Admitted
1977, California; 1981, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Western State University, J.D., 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
California State University, Long Beach, B.A., 1971
Memberships
Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section, 1982—, Appellate Courts Committee, 1987—; Editorial Board, Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, 1996—; Chair, Editorial Board, July, 2000-June, 2001, Articles Coordinator, July, 1999-July, 2000); State Bar of California (Member, Family Law Section, Executive Committee, 1988-1991); California Women Lawyers.
Biographical
Author: Unappealing Behavior, (re: sanctions on appeal), Los Angeles Lawyer, Vol. 20, No. 11, February, 1998; Statements of Decision: A Segue to the Court of Appeal, Los Angeles County Bar Association Litigation Section Newsletter, Vol. 12, No. 3, Spring, 1996; To Have and Have Not, (re: celebrity goodwill), Los Angeles Lawyer, Vol. 18, No. 2, April, 1995; The Compleat Litigation Team: The Role of Appellate Counsel in Litigation, Los Angeles County Bar Association Litigation Section Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 1, Fall, 1994. Member, Second District Settlement Officers Panel, California Court of Appeal, 1996—. (Certified Specialist, Appellate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)