Richard Manwaring, Attorney

Richard L. Manwaring, Esq.

Senior Attorney Richard Manwaring has been in practice for over 23 years. His primary emphases has been on all aspects of Family Law. He has also done extensive work in the area of Estate Planning. He has served as a pro tem judge for the family court for the past 17 years and was previously qualified to set as a temporary judge in both juvenile dependency and juvenile delinquency courts.

During his 23 to years of experience practicing law in San Diego County, including Vista, San Diego, El Cajon and Chula Vista, and Riverside County including Temecula, Riverside, Murrieta and Hemet, he has represented clients in a wide variety of legal matters including: child custody, child support, spousal support, property division, property characterization, property valuation, income and business evaluations and military retirement divisions. He represented clients in many trials, temporary and permanent domestic violence restraining order hearings, long cause hearings, civil restraining orders and complex paternity matters.

Attorney Manwaring previously taught law courses at various universities and served as both an academic dean and a director of legal studies department at a private college.

Mr. Manwaring is retired from the United States Marine Corps and keeps active in a number of organizations associated with the military. He is often appointed by family law judges to serve as an attorney under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. Because of his knowledge of military matters, such as military pay and allowances, retirement, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), Survivor Benefit Plans (SBP), the Former Spouse Protection Act and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, he is often called on by other attorneys for advice and guidance on these matters.

When not practicing law, ‘Rick’ enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, supporting his local community theaters and continuing to pursue his life-long hobby in photography.

Bar Admission:

State Bar of California 1998
U.S. District Court - Southern District of California 1998

Education:

Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Professional Associations

California Bar Association
North County Bar Association
San Diego Bar Association