Awards & Affilates
Awards
- Northern California “Super Lawyer” (2005 to present)
- Distinguished Service Award, Family Law Section, State Bar of California (2007)
- Eureka Award, Collaborative Practice California (2007)
- Northern California “Super Lawyer- Top 100 (2005 to 2009)
- Northern California “Super Lawyer – Top 10 (2006)
Leadership positions
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Northern California Chapter:
- Certified Fellow 2000 to present
- Board of Managers, 2004 to 2009
- Chapter President, 2008
Collaborative Practice California:
- Founding Member, Board of Directors, 2006 to 2015; 2018-19
- Board President, 2012-13
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals:
- Member, Ethics Rewrite Task Force 2014-2017
- Member, DV Screening Task Force 2014
- Member, Standards and Ethics Committee 2014 to present
- Member, Ethics and UCLA Task Force, 2010-2011
State Bar of California, Family Law Section:
- Chair, Executive Committee, 1999 – 2000
- Member, Executive Committee, 1996 – 2000
- Advisor, Executive Committee 2000 – 2007
- Chair, Standing Committee on Custody and Visitation (North), 1993
Co-Chair, Council of State Bar Sections, State Bar of California 2002-2003
Bar Association of San Francisco, Family Law Section:
- Chair, Executive Committee, 1995
- Member, Executive Committee, 1991 to 2004
Professional Affiliations
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- State Bar of California, Family Law Section
- Bar Association of San Francisco, Family Law Section
- Alameda County Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Association of Certified Family Law Specialists
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
- International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- International Commission on Couple and Family Relations
- Adjunct Faculty, Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University
- Collaborative Practice San Francisco (Past President and Founding Member)
- Collaborative Practice East Bay
- Center for Separating and Divorcing Families (Founding Board member)
Presentations
- The Family Law Section
When: Wednesday, November 18 , 2020
Consensual Dispute Resolution in Family Law Matters:
Mediation, Collaborative Divorce, & Private Judging
