Areas of Practice

• Adoption
• Alimony & Spousal Support
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Domestic Violence & Neglect
• Estate Administration
• Mediation & Collaborative Divorce
• Paternity
• Prenuptial Agreements
• Trusts
• Wills
• Guardianship & Conservatorship

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Family Law Specialist, California State Bar, 1980 - 1985

Bar Admissions

• California, 1975
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1975

Education

• Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California
  J.D.
  Law Review: Pepperdine Law Review
  
  
• University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  B.A.
  Major: Political Science
  
  

Published Works

• Change of Circumstances as a Spousal Support Issue, O.C. Bar Journal, March, 2003
• The Relationship Between Spousal Support and Child Support, O.C. Bar Journal, August, 2000

Representative Cases

• Marriage vs. of Lautsbaugh, 72 Cal. App. 4th 1131 (2nd Dist. CA 1999)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Collaborative Divorce Solutions of Orange County
  
  
• Orange County Bar Association Family Law Section
  
  
• State Bar of California Family Law Section
  
  

Pro Bono Activities

• College Legal Clinic California State University of Fullerton, 1977 - Present