Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified Specialist, Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Bar Association of San Francisco, Equality Committees on LGBT and Women's Issues
• Bar Association of San Francisco, Family Law Section
• ACFLS: Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, California
• BALIF: Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom

Pro bono/Community Service:

• AIDS Legal Referral Panel, Volunteer Attorney
• F.L.A.S.H., Volunteer Legal Services Program, Family Law Department, San Francisco Superior Court

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• "Paternity Update and Discussion of In re Nicholas H.," presented by the Northern California Association of Counsel for Children, Center for Families, Children & Courts, and the Youth Law Center, Speaker, 2002
• "The Legal Implications and Psychological Dynamics of Nontraditional Families," The Family Dispute Resolution Statewide Educational Institute, Speaker, 2004
• Legitimate Parents: Construing California’s Uniform Parentage Act to Protect Children Born Into Nontraditional Families, Journal of the Center for Families, Children & the Courts, vol. 6; Article discussing California Supreme Court same sex parentage decisions in context of history of UPA., Author, 2005
• "Emerging Issues in California Family and Marriage Law: The Changing Landscape for LGBT Families," The Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center Lecture Series, Speaker, 2006

Verdicts and Settlements:

• In re Marriage of de Guigne (2002) 97 Cal.App. 4th 1353
• In re Guardianship of Olivia J. (2000) 84 Cal.App. 4th 1146
• K.M. vs. E.G.(2005) 37 Cal.4th 130

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Educational Background:

• Bowdoin College, B.A., History, Magna Cum Laude , 1989