Law School
University of California School of Law, Los Angeles, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
Michigan State University, B.A., high honors, 1967; Stanford University, M.S., 1971
Memberships
Beverly Hills (Member, Executive Committee, Family Law Section, 1986-1987), Los Angeles County (Member, Executive Committee, Family Law Section, 1987-1988) and American (Member, Section of Family Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of California
Biographical
Pi Mu Epsilon. Recipient: Wilson Scholarship; Distinguished Advocate Award, Moot Court. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member, Moot Court Honors Program. Judicial Clerkship, Chief Justice, High Court of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, 1973-1974. Co-Author: Division and Taxation of Retirement Benefits in Dissolution Proceedings, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1979, revised editions, 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1989; Drafting and Litigating Prenuptial, Cohabitation and Marital Settlement Agreements, with Daniel J. Jaffe, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1981; Marital Dissolution, California Certified Public Accountants Foundation for Education and Research, 1981; The Business Divorce, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1987; Employee Retirement & Deferred Compensation Plans on Dissolution of Marriage, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1995. Co-Author and Lecturer: Tax Planning for Marital Termination Settlement, California Continuing Education of the Bar, October, 1987. Lecturer: Divorce Taxation: Property Division, American Bar Association, 1993; Tax Traps in Divorce, State Bar of Nevada, 1994; Avoiding the 10% Penalty for Early Distributions from Retirement Plans, Beverly Hills Bar Association, 1994; Employee Retirement & Deferred Compensation Plans on Dissolution of Marriage, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1995; Bridging the Gap, Lawyers Club of Los Angeles County, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003; Executive and Celebrity Goodwill in Family Law, 1990 Family Law Symposium; Use of Demonstrative Exhibits and Evidence, American Bar Association, May 1, 1993; Divorce Taxation, Strategies and Traps, Continuing Education of the Bar, October, 1993. Master's Panel Lecturer: Cash Client, Controlling Experts, Fifth Amendment, Etc., Beverly Hills Bar Association, 1996. Panelist: United States Commission on Interstate Child Support, 1991; Master Strategies for Modifying and Terminating Support, B