Memberships and Affiliations
- State Bar of California
- Family Law Section, State Bar of California
- Contra Costa County Bar Association
- Family Law Section, Contra Costa County Bar Association
- Solo and Small Practice Section, Contra Costa County Bar Association
- Collaborative Practice East Bay
- Public Education Committee, Collaborative Practice East Bay
- Modest Means Committee, Collaborative Practice East Bay
- Steering Committee, Collaborative Practice East Bay
- Planning Committee for monthly Divorce Options Seminars, Collaborative Practice East Bay
- International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Experience
- Sat as a Judge Pro Tem in the Contra Costa County Family Law Division
- Served as Court-appointed Minor’s Counsel
- Presented at two County-sponsored Minor’s Counsel trainings
- Presented at several Custody Issues Committee meetings, regarding Minor’s Counsel issues
- Served as assigned Mentor for Court-appointed Minor’s Counsel
- Received Certificate of Appreciation from Stand (formerly Battered Women’s Alternatives) for Pro Bono representation of abuse victim at trial
- Received Certificates of Appreciation from Contra Costa County Family Law Division for service as Court-appointed Minor’s Counsel
- Provided Pro Bono mediation at Court (cases assigned by Judges)
- Planned and participated in Pro Bono Modest Means Collaborative Family Law Clinic at Court and at the Contra Costa County Bar Association
- Planned and spoke at Divorce Options seminars, presented monthly by Collaborative Practice East Bay
- Presented at Bay Area Legal Forum’s Changes in the Law workshop, regarding changes in California family law
Education
- J.D. Golden Gate University School of Law, 1982
- B.A. with Honors, Pitzer College, 1977.