Honors and Awards:

• AV-rated, 5.0 out of 5.0, preeminent, 2012 and since 1990, Martindale-Hubbell
• Listed in  Martindale-Hubbell Registry of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Martindale Hubbell, 2011

Special Licenses/Certifications:

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

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Co-chair, Palo Alto Area Bar Association Family Law Section
• Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Subcommittee, Family Law Executive Committee, Santa Clara County Bar Association
• Member of the Family Law Sections of the State Bar of California and the Santa Clara County Bar Association; Member, ACFLS (Association of Certified Family Law Specialists)
• Member,  Family Law Advisory Commission, State Bar of California, 2011-2014, 2011

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Member, pro bono panel, California Lawyers for the Arts
• Certificate in Horticultural Therapy (Colorado State University/Horticultural Therapy Institute) and Founder, Mieke's Garden: installing and maintaining accessible herbal and flower gardens for Bay Area senior centers and volunteer gardener/horticultural therapy: http://www.lyttongardens.org/Pages/publications/documents/2010AnnulReportFinalforwebsite.pdf
• Board of Directors, Pelican Media (independent film), 2010 to present
• Board of Directors, Stanford Professional Women, 2008-2009

Educational Background:

• B.A. cum laude, Harvard University, 1974