EDUCATION:

B.S., California Polytechnic State University – Mathematics; 1965, Minor, History

M.A., California Polytechnic State University – 1967 Education with a concentration in mathematics

Standard Teaching Credential with a specialization in secondary teaching, State of California – 1966

J.D., McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific – 1971

Admitted to practice, January 5, 1972, before:

All California Appellate, Superior Courts

United States District Court for Eastern District of California

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:

Member, California State Bar Association, 1/5/72 to present

Certified Family Law Specialist, California Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California, February 1981 to present. (Exam completed 1980)

Board Member, California Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California – 9/1997 to 9/2000.

California Family Law Advisory Commission, California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California:
Commissioner 1990 to 1994
Vice Chair 1992 to 1993
Chair 1993 to 1994

Board Member, Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, 12/2000 to present.

President Elect, Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, 2005 to 2006

President, Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, 2006 to present.

“AV” Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

Bar Registrar of Preeminent Lawyers

Family Law Executive Committee, Sacramento County Bar Association
Member 2003 to present
Vice Chair2006
Chair2007

COLLABORATIVE LAW:

Sacramento Collaborative Practice Group  – 10/2002 to present

IACP (International Association of Collaborative Professionals) – 1/2003 to present

SACRAMENTO COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION:

Family Law Rules – Court Liaison Committee, Sacramento County Bar Association – 1986 to 1990

Family Law Section, Sacramento County Bar Association

Family Law Executive Committee, 2003 to present; Chair 2007

LECTURER:

Seventh-day Adventist Attorney’s Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, October 2006, “Family Law Update, 10 Current Practice Areas”

Association of Certified Family Law Specialists

“Gambling: Recreation, Business Investment, or a Breach of Fiduciary Duty?” (Prepared seminar syllabus); presented at ACFLS Spring Seminar, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2002 (Moderator/Panelist)

California Continuing Education of the Bar

"Joint Ownership of Marital and Non-Marital Property" – 1983 (Panelist)

"Negotiating and Drafting Marital Agreements" – 1984 (Moderator)

"Representing Clients in Spousal and Child Support Proceedings" – 1985 (Moderator)

"Handling Spousal and Child Support" – 1988 (Panelist)

"Family Law Litigation" – 1991 (Panelist)

MEMBERSHIPS:

Trustee, Sacramento Country Day School Board of Trustees – 1992 to 1998

Treasurer, Sacramento Country Day School Board of Trustees – 1996 to 1998

Arbitrator, Better Business Bureau – 1980's to 1990's

Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association –1985 to 1990

Charter Member, Dean's Counsel, Amicus Lex, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific

Board of Directors, Treasurer, Annual Fund Chairperson, and Class Advocate – McGeorge School of Law Alumni  Association 1970's-1980's

Board of Directors, Sacramento Barristers Club - 1970's.

Donor, Hiroshima, Jacobs and Roth Scholarship, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific

Honored Alumni of the Year Award, California Polytechnic State University – 1981.