Keren Segal, Law Office, Mediation, and Notary

Keren Segal, Law Office, Mediation, and Notary is a leading boutique firm that has handled family law, inheritance, and real estate for the past 15 years. The firm offers nationwide services so that Adv. Segal represents her clients in rabbinical and family courts across the country. The firm also acts as a mediation center, with specific expertise in family and inheritance laws, thus enabling spouses to divorce differently. In fact, this way, the clients get to determine how their reality after the divorce will look like, and not the courts. The firm provides mediation services for couples and families seeking to resolve family disputes amicably and respectfully. The procedure is tailored to the needs of each client with the required sensitivity, meticulous attention, and transparency, while considering their needs and rights since they are at a crucial point in life that requires guidance, expertise, care, and seeking the best interests of the children while maintaining the family bonds. On top of her extensive family law experience, Adv. Segal also maintains real estate expertise, a combination that enables her to handle divorce cases effectively since they require the dissolution of shared assets.

Excellence, Expertise, Sympathy, and Personal Attention

• Methods and Approach – The firm specializes in developing diverse and creative strategies to resolve complex family disputes, both in divorce proceedings and in inheritance and estate matters. With extensive experience in negotiation and a strong track record of success, each case is assessed individually and strategically mapped out. The firm utilizes Adv. Segal’s expertise and years of experience, particularly in managing cases before the rabbinical and family courts. 
• Excellence, Transparency, and Integrity – At the core of Adv. Segal’s professional philosophy lies a commitment to the highest standards of legal excellence, coupled with full transparency and integrity. Recognizing that family law handles emotionally charged, deeply personal issues, the firm ensures clients are informed, supported, and guided throughout the process. From the beginning, clients receive a clear mapping of the case, including relevant legal strategies, potential risks, and expected outcomes. Clients are placed at the center and are active partners in every step of the way.
• Financial Cases – The firm has expertise in handling complex family law cases with significant financial aspects, including disputes involving businesses, high-net-worth individuals, asset division, and non-standard marital property arrangements. One of the firm’s key advantages is its proven ability to formulate and execute strategic plans from the initial stages of a case through to a successful resolution. The firm routinely handles high-stakes divorce cases involving business ownership, large property portfolios, prenuptial agreements, and complex inheritance matters in both the urban and agricultural sectors, etc.
• Family and Inheritance Law – The firm provides comprehensive legal counsel and representation across a wide range of family and inheritance law matters. This includes handling divorce proceedings in both family and rabbinical courts, nationwide, as well as guiding clients through the court and tribunal assistance unit.

Areas of Practice

Divorce – The firm specializes in complex divorce cases. Thanks to the combination of its excellence and expertise with its sensitivity, attentive nature, and acceptance, it leads clients to their desired and most beneficial results.
Division of Property – This is one of the most significant aspects of divorce proceedings or divorce agreements. Every decision in this area requires exceptional professional care, often involving collaboration with relevant experts such as actuaries (forensic accountants), real estate appraisers, and more. In complex cases where one party owns a business, a deep understanding of corporate and contract law is also essential. The firm holds extensive expertise in this field and is known for its creative approach, leading clients toward maximizing and realizing their legal rights.
Spousal and Child Support – The firm represents both plaintiffs and defendants in spousal and child support claims. This includes representation for Jewish couples married in civil ceremonies, mixed-religion couples, and couples in which one party resides outside of Israel.
Parenting and Custody – The firm remains attuned to the latest legal developments and judicial trends in this dynamic field. The firm prioritizes the best interests of the child above all, even beyond the preferences of the parents, and ensures that children’s voices are heard, while upholding their rights throughout the process. Domestic Violence – The firm provides legal representation and support for individuals and families affected by domestic violence, including minors. These are highly sensitive cases that require a thoughtful and cautious approach.
Common-Law / Civil Marriages – The firm specializes in these areas and is well-versed in the rights of each party, including the filing of claims and drafting of appropriate legal agreements.
Wills and Inheritance – This area demands both legal precision and sensitivity. The firm handles the drafting of wills and other significant legal documents, as well as the administration of estates. This includes both mediation and litigation regarding inheritance disputes. The firm is highly experienced providing comprehensive and effective legal support.
Same-Sex Couples – The firm represents same-sex couples and is fully up to date on legal precedents and innovations relevant to LGBTQ+ family law matters.
Prenuptial Agreements / Cohabitation Agreements / Reconciliation Agreements – The firm assists many couples in preparing these agreements with the professionalism, attentiveness, and sensitivity required, especially given the emotional nature of these situations for many clients.
Paternity Fraud (Sperm Theft) - The firm is an expert in cases involving allegations of sperm theft. It offers legal representation for both sides, including issues relating to child support and visitation rights that may arise from such claims.
Divorce Refusals and Agunot – The firm provides legal representation and guidance in cases involving agunot and men or women whose spouses refuse to grant them a divorce.
Ketubah Claims – The firm has extensive experience in managing ketubah-related proceedings and has achieved precedents and successes in this area.
Real Estate – In this area, Adv. Segal also provides services including the drafting of purchase agreements, representation in transactions with developers, registration of rights, construction defects, kibbutz and moshav properties, dissolution of joint ownership, etc.
Notary and Mediation Services – The firm also offers notary and mediation services.

Extensive Legal Experience; Public and Municipal Roles

Adv. Segal completed her internship at the Israel Land Authority, where she drafted contracts and agreements, handled registration, management, and supervision of legal annotations (including liens, foreclosures, and receiverships), reviewed legal documents, drafted pleadings, and conducted negotiations in complex cases.
Prior to her internship, she gained experience in criminal law through a pre-internship position at the Public Defender’s Office under the supervision of District Public Defender Adv. Inbal Rubinstein.
Adv. Segal holds an LL.B. and an LL.M. (specializing in commercial law) from Bar-Ilan University. Over the years, she has been certified as a family law mediator and licensed as a notary. She has also completed many professional training programs, seminars, and advanced courses in her areas of practice, including certification in drafting lasting powers of attorney. This diverse training grants her a broad perspective when addressing family disputes and enables her to provide clients with efficient and effective legal solutions.
In addition to her professional work, she volunteers as a board member of the Economic Development Corporation of the Mateh Asher Regional Council and serves as Deputy Chair of the Bar Association’s Family Law Committee, Haifa District.