Honors and Awards:

• Selected for inclusion in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 Southern California Super Lawyers
• Rated AV® Preeminent ™ by Martindale-Hubbell. AV® Preeminent ™ and BV® Distinguished™ are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies, 2011-present.
• Public Member of the Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Home Furnishings 1980-1981
• Commissioner and Vice-Chairperson of the California Law Revision Commission 1982-1983, California Law Revision Commission
• Judge Pro Tempore 1984-present

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, Certified Family Law Specialist 1993-present

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Southern California Family Law American Inn of Court - Founding Member and Vice President 2007-present
• Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section: Co-Chair, ADR Subcommittee, 2010-present
• Beverly Hills Bar Association: Family Law Executive Committee, 2009-present, Board of Governors, 2009-2012, Chair, Family Law Section, 2011-2012; Member, Southern California Business Litigation Inn of Court, 2010-present. 
• State Bar of California Family Law Advisory Commission, Board of Legal Specialization: Commissioner 2005-2008
• Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS): Secretary 2011-2012, Secretary Elect 2010-2011, Newsletter Editor 2000-2001, 2008-2009, Board Member 2000-2002, 2007-present
• State Bar of California, Family Law Executive Committee Financial Issues South Subcommittee: Chair 1999-2008, Vice Chair 2009-2011
• Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section: Executive Committee, Immediate Past Chair 2011-2012, Chair 2010-2011, Chair Elect 2009-2010, Vice Chair 2009, Secretary 2008-2009, Treasurer 2007-2008, Member 1998-2004, 2005-present, Family Law Reference Book Editor 1998-2000, 2002, 2004-present
• Los Angeles County Bar Association Board of Trustees, Member, 2003-2004
• State Bar of California, Family Law Executive Committee: Secretary-Treasurer 1996-1997, Member 1995-1999, Family Law News Editor 1998, Assistant Editor 1997
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles Superior Court, Central District: Family Law Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Settlement Conference Officer 1986-present
• Century City Bar Association: President 2003, Chair Family Law Section 1997-present, Board of Governors 1998-2004, 2008-present

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Rotary Club of Century City 1997-2009

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Co-Author, "A Better Way to Pass Family Law Legislation", Family Law News and Review, 1994
• Co-Author, "How the Private Attorney Handles District Attorney Cases", Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Reference Book, 1994
• Co-Author, "How the Private Attorney Handles District Attorney Cases", Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Reference Book, 1999
• Co-Author, "How the Private Attorney Handles District Attorney Cases", Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Reference Book, 2003
• Author, "Stock Options and Benefits Under Executive Business Plans", Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), Dividing Pensions and Other Employee Benefits in California Divorces, 2006
• Author, "When Markets Collapse, So Do Families", Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2008
• Author, "Preparing for a Media Onslaught", Los Angeles Lawyer, 2008
• Author, Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), California Marital Settlement and Other Family Law Agreements, 2011

Educational Background:

• Undergraduate School: Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, Bachelor's Degree with Honors, 1970
• Graduate School: Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Master's Degree with Honors, 1972