Certified as a Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, Wendy Fountain is an accomplished Irvine family law attorney with two decades of legal experience. She believes in working closely with her clients to identify their goals and then fights to make these a reality, no matter how difficult the road may be. Wendy earned her undergraduate degree at California State University in 1993 and went on to earn her Juris Doctor degree from Western State University College of Law in 1997. Early in her career, she worked as a Deputy District Attorney at the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. She went into private practice in 2003 and developed an accomplished family law practice in her own right, before joining Sullivan Law & Associates several years ago. Respected and recognized in the field of family law, Wendy has dedicated a considerable amount of her time to her community, including working with Women in Need, a local program to help victims of domestic violence. She has lectured at the Orange County Paralegal Association and was president-elect of the Orange County Bar Family Law Executive Committee from 2013-2014. Wendy is also a member of the Robert A. Banyard, Inns of Courts and has been for over 10 years. A Southern California native, Wendy has strong ties to the local community. She enjoys living in Orange County and spending time with her husband and two children.

Wanda Fowler was a Justice on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals for almost 14 years before joining Wright Close & Barger, LLP as a partner. While on the Court she authored approximately 1900 opinions and decided approximately 3,800 more cases. In 2001, the other members of the Court elected her Acting Chief Justice for five months pending an appointment of a new chief justice and, in 2003, the Houston Chapter of the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists voted her Appellate Judge of the Year. She is a frequent speaker at Continuing Legal Education Seminars. Before joining the Court, Ms. Fowler was a commercial litigator in private practice, and was in-house legal counsel for GTE Mobilnet. Ms. Fowler is an American Arbitration Association (AAA) panelist and presides over arbitrations involving complex commercial disputes, insurance coverage matters, and construction cases. She has been appointed as a neutral or non-neutral arbitrator on a variety of matters. In addition, she has served as a mediator on a variety of litigation cases involving commercial transactions, energy law, insurance coverage, and personal injury claims.

Justin M. Fowlks was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Fowlks earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. He turned down positions at Merrill Lynch and BMW Financial Services to study law at St. Mary’s University. As a student defense attorney, in the St. Mary’s Criminal Justice Clinic, he represented poor and disenfranchised juveniles and adults with criminal offenses ranging from misdemeanors to capital offenses. Upon earning his law license, Mr. Fowlks was hired by a prominent criminal defense firm as an associate attorney. He worked diligently on complex and high stakes criminal matters. He zealously represented criminal defendants in counties all over the state. In addition to a heavy criminal defense docket, Mr. Fowlks also managed a personal injury docket of cases ranging from on-the-job accidents to catastrophic trucking and auto accidents. Mr. Fowlks went on to work for large personal injury firms, as a plaintiff’s attorney, before founding Fowlks Law Firm. Mr. Fowlks provides each client with the utmost in service and accessibility. He is fluent in Spanish and is currently learning Italian. When he’s not in the courtroom or in the office, Mr. Fowlks is a bit of a travel junkie – his adventures abroad have taken him to over 60 countries on 6 continents. Mr. Fowlks married the love of his life, Barbara, in Paris, France in front of the Medici Fountain on November 18, 2023. Together they share a beautiful daughter, and a spastic Yorkshire Terrier named Papas.

Attorney Ardené Fox currently accepts family law, juvenile, and adoption cases. She is committed to providing high-quality legal representation to her clients and has dedicated her practice to supporting families through the most challenging times in their lives. In addition to working in private practice, Attorney Fox has served as an Assistant Attorney General representing the Arizona Department of Child Safety in dependency, guardianship, termination of parental rights, and adoption matters. With experience representing both individuals and the State, Attorney Fox acknowledges that clients have different needs requiring tailored representation. As such, she does not believe in a one size fits all approach to representing clients and has the ability to adapt her representation style to align with her client’s specific needs. In order to support her clients to make empowered and informed decisions that feel right for them, Attorney Fox understands that she must gain insight into each client’s experience and perspective to effectively represent them. Most importantly, Attorney Fox remains dedicated to representing her clients with integrity and respect.