation, forensic accounting, asset tracing, hidden and undisclosed assets, and high-value spousal and child support litigation. He also handles international divorce matters involving foreign bank accounts, overseas real estate, business interests, and assets held across multiple jurisdictions.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers | 2027 | High-Net-Worth Divorce |
Berenji is frequently sought out for particularly difficult or contentious family law matters, including cases involving spouses who conceal assets, misrepresent financial circumstances, obstruct discovery, or use litigation tactics to gain an unfair advantage. These cases often require more than a conventional approach to divorce litigation, demanding careful investigation, creative legal strategy, and the ability to anticipate and respond to complex financial and procedural challenges. Berenji is known for identifying issues others may overlook, developing tailored litigation strategies, and navigating disputes in which the stakes extend well beyond the immediate divorce proceedings.
Beyond complex financial litigation, Berenji represents clients in contested child custody and visitation proceedings, relocation and move-away disputes, domestic violence restraining order matters, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and post-judgment modifications. Known for his strategic judgment and meticulous preparation, he emphasizes practical, client-centered solutions while remaining prepared to litigate when necessary to protect his clients' interests.
As Managing Attorney, Berenji leads a team of family law attorneys with more than a century of combined legal experience. He places particular emphasis on collaborative case strategy, attorney mentorship, and maintaining exceptional standards of client service.
Beyond his legal practice, Berenji is actively involved in legal education, professional thought leadership, and community initiatives. Frequently called upon to share his insights on complex family law issues, he has contributed commentary and articles to respected legal publications and has been invited to speak on topics affecting families and the legal profession. He also established a $25,000 family law scholarship at Loyola Law School, his alma mater, to support the next generation of family law practitioners.