Associates

Tamarin Adair is an associate in the firm's Family Law Department. Ms. Adair successfully handles a broad array of matters including: dissolution, legal separation, property characterization and division, child custody and visitation, pre-marital agreements, child and spousal support, paternity matters, domestic partnerships, and complex, high-asset matters. Ms. Adair works closely with clients to gain an in-depth understanding of the nuances of their cases and to create a personal, efficient and effective strategy for protecting and advancing their interests.

Ms. Adair serves as an Early Neutral Evaluator for the Santa Clara County Superior Court in helping unrepresented parties resolve their marital disputes. Ms. Adair is also a Court Appointed Special Advocate for foster children.

Ms. Adair is a member of the State Bar of California, as well as the Palo Alto Area, San Mateo County and Santa Clara County Bar Associations. Ms. Adair is currently on the Diversity Committee of the San Mateo County Bar Association. In the past, she has served as the secretary and treasurer of the Women Lawyers' Section and has been a Barristers board member. Ms. Adair has numerous and on-going pro bono projects including: the Legal Aid Society's Domestic Violence Collaborative and the Shelter Network Legal Clinics.

Ms. Adair graduated from the University of California, Hastings College of Law, earning her J.D. in May 2006. In law school, Ms. Adair developed and refined her litigation skills and won the award for the Best Oral Argument in the Moot Court Competition.

During law school, Ms. Adair worked as a legal intern in the San Francisco Unified School District and in the San Francisco City Attorney's Office on the litigation team. She also clerked for Commissioner Marjorie A. Slabach in the San Francisco Unified Family Court. In this position, Ms. Adair solidified her desire to concentrate her practice in family law as she worked on cases involving divorce, domestic violence, dependency, child custody, as well as child and spousal support cases.

Ms. Adair received her Bachelor of Arts in International Politics from Brigham Young University. She was a member of the Phi Etta Sigma Honor Society and studied abroad in Israel, Jordan and Egypt. After graduation, Ms. Adair taught English in Taiwan before going to law school. She has travelled to all seven continents and enjoys scuba diving, hiking, reading and spending time with her family.

Marisa C. Dane is an associate in the firm's Family Law Litigation Department. Ms. Dane handles a wide variety of cases, bringing her tenacity and knowledge to each matter, including: dissolution, legal separation, property characterization and division, child custody and visitation, pre-marital agreements, child and spousal support, paternity matters, domestic partnerships, and complex, high-asset matters.

Ms. Dane is a member of the State Bar of California Bar Association, as well as the American Bar Association, San Mateo County Bar Association and the Santa Clara County Bar Association.

Ms. Dane earned her J.D., cum laude, from the University of San Francisco School of Law in May 2008. She also graduated as a member of the McAuliffe Honor Society. While in law school, Ms. Dane was a member of the University of San Francisco Law Review and published her comment on real estate valuation in the marital dissolution context in the fall of 2007. She received a CALI Award for Excellence in Family Law in spring 2007 and an award for Best Brief for Moot Court in spring 2006.

Prior to joining Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada LLP as an associate, Ms. Dane spent the summers after her first and second years of law school with the firm as a law clerk.

Ms. Dane earned her B.A. in History from the University of California, Berkeley with high honors.

Danielle M. Johnson is an associate in the firm's Family Law Department, handling a wide range of issues, including: dissolution, property characterization and division, child custody and visitation, child and spousal support, and complex, high-asset matters. She is a member of the State Bar of California, and the San Mateo County and Santa Clara County Bar Associations.

Ms. Johnson graduated from Santa Clara University School of Law in May 2010. During law school, Ms. Johnson was a member of the Santa Clara University Law Review, and in the Fall 2009, published an article on same-sex divorce jurisdiction. She earned the CALI Excellence for the Future award in Legal Research & Writing in Spring 2008 and in Legislation in Fall 2009. She earned the Witkin Award for Academic Excellence in Legal Profession in Fall 2009. She won the award for Best Written Brief in Appellate Advocacy in Summer 2008, and was a member of the Dean's List all three years of law school.

Prior to joining Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada LLP as an associate, Ms. Johnson worked as a law clerk at the firm during her first year of law school. In the summer of 2009, she was a legal intern for the Honorable Socrates P. Manoukian in the criminal division of Santa Clara County Superior Court. Ms. Johnson was a paralegal for two years prior to attending law school.

Ms. Johnson earned her B.S. in Psychology from Santa Clara University in 2005. She enjoys reading, traveling, politics, tennis, and is working on her golf game.

Solmaz Rafiee-Tari is an associate in the firm's family law litigation department. She utilizes her creativity and experience to zealously advocate for clients in all aspects of family law, including: dissolution, domestic violence, child custody and visitation, child and spousal support, property division, and complex, high-asset matters. Ms. Rafiee-Tari is able to keenly focus on the ultimate goal in each case and also remain compassionate to each client's unique needs.

Ms. Rafiee-Tari is admitted to practice in Idaho, California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She is a member of the San Mateo County and Santa Clara County Bar Associations. She also serves on the Diversity Committee and on the board of the Barristers Section of the San Mateo County Bar Association. Ms. Rafiee-Tari was appointed by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors to serve a four-year term on the Commission on the Status of Women, whose mission is to improve the quality of life for women in San Mateo County.

Ms. Rafiee-Tari earned her J.D. in May of 2007 from the University of Idaho. As a law student, she held positions of leadership in multiple student organizations. She was also a licensed intern with the Whitman County Prosecutor's Office in Colfax, Washington, where she began to finely hone her litigation skills, by assisting the office in handling all aspects of misdemeanor cases.

Prior to joining Flicker, Kerin, Kruger & Bissada LLP as an associate, Ms. Rafiee-Tari worked as a staff attorney with Bay Area Legal Aid, where she represented victims of domestic violence in contentious family law cases. She has successfully advocated for clients in numerous hearings before judicial officers in San Mateo County. In addition, she successfully appealed a superior court decision and received a favorable ruling from the Court of Appeal of the State of California First Appellate District on behalf of a victim of domestic violence who was seeking a renewal of her restraining order.

Ms. Rafiee-Tari earned her Bachelor of Arts in International Studies with a Minors Degree in Spanish from the University of Idaho. As an undergraduate student, she received multiple awards and honors due to her academic performance, and extensive involvement in student organizations. She also spent a summer studying at Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador. Ms. Rafiee-Tari spent part of her life in Iran and is fluent in Farsi. She enjoys the arts, outdoors, travel, and photography.