Admitted
1979, California; 1980, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School
University of California at Los Angeles, J.D., 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
University of California at Los Angeles, B.A., summa cum laude, 1976
Memberships
Beverly Hills (Member, Family Law Section) and Los Angeles County (Member, Appellate Courts Committee and Family Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Association of Certified Family Law Specialists.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Gamma Mu. Member, Executive Board of Justices, Moot Court Honors Program, 1978-1979. Extern Law Clerk for William J. Lasarow, Presiding Bankruptcy Judge, Central District, California, 1978. Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1984-1988. Co-Author: Responding to Demands for Inspection of Documents, Family Law News and Review, 1991; Chapter on Domestic Torts, Family Law Reference Book, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section-Los Angeles Superior Court, 1991, revised editions, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996; Attorney Certifications to Prenuptial and Marital Settlement Agreements May Waive the Attorney-Client and Work Product Privileges, American Bar Association, Section on Family Law, 1991 Annual Meeting Compendium. Author: Chapter on Recomputation of Alimony Payments, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1991; Grader, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization Legal Specialist Examination, Family Law, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003; Stock Options: The State of the Law in 1999 and Characterizing and Apportioning Enhancements of Existing Rights in Retirement and Other Compensation Plans After In re Marriage of Lehman, appearing in Presenting Complex Pension and Retirement Benefit Issues at Trial, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, January 1999; The High Income Exception to Child Support Guidelines in California, appearing in Child Support Guidelines in High Income Cases: How Much Is Enough?, ABA. (Certified Specialist, Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)