Admitted: 1976, California
Law School: Golden Gate University, J.D.
Member: Alameda County and Contra Costa County (President, Family Law Section, 1997; Board of Directors, 1995-2000; Member, Mediation Subsection) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Family Law Section; Conference of Delegates, 1991-1995); Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (President, 1998; Board of Directors 1993-2000); Collaborative Practice California (Board of Directors, 2006); Collaborative Practice East Bay (Chair, 2008); Collaborative Practice Group of Contra Costa (Chair, 2004-2006); Collaborative Lawyers Alameda-Contra Costa (Founding Member, 2002; Chair, 2002-2005); Family Law Inter-County Council (Chair, 1991-1994).
Biography: Golden Gate University Law Review, 1975-1976. Law Clerk to Hon. Martin Pulich and Hon. Allen Broussard, Alameda County Superior Court, 1975. Judge Pro Tem, Contra Costa County and Alameda County Superior Courts, 1991. Family Law Council of Community Property States (Delegate, 1998-2006). California's Presenter: "Donor's Remorse: When A Gift Is Not A Gift," 1999; "Matrimonial Agreements In California: Requirements For Validity," 2002.
Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 30, 1949