Samantha Bley Dejean

Ms. Bley DeJean is a principal of the firm. She is a fourth-generation member of the Bley and Bley firm, currently practicing together with her father and law partner, Stephen Bruce Bley. Ms. Bley DeJean specializes in all aspects of marital dissolutions, focusing on complex family law trial work. Ms. Bley DeJean is a Certified Family Law Specialist with the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys. Ms. Bley DeJean was recognized as on the 2024 Forbes Top 200 Lawyers and has been named a Super Lawyer for more than a decade by San Francisco Magazine. Ms. Bley DeJean frequently lectures for family law oriented continuing legal education courses. Ms. Bley DeJean has earned the top professional rating by her colleagues via Martindale-Hubbell as AV. Outside of law, Ms. Bley DeJean has sat as a past Board of Trustee member for San Francisco University High School, Katherine Delmar Burke School and Saint Luke’s School (now known as SLS). Ms. Bley DeJean received her B.A. in History from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1993 and Juris Doctor from University of San Francisco in 1996. Ms. Bley DeJean participated as a published author and staff member of the USF Law Review and was a member of the Moot Court program. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Samantha Bley Dejean included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys Super Lawyers, San Francisco Magazine AV Rated Other Sources of Feedback About Samantha Bley Dejean Included on the 2026Northern California Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2024 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2014 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2013 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2012 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2010 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2009 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2008 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2007 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2006 Northern California Super Lawyers list

• California
• Specialties and Certifications
• Family Law (State Bar of California), ACFLS, 2003

• AAML, 2013 - Present (Member)
• ACFLS, 2003 - Present (Member)