Admitted
1977, Washington; 1978, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
Law School
Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, J.D., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
University of Washington, B.A., cum laude, 1973
Memberships
Clark County (President, 1991-1992; Chairman, Family Law Section, 1986-1987) and Washington State (Member, Executive Committee, Family Law Section, 1981-1993, Chairman, 1984-1985) Bar Associations; Washington State Trial Lawyers Association (Chair, Family Law Section, 1995-1996); American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (certified by the Academy as a Family Law Mediator).
Biographical
Former Co-Editor of the Family Law Newsletter for the Washington State Bar Association. Former Co-Editor, Washington State Trial Lawyers Newsletter. Designated as one of The Best Lawyers in America, 2000; designated as Super Lawyer by Washington Law and Politics, 2001-2002. Contributing Author: Family Law Desk Book, Washington State Bar Association, 1988 and former Editor in Chief of the Supplement. Adjunct Professor of Law: Community Law, Willamette Law School, 1988—; Lewis and Clark Law School, 1999—. Voted Outstanding Family Law Lawyer for 1994 by the Washington State Bar Association Family Law Section. Chairperson, Washington State Trial Lawyers' Clark County Roundtable, 1995-1996.