Danielle Struwe

Danielle Struwe

Senior Associate Attorney

Danielle Struwe is a senior associate at Quinn & Dworakowski, where she represents high-net-worth individuals, business owners, executives, and professionals in complex family law, estate planning, and probate matters. Known for her sharp negotiation skills and fearless courtroom advocacy, Struwe brings a strategic, detail-driven approach to matters involving significant assets, business interests, and multigenerational wealth.

Danielle represents clients in complex California family law matters involving high-net-worth divorce, sophisticated financial disputes, business valuation issues, executive compensation, and contested support matters. Her practice focuses heavily on financially complex cases involving business owners, professionals, executives, and families with substantial community and separate property interests. Danielle regularly handles matters involving stock options, bonuses, deferred compensation, fiduciary duty claims, reimbursement issues, tracing disputes, and the division of closely held businesses and investment assets. She works closely with forensic accountants, valuation experts, financial professionals, and litigation teams to develop strategic solutions tailored to each client’s long-term financial goals and future stability.

In addition to financial litigation, Danielle handles custody and parenting matters involving contested custody arrangements, move-away requests, and complex co-parenting disputes. She understands that custody matters often intersect with financial and long-term family planning concerns, particularly in high-conflict or high-asset cases. Danielle works closely with clients and professional support teams to create thoughtful and practical strategies that protect both parental relationships and long-term family stability.

Danielle also assists clients throughout California with probate, trust, and estate planning matters, including the preparation of trusts, estate plans, and wealth preservation strategies designed to help families plan for the future with clarity and confidence. She regularly works with individuals, families, business owners, and financial advisors to coordinate comprehensive planning solutions that address both legal and financial considerations. Danielle enjoys collaborating with multidisciplinary teams – including financial advisors, accountants, and estate planning professionals – to help clients make educated and informed decisions regarding their families, assets, and long-term goals.

Through modern and remote client service practices, Danielle is able to assist clients throughout California – from Northern California to Southern California – in both family law and estate planning matters. She understands that many clients are balancing significant financial, personal, and professional responsibilities while navigating major life transitions such as divorce, succession planning, or trust administration. Her approach emphasizes strategic guidance, accessibility, and practical solutions designed to help clients move forward with confidence while protecting the financial future they have worked hard to build.

Danielle approaches each matter with a strategic, practical, and team-oriented mindset focused on helping clients navigate complex legal and financial issues with clarity and confidence. She believes that effective representation begins with understanding each client’s individual goals, concerns, and long-term priorities, while also providing honest and direct guidance regarding how those goals align with California law and the realities of litigation. Danielle is known for being straightforward and communicative with clients throughout the process, helping them make informed decisions during what are often emotionally and financially challenging transitions.

Danielle prioritizes accessibility and collaboration, regularly meeting with clients through both in-person and Zoom conferences to ensure they remain informed and supported at every stage of their case. She works closely with her legal team – including paralegals, legal assistants, and law clerks – to provide clients with comprehensive support and responsive communication throughout the representation.

Personal Note

Outside of her legal practice, Danielle Struwe enjoys spending time with her family and being outdoors. Originally from Northern California, Danielle grew up in the small town of McCloud as the oldest of four siblings and continues to value the strong sense of faith, family, and work ethic instilled in her from an early age. Danielle is a Christian and a mother, which she considers her most important role beyond her career. She enjoys camping, traveling, paddle boarding, western horseback riding, and spending time with her horse whenever possible. Danielle is also an avid sports fan and proudly supports the Los Angeles Dodgers, Golden State Warriors, and Anaheim Ducks.

Awards & Recognitions

• Leaders of Influence: Women in Law honoree – Orange County Business Journal (2024)
• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Family Law (2025 & 2026)
• Magna Cum Laude graduate, Western State College of Law – National recognition, Honors Moot Court team

Experience Overview

Danielle Struwe’s practice focuses on complex family law, probate, and estate planning matters involving substantial financial and long-term planning issues. She has significant experience handling high-conflict and high-net-worth family law litigation involving business valuation disputes, executive compensation, support litigation, custody disputes, move-away cases, and complex property division matters. Danielle regularly works with forensic accountants, valuation experts, financial advisors, and multidisciplinary professional teams in cases involving sophisticated financial structures and contested litigation. In addition to litigation and trial preparation, she also assists clients with negotiated resolutions, trust and estate planning, probate proceedings, and long-term wealth preservation and succession planning throughout California.

Practice Areas

Family Law

• High-Net-Worth Divorce
• Complex Property Division
• Business Valuation Disputes
• Executive Compensation Matters
• Child Custody & Move-Away Cases
• Child Support & Spousal Support
• Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements
• Marital Settlement Agreements

Estate Planning

• Trust Creation & Estate Planning Strategies
• Trust Administration
• Wealth Preservation Planning
• Real Property Tax Planning
• Gift Tax Planning & Charitable Planning
• Business Succession Planning
• Long-Term Family Wealth Planning

Probate

• Non-Contested Probate
• Heggstad Petition
• Spousal Property Petition
• Trust Administration & Streamlined Asset Transfer Proceedings

Bar Admissions

• California (2020)

Education

• Western State College of Law, J.D. – Magna Cum Laude; Honors Moot Court (National Recognition)
• Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

Professional Memberships

• Orange County Bar Association
• California Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association
• Orange County Women Lawyers Association

Clerkships & Government Service

Law Clerk for the Honorable Maria Hernandez, then Presiding Judge of Juvenile Court, Orange County – assisted in establishing the Young Adult Court program in Orange County, California.

Community Involvement

Danielle is an active member of the Monarch Beach Sunrise Rotary Club and a guest lecturer at Western State College of Law.