No law firm in Central California has better credentials or is better equipped to solve your family law problems. In its national rankings of the “Best Law Firms” in the United States, U.S. News & World Report named the Law Office of Edward J. Thomas as one of California’s few “first tier” law firms and as the only “first tier” law firm in Bakersfield in any area of practice. Out of the thousands of lawyers in the Los Angeles area, only 15 family law firms received a “first tier” designation.