Ethan J. Marcus

Ethan J. Marcus graduated from California Western School of Law in December of 1990 on a merit scholarship. In 1991, after planting the seeds of a practice in San Diego County, he joined forces with his father, David E. Marcus, in Imperial County. Ethan took over management of his father’s firm in 1993, nine months before David E. Marcus passed away. Meanwhile, Ethan continued to oversee his own San Diego cases. Ethan went on to become the first Certified Family Law Specialist in Imperial County in 1996. By then, the Marcus Family Law Center was already one of the busiest Family Law firms in the State of California. With over 20 years of experience, Ethan Marcus handles as many cases (and as many kinds of cases) as any Family Law practitioner in California. Yet Ethan never strays from his insistence on delivering his personal attention and commitment. Ethan speaks several languages, including fluency in English, Spanish, and Hebrew. Ethan feels that his greatest value to his clients comes from his prior experience as a teacher. “None of us was born knowing this stuff. We learned it like anyone else. What we can learn, we can teach. I want every client to leave my office understanding his or her case better than I do. I might have studied the law, but as the saying goes, ‘The doctor is the expert, but only the patient knows where it hurts.’ This is the client’s case, not mine, and the client must be well-informed in order to be able to make sound decisions.”

• Continuing Ed. Domestic Violence, San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program , 2001 - Present
• Involved Exceptional Parents' Day, Crimson Foundation, 2016 - Present

• In re Alexandria M.
• Citation: 156 Cal.App.4th 1088
• Court: Fourth Dist., Div. One.
• Year: 2007
• Serial Number: D050407
• IN RE E.M.
• Citation: 228 Cal.App.4th 828
• Year: 2014
• Serial Number: D064955

• Kavod Elementary Charter School Board and Foundation, 2011 - 2014
• Adrian Empire, Inc., 1989 - Present
• Representative Clients
• Parents: Special needs children
• Parents: Children of alienation
• International clients
• Clients: Complex and high-asset/income
• Family Law attorneys needing expert support

• California, 1991
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
• Specialties and Certifications
• Family Law, California State Bar, 1996

• THE Group (Special Needs Child Advocacy) , 2016 - Present (Member)