Attorney Roger Diefendorf

Roger Diefendorf is an attorney at Forum & Lex, P.C. in San Francisco, licensed in California since 1972. He spent twenty years as a California Administrative Law Judge, presiding over complex medical reimbursement disputes and medical quality-of-care cases, and has served as General Counsel in local government. He handles family law, including divorce, child custody, guardianships, and conservatorships, plus administrative matters involving licensing, permitting, and regulatory compliance. He is also a trained mediator and arbitrator with additional training in conflict management and trauma psychology. Journalists can consult him on family court, custody disputes, and how agencies decide cases.