Admitted
1982, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 1983, California; 1984, U.S Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, B.A., with honors, 1979
Memberships
Clark County (Member, Board of Directors, Legal Services Corporation, 2000; Member, Board of Directors, Pro Bono Project, 1999-2002) and American (Family Law Section: Member; Marital Property Committee, 1991-1995; Law Practice Management Committee, 1991-1995; Chairman, Federal Legislation and Procedures Committee, 1991-1994; Subcommittee Chairman, 1990-1992; Co-Chairman, Congressional Relations/Federal Lobbying Committee, 1992-2001; Co-Chairman, Bankruptcy Committee, 1994-1996; Chairman, Military Pension/Benefits Committee, 1995-1997, 1999-2002; Member, Legislative Lobbying Task Force Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Nevada (Member, Family Law Section, 1995-1997; Member, 1991-1994 and Chairman, 1995-1997, Executive Council; Member, 1998-2000 and Chairman, 2001-2002, Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility); State Bar of California (Member, Family Law Section); American Trial Lawyers Association; Nevada Trial Lawyers Association; Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member: Federalization Committee, 1998-2001; Professionalism in the Practice Committee, 1998; Legislation Committee, 1995-2002). Fellow: International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Biographical
Phi Kappa Phi. University of Nevada, National Dean's Lists. Recipient, Access to Justice Award, Nevada State Bar, 1999. Managing Editor, 1993— and Chairman, 1992, 1996, Nevada Family Practice Manual. Editor: Nevada Family Law Report, 1991-1995; Jessup Cup International Law Moot Court Team. Former Member, Central Legal Staff, Nevada Supreme Court. Author: A Lawyer's Guide to Military Retirement and Benefits in Divorce (ABA 1998); Characterization, Valuation and Division of Intangible Assets, Council of Community Property States and State Bar of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 2001; Issues in Interstate and Multistate Matrimonial Litigation (Legal Education Institute) Vail, Colorado, 1999 (reprinted, 13 Am.J. of Fam. Law 10-14, 1999); What Do You Do When They Don't Say 'I Do'? Cohabitant Relationships and Community Property (Council of Community Property States and State Bar of Nevada) Las Vegas, Nevada, 1998; A Covenant with Death and an Agreement with Hell'; Death Benefits in Federal, State and Private Retirement Systems (State Bar of Nevada; Tonopah Showcase) Tonopah, Nevada, 1998; Vail, Colorado, 2000; Divorcing the Military: How to Attack...How to Defend, Vail, Colorado, 1996, 1998, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1995, San Diego, California, 1991, Washington, D.C., 1990, San Antonio, Texas, 1989; Where Will the Money Go? Community Debt Issues and Pendente Lite Orders in Community Property States, (Council of Community Property States and State Bar of Arizona) Phoenix, Arizona, 1997; Seven Tips on Using a Computer in a Family Law Case, (American Bar Association General Practice Section) San Francisco, California 1997 (State Bar of Nevada) Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada, 1998; Spousal Support Modifications and Related Issues in the Post-60 Age Group, in The Perils of Poverty, (American Bar Association Family Law Section) San Francisco, California 1997; Retirement Benefits/Pensions/QDROs, (State Bar of Nevada; Tonopah Showcase) Tonopah, Nevada, 1994; Pensions in Nevada Divorce Cases (State Bar of Nevada;