Phone: (619) 236-1551 | eMail: waggonner@higgslaw.com
Kelly Rae Waggonner joined Higgs Fletcher & Mack in 2009 after maintaining a private practice for six years focused on family law mediation services and family law matters. Previously, she was an attorney with Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek for over nine years in the litigation and family law departments. Ms. Waggonner’s practice is devoted exclusively to family law, with an emphasis on high-asset marital dissolutions, spousal support and child support modifications, and prenuptial agreements. Ms. Waggonner is also skilled in family law mediations, where she acts as the neutral mediator to both parties to a matter, assisting them in reaching efficient, mutually agreeable negotiated resolutions to their cases.
Ms. Waggonner received her undergraduate degree at The University of Texas at Austin in 1988 with a double major in Government and Sociology. She earned her law degree from George Washington University’s National Law Center in Washington, D.C. in 1991. Ms. Waggonner is currently licensed to practice law in both California and Texas.
Ms. Waggonner has completed both the Beginner and Intermediate mediation training from San Diego Mediation Center and has over 50 hours of Continued Legal Education in mediation and alternate dispute resolution training.
Representative Matters:
- Previously represented business clients in commercial litigation cases
- Represents family law dissolution clients, with an emphasis on complex, high asset cases; marital dissolutions; prenuptial agreements; postnuptial agreements; spousal and child support modification proceedings; mediator for couples in family law proceedings
- Multiple trials and long cause hearings
- Numerous mediations in both business litigation and family law matters
Professional Awards & Honors:
- Volunteer Award, Superior Court of the State of California as volunteer for Family Law Facilitator Program (2000)
- Children at Risk Committee, San Diego County Bar Association, Volunteer trainer for children in mediation and trial training, Constitution Day training for High Schools (2004-2007) (2011)
PRACTICE GROUPS
EDUCATION
- J.D., George Washington University (1991)
- B.A., The University of Texas at Austin (1988)
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
- California
- Texas
AFFILIATIONS
- State Bar of California
- State Bar of Texas and Family Law Section
- San Diego County Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Past Co-Chair, San Diego County Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Girl Scouts of America, Leader (1997 to present)
- Girl Scouts, San Diego, Auction Chair, 2008 Urban Campout Fundraiser
- San Diego Center for Children Foundation Board (Secretary and Vice Chair, 1994 to 1997)
- Co-Founder, Talmadge Watch Patrol 501(3)(c) (2008)
- Coordinator/Volunteer, "E-Tag" Graffiti Removal project for Talmadge area in conjunction with City Attorney's Office and Community Court Program
- Talmadge Community, Neighbor of the Year, 2011
- Chair, Talmadge Community Council, 2009 to 2013
- Board Member, Talmadge Maintenance and Assessment District (2012-present); Vice-chair (2013)
- Past Member, Board of Directors of Clairemont Senior Friendship Center (1996 to 1998)