Lori Howe has practiced Family Law for over 33 years.  She was a Partner and attorney at Trope and Trope LLP from 1995 through 2016, excluding a two year relocation to Ohio where she practiced family law in the late 1990s. Throughout that time, Trope and Trope LLP was the largest family law firm in California, widely regarded as the most successful and most prestigious, and sought after by clients around the world.

She is well regarded among her peers for her expertise in handling custody matters, including move away cases, as well as her ability to exercise discretion and maintain privacy for high profile clients.  Lori is equally accomplished in taking complex financial disputes to trial. 

Lori has also been appointed as Minor's Counsel by the Los Angeles Superior Court. In that role, her duty is to represent the best interest of a child or children in a custody or visitation proceeding under Family Code section 3150.

Lori has been selected as a Super Lawyer for over a decade, which is a peer designation awarded to a select number of accomplished attorneys in each state after consideration of peer recognition and professional achievement. In 2016, she was also included in Super Lawyers' list of Top Women Lawyers.  

She earned her law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1990 and her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the State University of New York-Binghamton in 1987.

Lori may be reached at Lori@HoweEngelbert.com.

For the past 19 years, Sarah Engelbert has devoted her practice exclusively to Family Law.  She is skilled in handling highly sensitive custody disputes and domestic violence issues, as well as tackling spousal support, child support, and complex property division cases with millions of dollars at issue.  Prior to forming Howe Engelbert LLP in 2016, Sarah was a Senior Associate at Trope and Trope LLP for over seven years where she managed cases from intake to trial or settlement. Over the years, she also gained experience at other family law firms in Los Angeles.  In 2018, Sarah completed the eight-day National Family Law Trial Institute in Houston, Texas, which is the preeminent litigation skills course dedicated exclusively to family law.   The NFLTI is an intensive trial advocacy training program focused on child custody and business valuations.

Sarah is a member of the Family Law Executive Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Southern California Family Law American Inns of Court.

In 2005, she received her law degree from Pepperdine University.  She also earned a Certificate in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine’s Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, which has long been considered the premier program in dispute resolution in the country.   She continues to polish her skills and recently participated in the Straus Institute’s Women’s Negotiation Academy. 

Sarah has been selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers, which is an exclusive list of top-rated attorneys in specific practice areas chosen after a thorough evaluation of numerous criteria.   

Sarah graduated from Valparaiso University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 2002.  At Valpo, she was a three year Captain of the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis team and a member of the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

Sarah may be reached at Sarah@HoweEngelbert.com.

Soo J. Kim has been a licensed California attorney since 1995. Soo has devoted her practice exclusively to Family Law. She is a Certified Family Law Specialist (CFLS), as certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.

Soo is well versed in all aspects of family law, including dissolution of marriage and parentage actions, child custody and support, spousal support, property valuation and division of property, dissolution of domestic partnerships, and domestic violence restraining orders.

She has extensive experience with family law cases that are financially complex or involve high-conflict child custody issues. Soo also practiced family law at Trope and Trope LLP and other esteemed family law firms before joining Howe Engelbert LLP.

Soo earned her B.A. degree in Psychology from University of California, Irvine, and her M.Ed. in Education, with an emphasis in counseling, from University of California, Santa Barbara. Prior to attending law school, she was a high school counselor. She earned her J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law in 1995.

She has volunteered for the Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law, a non-profit provider of family law legal services to low income individuals.

Soo may be reached at Soo@HoweEngelbert.com.

Hailey has devoted her legal career exclusively to the practice of family law. Prior to going to law school, Hailey worked as a family law legal assistant/paralegal for two years for a firm in Los Angeles County. It was then that Hailey decided to go to law school to become a family law litigator. Hailey continued to work with various family law firms during her law school career and since being admitted to the State Bar of California in May of 2021.

Hailey earned her Juris Doctorate Degree from Southwestern Law School in 2020. She graduated from California State University of Los Angeles in 2017 with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science Emphasis in Pre-Legal Studies. Hailey also earned her Paralegal Certificate from California State University of Los Angeles in 2017. 

Hailey is also a zealous advocate for animal rights and welfare. Hailey is actively involved in the American Bar Association Animal Law Committee. Hailey served as Co-Chair of the Animals in Agriculture Subcommittee of the ABA Animal Law Committee from 2021 to 2022. Hailey was a legislative volunteer for the Humane Society of the United States from 2020 to 2022. Hailey has written published articles for the ABA Animal Law Committee Journal related to Animals in Research and Companion Animals. In law school, Hailey was the President of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund. Hailey also volunteered for the animal law firm, Advancing Law for Animals, in 2020 who focused their litigation on protecting and advancing the rights and welfare of animals in research and animals in agriculture.

Hailey may be reached at Hailey@HoweEngelbert.com.

Michelle has been admitted to practice law in California since 2000.  She has practiced family law for over 19 years, including 9 years at Trope and Trope LLP.  She has extensive experience handling complex financial matters and multi-million dollar settlements.  Michelle focuses her practice on spousal and child support calculations, property division and business disputes.  

Michelle earned her J.D. from Loyola Law School in 2000.  She received her B.A. in English Literature from University of California - Los Angeles in 1996.