Beverly Hills · Serving Greater Los Angeles
When everything is on the line, you deserve someone who fights like family.
A DCFS investigation, a criminal charge, an accident — these moments threaten the people you love most. We meet them with the discretion, resolve, and care that Beverly Hills families expect.
Why families choose us
The state has resources. So should you.
When the Department of Children and Family Services opens an investigation, it moves fast and it carries the weight of the government behind it. Most parents face that alone, frightened, and unsure of their rights.
We change that balance. From the first phone call, you have an advocate who knows how these cases unfold, who prepares you before you ever speak to a social worker, and who fights to keep your family together — with the discretion a public reputation requires.
Meet the firmHow we help
Focused where families are most at risk
We concentrate on the moments that put your children, your freedom, and your future in jeopardy — and we coordinate strategy across them rather than treating each in isolation.
Dependency law
DCFS/CPS investigation defense, detention hearings, and reunification.
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DUI, child endangerment, drug charges, and domestic violence — with an eye on DCFS risk.
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Domestic violence and civil harassment orders, for petitioners and respondents.
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Auto, pedestrian, and bicycle accidents, and catastrophic injury claims.
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The attorney
Matt Koohanim
A Beverly Hills advocate who treats every family's crisis with the seriousness — and the humanity — it deserves.
An active member of the California Bar since December 2002 (Bar No. 222418), Matt Koohanim has spent more than two decades defending families in juvenile dependency, criminal, and personal injury matters — coordinating strategy across the DCFS, criminal, and civil systems that so often collide in a single case.
Free & confidential
Tell us what you're facing
Every consultation is confidential and free of charge. Share a few details and a member of our team will follow up promptly. If your matter is urgent, call us directly at (626) 444-4444.
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