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Jennifer A. Mello
San Jose, CA
Phone: (408) 288-7800
Certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
Recognized by FORBES as one of the 10 selected Best Divorce Lawyers in San Jose, CA of 2024 and 2025.
Selected to be on the Super Lawyers list of top rated and peer evaluated lawyers from 2021-2025.
Jennifer has also been named among the Top 100 Lawyers and the Top 50 Women in Northern California Super Lawyers.
Traci J. Pickering
San Jose, CA
Phone: (408) 288-7800
Certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
Selected to be on the Super Lawyers list of top rated and peer evaluated lawyers from 2020-2025.
Traci has also been named among the Top 100 Lawyers in Northern California and the Top 50 Women in Northern California by Super Lawyers.
Jessica A. Pellerin
San Jose, CA
Phone: (408) 288-7800
Jessica Pellerin has worked at Mello and Pickering, LLP for 10 years. She was promoted to Partner in 2021.
Selected by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star of 2025.
Valerie G. Juntunen
San Jose, CA
Phone: (408) 288-7800
Valerie Juntunen is our Associate Attorney here at Mello & Pickering, LLP. She recently graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in May 2024, and passed the California Bar Exam shortly after.