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Kenneth Ursua Reyes
Family Law · Divorce · Immigration Law
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When Divorce Becomes a Financial Investigation, Kenneth Ursua Reyes Follows the Money
Money leaves clues. Businesses generate records. Hidden or omitted assets can create trails. And when a divorce becomes a battle over what exists, what it is worth, and who has a right to it, Kenneth Ursua Reyes brings two professional disciplines to the table. He is both a Certified Family Law Specialist and a California Certified Public Accountant—a rare combination built for the financial realities of modern divorce.
Reyes is the founder and managing partner of the Law Offices of Kenneth U. Reyes, APC, which he established in Los Angeles in 1999. Since then, he has developed a practice focused substantially on family law and civil litigation, with particular experience in high-net-worth divorces involving business valuation, property characterization, investments, disputed income, and complicated marital estates.
The financial fluency came first. Before entering legal practice, Reyes spent approximately a decade working as a CPA, including positions with Arthur Andersen and Bank of America. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Public Accounting from California State University, San Bernardino, and later attended Southwestern University School of Law while working full time. He received his Juris Doctor in 1998 and was admitted to the California Bar the following year.
For consumers, that history matters. A divorce involving a closely held business, real estate, retirement funds, investment accounts, or commingled property cannot be understood through legal documents alone. It requires someone who can read financial records, recognize valuation questions, understand tax consequences, and explain how the numbers may affect support or property division. Reyes’s CPA background gives him a practical framework for examining those issues without treating the financial side of the case as an afterthought.
His public work demonstrates the same focus. Reyes has written detailed consumer guidance about financial-disclosure obligations, remedies for noncompliance, and California Family Code §2556, which allows courts to address qualifying community assets omitted from an earlier divorce judgment. He has also written about child-support calculations involving business deductions, premarital agreements, custody relocations, and other issues where family dynamics collide with financial consequences.
Clients have publicly credited Reyes and his firm with bringing stalled matters to completion and providing clarity during contentious negotiations. One client reported finally obtaining a divorce after previous counsel produced no result. Another praised Reyes and a colleague for remaining strong, levelheaded, and professional through heated settlement discussions and expressed satisfaction with the outcome. Those accounts do not disclose confidential financial terms, but they illustrate the traits consumers repeatedly value: preparation, responsiveness, composure, and forward movement.
Reyes’s credentials reinforce that experience. The State Bar of California recognizes him as a Certified Family Law Specialist, a designation held by fewer than one percent of the state’s active attorneys. He was selected to Southern California Super Lawyers for 2026 and 2027. During law school, he received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in International Income Taxation and Southwestern’s Exceptional Achievement Award in Federal Tax Administration and Litigation.
His influence extends beyond the courtroom. Reyes served as president of the Philippine American Bar Association in 2005 and later as its chairman. He now leads the PABA Foundation, supporting scholarships and professional opportunities for Filipino-American law students. He has also published legal commentary in the Asian Journal, California Examiner, and Balita, and serves clients in English, Spanish, Tagalog, and Bicol.
For someone facing a financially complex divorce, Reyes offers more than a list of credentials. He brings the analytical habits of an accountant, the judgment of an experienced family lawyer, and the perspective of a firm founder who has spent decades helping clients make consequential decisions under pressure.
That combination of experience, reputation, verified professional standing, and public credibility is why Kenneth Ursua Reyes was included on FreddieFender.com.
Credentials
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, concentration in Public Accounting, California State University, San Bernardino, 1989.
- Juris Doctor, Southwestern University School of Law, 1998.
- Active member of the State Bar of California, Bar No. 201538, 1999.
- Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
- Active California Certified Public Accountant.
- Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of California.
- Admitted to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award recipient in International Income Taxation.
- Exceptional Achievement Award recipient in Tax Administration and Litigation.
- President, Philippine American Bar Association Foundation.
- Past president, past chairman, and former board member, Philippine American Bar Association.
- Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association.
- Member, California Lawyers Association Family Law Section.
- Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section.
- Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association Trusts and Estates Section.
- Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association Immigration Law Section.
- Speaks English, Spanish, Tagalog, and Bicol.
Career Highlights / Proven Experience
Career Highlights
- Firm Founder and Managing Partner: Founded the Law Offices of Kenneth U. Reyes in 1999 and continues to lead the Los Angeles firm as its managing partner.
- Dual Legal and Financial Credentials: Combines certification as a Family Law Specialist with an active California CPA license—an exceptionally valuable combination in divorces involving businesses, investments, disputed income, tax considerations, and complex property characterization.
- High-Net-Worth Divorce Focus: Concentrates substantially on high-asset divorce matters involving business valuation, property characterization, income analysis, support, investments, and the division of complex marital estates.
- Ten Years of Professional Accounting Experience: Practiced as a CPA for approximately a decade before becoming an attorney, including work with Arthur Andersen and Bank of America.
- Advanced Business-Valuation Training: Completed executive education in value investing through Columbia Business School, studying multiple methods for evaluating businesses—training directly relevant to divorces involving closely held companies and investment assets.
- Investment-Management Experience: Founded Reyes Capital Management and serves as its fund manager, adding practical business, investment, and financial-analysis experience to his family law practice.
- Practicing Law Since 1999: Brings more than two decades of family law and civil-litigation experience to financially complicated disputes.
- Super Lawyers Recognition: Selected to the Southern California Super Lawyers list for 2026.
- Philippine American Bar Association Leadership: Served as president of the Philippine American Bar Association in 2005, chairman in 2006, and as a board and advisory-board member during other periods of service.
- PABA Foundation Leadership: Serves as president of the PABA Foundation, which supports the education and professional development of Filipino-American law students through scholarships, mentorship, and public-interest initiatives.
- Published Legal Author: Has authored numerous articles addressing family law, immigration, and related consumer issues for the Asian Journal, California Examiner, and Balita.
- Academic Distinction: Received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in International Income Taxation and Southwestern Law School’s Exceptional Achievement Award in Federal Tax Administration and Litigation.
Proven Experience
- Community-Property Funds Recovered in a Long-Distance Divorce: A client reported that Reyes represented her in a divorce involving parties in Texas and California. When her former spouse resisted paying her share of the community property, Reyes’s firm pursued legal action and recovered the disputed funds.
- Resolution of a Previously Stalled Divorce: A client reported turning to Reyes after spending money on prior counsel without obtaining a resolution. According to the client, Reyes and his firm promptly advanced the matter and successfully completed the divorce.
- Successful Contested Settlement Negotiations: A client specifically credited Reyes and another firm attorney with remaining strong, composed, and professional during heated negotiations with opposing counsel and reported being highly satisfied with the resulting divorce settlement.
- Immigration Approvals: Clients credit Reyes’s firm with successfully resolving complicated immigration matters and obtaining permanent-residency, green-card, and employment-authorization approvals. One client reported that her husband received marriage-based permanent-resident status less than two months after the firm began handling the matter.
- Complex Financial Divorce Representation: Focuses substantially on high-net-worth divorces involving business valuation, property characterization, investments, income analysis, and the separation of community and separate property interests.
- CPA-Informed Property Analysis: Uses his accounting background to analyze financial records, business interests, tax considerations, retirement assets, real estate, and other financially complicated components of marital estates.
- Hidden and Omitted Asset Experience: Demonstrates substantial knowledge of financial-disclosure violations and the post-judgment recovery of omitted community assets, including the remedies available when property is excluded from an original divorce judgment.
- Financial-Disclosure and Enforcement Knowledge: Advises on spouses’ duties to disclose assets, debts, income, and expenses, as well as potential motions, evidentiary remedies, attorney-fee awards, and monetary sanctions arising from noncompliance.
- Personalized Case Management: His firm assigns each matter to one attorney from beginning to end, providing clients with a consistent point of contact who understands their family, finances, objectives, and litigation strategy.
A Note About Family-Law Case Privacy
Divorce, custody, support, parentage, and domestic-violence proceedings frequently involve children, financial records, medical information, and other sensitive personal matters. Depending on the court and jurisdiction, records may be confidential, sealed, redacted, or unavailable for remote public review. Consequently, an attorney’s publicly documented results may represent only a portion of their family-law experience.
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