Admitted
1975, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1976, U.S. Tax Court; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Lincoln University, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
Arizona State University, B.S., 1967
Memberships
Beverly Hills (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1983; Treasurer, 1978-1979 and Chairman, 1980-1981, Family Law Executive Committee, 1998—), Los Angeles County (Member, Family Law Executive Committee, 1989-1992, 1999—; Treasurer, 2002—) and American (Member, Family Law Section; Vice Chair, Bankruptcy Committee, 1994, Chair, 1995) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Chair, Family Law Section, Property South Committee); Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Biographical
Judge Pro Tempore: Beverly Hills Municipal Court, 1980-2000; Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1980-2000; Los Angeles Superior Court, 1980—. Mediator, Family Law, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1983—. Speaker: Enforcement of Orders/Judgments, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Southern California Chapter, February 8, 2003; Enforcement of Judgments in Family Law By Means Other Than Wage Assignment, Los Angeles County Bar Association, October, 1996; Representing Clients in Child and Spousal Support Proceedings, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1985; 1987 Los Angeles County Bar Association Recent Developments In Family Law; 1987, Family Court Services-Conciliation Court Divorce Seminar; 1987 Beverly Hills Bar Association Family Law Symposium on, Post Trial Rights Remedies in Family Law. Barrister Workshop Panelist, Child and Spousal Support: Consideration and Enforcement, 1988; Discovery in Low & Medium Asset Cases, Beverly Hills Bar Association, 1991; Drafting Marital Settlement Agreement, Continuing Education of the Bar, 1989. Panelist, 33rd Annual Family Law Symposium on Support, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2001. Panelist, Family Law Symposium, Beverly Hill Bar Association, 1984. Panelist, Family Law Section, American Bar Association Meeting, 1995. Featured Subject: Lawyers Find Profits in Overdue Fees, California Law Business, September 28, 1992 and Two Join Forces To Help Firms Get Paid, California Law Business, January 25, 1993. Author: Interspousal Torts, What Family Law Attorneys Should Know, Los Angeles Lawyer, May, 1992. Dischargeability of Counsel Fees and Third Party Payments, in Bankruptcy, , American Bar Association, Section of Family Law, Spring, 1995; Non-Paying Clients: How to Spot Them and How to Deal With Them, Family Law News and Review, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Spring 1995; Attorney-Client Fee Arbitration, Los Angeles Lawyer, October 1996; Enforcement of Child Support, Spousal Support and Attorneys Fee Order From Spend Thrift Trusts, Family Law New