Areas of Practice

• Family Law Specializing in Collaborative Divorce Models
• Property Division
• Liability Division
• Child Custody
• Visitation
• Parenting Plans
• Move-Aways
• Child Support
• Spousal Support
• Temporary Agreements
• Prenuptial Agreements
• Post-Decree Modification

Bar Admissions

• California, 1983
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1983
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1983
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1983
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1983

Education

• Western State University College of Law, Fullerton, California
  Juris Docorate
  
  
• California State University, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  B.A.
  Major: Psychology
  
  
• California State University, Fullerton, CA, USA
  M.A.
  Major: Teaching Credential
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Empire School of Law, Part-time Instructor
• Southwestern Law School, Part-time Instructor
• Recourse Community Center, Mediation Trainer
• Redwood Empire Revorp Mediation Trainer
• Presenter, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Sonoma County Bar Association
• Victim Offender Mediation Training for Trainers

Honors and Awards

• Sonoma County Bar Association Community Service Award

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Collaborative Divorce Solutions of Orange County
  Co-Founder and Founding President Elect
  
  
• Collaborative Practice California
  Delegate to State of California Collaborative Convention
  
  
• International Association of Collaborative Professionals
  
  
• Orange County Bar Association
  
  
• State Bar of California
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Administrative Law Judge
• Negotiator

Pro Bono Activities

• Judge Pro Tem
• Board of Directors of Collaborative Divorce Solutions of Orange County
• Board of Directors, Mariposa Womens Community Center
• Office of the District Attorney of Monterey County, Family Support Division
• Office of the Orange County Public Defender
• Recourse Family Mediation Center
• Revorp Juvenile Mediation Center, 1993 - 1995
• Delegate to CP-Cal State Convention
• Committee Service to International Association of Collaborative Professionals