Admitted
1981, Arizona, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Arizona State University, J.D., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
University of Arizona, B.A., in Psychology, with distinction, 1978; Strauss Institute for Dispute Re
Memberships
Maricopa County (Member, Family Law Section) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Executive Council, Family Law Section, 1992-1995, 2002—); Arizona Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (President, 1992-1993); National Association of Counsel For Children; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, 2001—).
Biographical
Recipient: Small Firm Volunteer Lawyer of the Year, 1990, Maricopa County Bar Association; Child Advocacy National Certificate of Recognition, American Bar Association, 1997; Private Sector Achievement Award Nominee, Arizona Family Support Council, 2000-2001; Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 1997—. Co-Author, Legislation: Mandatory Parental Education and Accelerated Adoption of Special Needs Children Legislation in Arizona. Adjunct Professor, Family Law, Arizona State University College of Law, Spring 2001. Member, Board of Directors, Children with AIDS Project of America, 1989-1993. Judge Pro Tem, Superior Court of Arizona, 1995—. Arizona Supreme Court Appointee to the Arizona Advisory Council on Child Support. Rewrite Co-Author: Arizona Child Support Guidelines, 1995-1996; Arizona Supreme Court Appointee to the Domestic Relations Education Committee on Children's Issues, 1996; Arizona Supreme Court Appointee to the Committee to study Family Issues in the Superior Court; Year 2000 Arizona Child Support Guidelines Review Committee. Member, Domestic Relations Study and Mental Health Providers Committees of the Maricopa County Superior Court, 1996—; State Bar Board of Governors Appointee to the Family Law Advisory Commission of the Board of Legal Specialization, 1997-2001. (Certified Specialist, Family Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization)