Law School
University of Puget Sound, J.D., cum laude, 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
University of Chicago; University of Washington, B.A., 1971
Memberships
King County (President, 1994-1995; First Vice President, 1993-1994; Second Vice-President, 1992-1993; Trustee, 1988-1990; Member, Long Range Planning Committee, 1998-2001; Chair, Nominations Committee, 1996; Member, Family Law Section; Officer, 1984-1987; Chair, 1996-1997; Member, Awards Committee, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999; Domestic Violence Committee Chair, 1986-1987; Policy Planning Committee, 1991; Personnel Committee, 1989-1990, 1992-1993; Member, Lawyer Referral Committee, 1981-1984, Chair, 1983-1984; Member: Judiciary and Courts Committee, 1981-1985; Legislative Committee, 1985-2000; Bench-Bar Delay Reduction Task Force, 1988, Steering Committee, 1988-1989; Co-Chair Implementation Committee, 1992; Task Force on Domestic Violence, 1983-1984; Budget Task Force, 1983-1984; Child Support Modification Task Force, 1985-1986; Unified Family Court Task Force, 1993-1995), Outstanding Attorney Award, 1999, Washington State (Member, Domestic Relations Task Force, 1990-1991; Legislative Committee, 1991-1997; Executive Committee Family Law Section, 1985-1991, Chair, 1988-1989, Secretary-Treasurer, 1985-1986; Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, 1988-1991; Legal Assistants Committee, 1992-1993; Court Improvement Committee, 1998-2000; Representative, Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee, 1992-1995; Co-recipient, Attorney of the Year Award, Family Law Section, 1988) and American (Washington State Membership Chair, 1987-1988) Bar Associations; Washington Women Lawyers; National Conference of Bar Presidents, 1994-2002 (Communications Committee, 1994-1996); Walsh Commission on Judicial Selection, 1995-1996; Supreme Court Commission on Domestic Relations, 1996—; Public Trust and Confidence Committee, 2002; Board of Court Education, 1998--2002)
Biographical
Listed in: Who's Who in the West, 1992-2001; Who's Who of American Women, 1993-2001; Who's Who in American Law, 1994-2001; Who's Who in the World, 1996-2001; Who's Who in America, 1998, 2001. Author: Family Law in Washington , International Self-Counsel Press, 1987, revised edition, 1988, reprinted as Marriage, Separation, Divorce and Your Rights, 1994. Co-Author: The 1987 Parenting Act, WSBA Family Law Desk Book, 1988, Revised, 1994, 2000. Frequent. C.L.E. Author/Lecturer including: Preparing a Parenting/Custody Case in Washington, 1991 and 1994; Legislative Update, 1991; Family Law Litigation in Washington, May 1993; Bounds of Advocacy & Ethical Issues in Family Law, October 1992; Pro Se Litigants in Court, August 1992; Family Law Litigation in Washington, May 27, 1993; How an Advocate Can Be Most Effective In Mediation, September 18, 1993; Emerging Issues Relating to Ethics and Professionalism, June, 1995, January, 1996. Difficult Problems of Ethics and Professionalism, February, 1996; Family Law: New Issues, New Solutions, October, 1996; Current and Future Uses of ADR in Family Law, April 1997; Family Law, Here Today, Where Tomorrow, October, 1996; Family Law Mediation, November 1997; Complex Issues of Ethics and Professionalism in Family Law, March 1998; Ten Years of Parental Responsibility: The Washington State Experience, September 1998 (Colorado); Innovations in Family Court Systems, September 1998 (Colorado); Ethics in Family Law, November 1998; Participation of Problem Solving of Ethical Issues, March 1999; The Unique Professional Demands of a Family Law Practice, March, 2000; Kid Friendly Parenting Plans: How To Get There Litigation Tactics and Their Impact on Children, June 2000; The Parental Relocation Statute of 2000,. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Washington Chapter Trustee, 1994; Secretary-Treasurer, 1996; Vice-President, 1997-1998; President, 1999-2000; Arbitration Committee, 1999-2000; Admissions Procedures Committee, 2000-2001