
Walzer Melcher Yoda LLP: Ranked a Best Family Law Firm in CA 2026
Ranked a Tier 1 Best Family Law Firm in Los Angeles, CA by Best Lawyers® Walzer Melcher Yoda LLP is honored to be recognized in the 2026 edition

Nicholas E. Selden joined Walzer Melcher & Yoda after working for several years as a Litigation Associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Nicholas handles all matters concerning marriage and dissolution from trial through appeal. This includes but is not limited to prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, dissolution of marriage, custody disputes, complex trials concerning division of property, and spousal support. Representative past matters from Nicholas’s practice as a civil litigator include:
Nicholas was raised in the San Fernando Valley and received his undergraduate degree at Wesleyan University before attending Columbia Law School. While in law school, Nicholas was a James Kent Scholar (top 10% of his class), a note editor on the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, and first in his class in Family Law. Prior to private practice, Nicholas was an extern for Associate Justice Gail Ruderman Feuer in the Second Appellate District, Division Seven of the California Courts of Appeal, and a law clerk to the Honorable Dale Fischer in United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Ranked a Tier 1 Best Family Law Firm in Los Angeles, CA by Best Lawyers® Walzer Melcher Yoda LLP is honored to be recognized in the 2026 edition

Walzer Melcher & Yoda LLP is Named Best Family Law Firm in 2023 Band 1 by Chambers & Partners independent research company for high net worth clientele

Ranked a Tier 1 Best Family Law Firm in Los Angeles, CA by Best Lawyers® Walzer Melcher Yoda LLP is honored to be recognized in the 2026 edition

Walzer Melcher & Yoda LLP is Named Best Family Law Firm in 2023 Band 1 by Chambers & Partners independent research company for high net worth clientele