Resume

Certified Family Law Specialist - State Bar of California: Recertification Dates: 2007, 2002, 1997, 1992

AV Rated: Martindale Hubbell - An "A" rating by Martindale Hubbell signifies the highest level of legal ability, while "V" denotes very high adherence to professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability, and diligence.

Judge Pro Tem - Los Angeles County Superior Court

Mediator - Los Angeles Superior Court Central District - Family Law Department

Settlement Conference Mediator - Los Angeles Superior Court, West District

State Bar of California, Admitted 1978

State Bar of New York, Admitted 1979

State Bar of Florida, Admitted 1979

U.S. Tax Court, Admitted 1978

U.S. Federal District Court , Central District of California, Admitted 1983

PUBLISHED OPINIONS

In re Marriage of Jones (1987), 195 Cal.App.3d 1097, 241 Cal.Rptr. 231.

In re Marriage of Wickander (1986), 187 Cal.App.3d 1364, 232 Cal.Rptr. 621.

EDUCATION

L.L.M. Taxation - August 1985, University of San Diego, California

Juris Doctor - June 1977, University of California,Davis

Bachelor of Arts - June 1968, Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts

Studying To Become a Certified Financial Planner - University of California, Los Angeles

AWARDS

Voted SuperLawyerŽ Los Angeles Magazine, 2007

Voted SuperLawyerŽ Los Angeles Magazine, 2006

Voted SuperLawyerŽ Los Angeles Magazine, 2005

Consumer Business Review - Family Law Attorney Of The Year 2006

Consumer Business Review - Family Law Attorney Of The Year 2005

Got Kids? Distinguished Service Award, 2006

Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law - Volunteer

Fifteen Years Of Distinguished Service Award, 2004

Ten Years Of Distinguished Service Award, 1999

Hall of Fame Award 1997

Pro Bono Panel Volunteer of the Year 1995

Distinguished Service Award 1993

Distinguished Service Award Mentor 1992

PUBLISHED WORKS

"Premarital Agreements" (Co-Author: Peter M. Walzer), Chapter 17, California Marital Settlement and Other Family Law Agreements (2d Ed.)(Continuing Education of the Bar 1997); updated 2005 (3rd Ed.).

"Developing, Managing and Surviving a Family Law Practice in the '90s" Program Handbook July-August 1996 (prepared outline of presentation and contributed materials to handbook)(Continuing Education of the Bar 1996).

"Family Law and the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act," 1996 LACBA Family Law Symposium Practice Pointers, May 1996.

"Enforcement of Out-of-State Support Orders, Attorneys' Fee Orders and Property Settlements," 1993 LACBA Family Law Symposium. Practice Pointers, May 1993.

"How to Avoid Malpractice: Don't Practice Family Law: What Alternatives Do We Have," 1992 LACBA Family Law Symposium. Practice Pointers, May 1992.

"Sale of the Family Residence," 1991 LACBA Family Law Symposium. Practice Pointers, April 1991.

"Parental Alienation Syndrome: A New Name for an Old Game?"

Co-Author: Audrey Wishnick Greenberg) 12 Los Angeles County Family Law News & Review (No. 1) Winter 1991.

"Attorneys for Children in Dissolution Custody and Visitation Dispute: Alternatives," 10 Los Angeles County Family Law News and Review (No. 1), Winter 1989.

"Child Preference in Custody Determinations," 9 Los Angeles County Family Law News and Review (No. 1), Winter 1988.

Featured with Arlene Colman-Schwimmer in "California Breakup," Los Angeles Times Magazine, March 13, 1988.

PROGRAMS & PRESENTATIONS

"Conundrum No. Three: How Do You Deal With Parents Who Abuse Drugs and Alcohol, Allegations, Evidence and Orders," 2005 Child Custody Colloquium sponsored by the Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section, September 24, 2005, Los Angeles, California

"Sex Addiction: Legal Aspects of Sex Addiction and Child Custody, Substance Abuse and Sexual Addiction Allegations in Family Law Cases: Getting Below the Surface," sponsored by the Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section and the Los Angeles County Psychological Association, LACBA/Nexis Conference Center, Los Angeles, California, June 11, 2005

"Settlement Strategies," 2004 Family Law Symposium: Analyzing the Critical Issues, sponsored by Continuing Education of the Bar, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Los Angeles, California, December 4, 2004

"Litigation Strategies: Impressing the Judge and Evaluator," Panel No. 2 of 26th Annual Child Custody Colloquium sponsored by the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Le Meridien Hotel, Los Angeles, California, September 18, 2004

"Fundamentals of Handling Marital Dissolutions," sponsored by Continuing Education of the Bar, Los Angeles, California, April 11-12, 2003

"The Nuts and Bolts of Divorce in California," sponsored by Lorman Educational Services, Costa Mesa, California, July 24, 2001

"The Nuts and Bolts of Divorce in California," sponsored by Lorman Educational Services, Los Angeles, California, January 30, 2001

"Safe Access and Friendly Exchanges for Kids" Conference, Los Angeles Superior Court, Professional Monitor and Supervised Visitation Training, Los Angeles, California, October 29-30, 1998

"Developing, Managing, and Surviving a Family Law Practice in the 90's,." Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) presentation, at Los Angeles, California with Fred Silberberg, Esq. and Richard Gottfried, M.A., July 27 and August 12, 1996

"Mine is Mine & Yours is Yours: Pre & Post Nuptial Agreements." 1992 State Bar Section Institute, San Diego , California , Family Law Section Presentation, November 15, 1992

"Ten Commandments of Prenuptial Agreements." Presentation with Daniel Jaffe at Beverly Hills Bar Association monthly meeting, February 20, 1991

"Play Your Best Trump Card: Pre- and Post-Nuptial Agreements."

1990 State Bar Convention, Monterey, California, Family Law Section Presentation, August 25, 1990

MEMBERSHIPS

Co-Chairperson, Santa Monica Bar Association Family Law Section, 2001 to 2005 (member 1996 to present)

Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association, 2003 to present

International Association of Collaborative Professionals, 2004 to present

Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, 2000 to present

Chairperson, California State Bar Family Law Section, Property (South) Committee, 1986-1990; Member - 1985 to 1998

Los Angeles County Family Law Section, Child and Spousal Support Enforcement Committee (1986 - 1988)

Los Angeles County Family Law Section Domestic Violence Project Committee (1986 - 1987)

American Bar Association (and Family Law Section)

California Bar Association (and Family Law Section)

Florida Bar Association (and Family Law Section)

Los Angeles County Bar Association (and Family Law Section)

California Women Lawyers Association

Member - Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association

Member - International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

VOLUNTEER WORK

Judge Pro Tempore - Family Law, Los Angeles County Superior Court

Mediator - Los Angeles Superior Court Central District, Family Law Department

Settlement Conference Mediator - Los Angeles Superior Court, West District

Attorney for Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law, 1989 - present

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

"Fee Arbitration" - Refresher Course - October 23, 2006

"Temporary Judge Training - Ethics" (3 hours) September 14, 2006

"Temporary Judge Training - Family Law" (3 hours) October, 2006

"Cultural Diversity & Nondiscrimination" - (1 ˝ hours) October 2006

"Washington Non-Profit Legal and Tax Conference" - March 1 - 3, 2006