Admitted: 1983, California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School: Western State University, J.D.
Member: San Diego County (Member: Family Law Section, Executive Committee, Certified Family Law Specialists, 1996-1999; 2000-2003; Chair, 2002; Chair, Mandatory Fee Arbitration and Client Relations Committee, 1990-1992) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member: Family Law Executive Committee, 1989-1995; Fee Arbitration Committee, 1989).
Biography: Recipient: Norbert H. Ehrenfreund Award for Outstanding Family Law Attorney, 1998; Pro Bono Publico Distinguished Service Award, 1994; Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services. Listed: Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 2006; Best Lawyers in America, 2008; Best Lawyers in San Diego, April 2008. Mentor, Practice Management and Family Law, State Bar of California, 1994-1995. Lecturer: Asset Tracing and Fee Arbitration and Family Law Matters; Family Law Matters, Association of University Women, 2004; Evidence in Family Law Trials, 2005; Income for Support Purposes, 2007. Expert Witness and Fee Dispute Litigation Consultant. Judge Pro Tempore, Family Law, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 1993. Settlement Conference Judge, Family Law, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 1993. Private Judge, Family Law Matters, 1996. Special Master, Family Law Matters, 1996, Top Lawyers in San Diego by the San Diego Daily Transcript, 2009 and 2011. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Born: San Diego, California, September 30, 1956
Languages: English