Honors and Awards:

• Named as one of the Best Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America, 2008 through 2010. Named as one of 95 Best Attorneys in the East Bay by Oakland Magazine, 2007

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• California Board of Specialization – Certified Family Law Specialist

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Judge Pro Tem - public and private, and Special Master for the Contra Costa County Superior Court, 1980-2008.  Program Speaker for the Continuing Education of the Bar for the Family Law Section, Contra Costa County Bar Association 1983-2006.  Program Speaker for the Continuing Education of the Bar, University of California, 1993-1996.  Contra Costa County Bar Association (Board of Directors, 1984-1996; President, 1995); American Bar Associations; and State Bar of California.  Contra Costa Barristers Association (President, 1981-1982).  Instructor, Business Law, Diablo Valley College, 1976-1982.  Referee, State Bar Court of California, 1980-1986.

Verdicts and Settlements:

• In Re Marriage of Baker, (1992) 3 Cal.App.4th 491, Cal.Rptr.2d 553.  In Re Marriage of Barneson, (1999) 69 Cal.App.4th 583, 81 Cal.Rptr. 2d 726.