Frederick “Rick” Montgomery is one of the Santa Barbara area’s foremost family law attorneys. With more than 40 years of legal experience, he is known for his ability to handle complicated marital disputes involving significant monetary, property and business assets. Rick has successfully helped hundreds of moderate-to-high-net-worth parties navigate the challenging marital dissolution process. He has also assisted countless individuals and couples with other family law matters, such as premarital and post-marital agreements, spousal and child support issues and child custody.

Divorce is a financially and emotionally treacherous process with long-lasting consequences for all parties involved, especially the parties’ children. Securing high-quality legal representation is essential to ensure the best possible outcome. Rick understands the complexities of California marital, property and tax laws, and can expertly and sensitively guide his clients through their legal challenges. As a skilled mediator and negotiator, he strives to obtain the best possible resolutions through negotiation and settlement. However, as an accomplished civil trial lawyer of more than four decades and innumerable trials, he welcomes the opportunity to aggressively bring his clients’ matters before the Court when necessary to achieve a fair and just result.