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Meet the Team

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Tatyana "Tanya" Kalchik

Tatyana is an associate attorney at the Law Offices of Mark Grotewohl. Before passing the California State Bar in 2017, Tatyana was an accomplished paralegal with more than 15 years of family law experience. Presently, Tatyana’s practice focuses primarily on California family law. Tatyana effectively manages a sizeable caseload involving the entire spectrum of family law issues. Her experience, keen insight, attention to detail and dedication to her clients are an invaluable combination of skills.

 

Tatyana was born in Ukraine. At the age of seven she migrated to the U.S. with her family. She is fluent in Russian, Ukrainian and English. Tatyana and her husband are the parents of two boys. She enjoys spending time with her family and traveling whenever time permits.

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Libby Grotewohl Sierra

Libby Grotewohl is an associate attorney at the Law Offices of Mark Grotewohl. Growing up watching her father, Mark, develop his legal practice, Libby quickly discovered her passion for the law and advocating for others.

 

After graduating from St. Francis High School in Sacramento, she attended Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. She then returned to her hometown to attend the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law where she served as Editor-in-Chief of Volume 50 of The University of the Pacific Law Review. While in law school she completed clerkships with the California Attorney General, Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska.

 

Libby’s current practice is limited exclusively to family law.

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Mark P. Grotewohl

Mark limits his practice exclusively to family law and has represented hundreds of clients in all areas of family practice, ranging from the most straightforward disputes over child custody and support to those involving complex issues of community property valuation and characterization. Since March, 2021, Mark has been designated as a Certified Family Law Specialist by the California Bar Board of Legal Specialization. Regardless of the issue, Mark considers the unique facts and circumstances of each case to identify the most effective strategy for resolution. While a negotiated settlement is the best approach in many cases, others require a trial of the disputed issues to achieve a complete resolution. Mark is adept in using either, or a combination of both, to achieve the best outcome for his clients.

 

Between 1999 and 2009, Mark was a partner in a San Francisco based real estate investment firm. He attributes his effectiveness as a family lawyer in large part to the analytical and negotiation skills he employed on a daily basis managing a real estate portfolio with a value in excess of $25 million.

 

Mark earned his bachelor’s degree at the University California, Berkeley and Masters in Business Administration at Pepperdine University. He earned his JD from Lincoln Law School in Sacramento, CA.

 

Mark and his wife Elizabeth have been married for over 40 years and have four children. When not practicing law, Mark is likely to be found either on the golf course or sailing a boat on the San Francisco Bay.