Honors and Awards:

• California's only statewide association of certified family law specialists consisting of 50% of the entirety of the specialty in the state, ACFLS members not only provide the best representation they can for family law clients, but they also serve the interests of families and children throughout the state by providing input as a "friend of the court" on cases being reviewed by our appellate or supreme courts, proposing legislation and testifying before legislative bodies as well as providing continuing education to other attorneys and judges throughout the state. , President - 2003, California Association of Certified Family Law Specialists 2003., 1990

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization in the field of Family Law, 1990

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member of the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles Bar Association Family Law Section, 1992-1998, 2004-2008. Co-chair, Legislation Committee, 1992-1996. Member, Family Court Services Liaison Committee, 1992-1999. Chair, Minor's Counsel Committee, 1994-1998, 2004-2008. Member, LACBA Minors' Counsel Committee and Child Custody Colloquium Committee. Program Chair, Minors' Counsel Training Program, September 9, 1995, December 4, 2004. Co-chair, State-wide Minors' Counsel Colloquium, 1996.  Past President, Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, 2003; Board of Directors 1991-present. Co-chair ACFLS State-Wide Minor's Counsel Committee Colloquia 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004. Drafted legislation regarding grandparents' visitation rights, and legislation amending current Rules of Court and amending the Family Code sections pertaining to minor's counsel, including minor's counsel immunity, minimum standards for qualification, minimum requirements for payment and confidentiality of minor's counsel's communications. Also helped draft as Consultant to the Law Revision Commission staff portions of AB 2650 and testified at various committee hearings during legislative sessions regarding this bill, “Family Court 2000” – the complete revision and consolidation of all family law statutes into the Family Code. Member of the American Bar Association Family Law Section Task Force on Children's Rights, 1992-1993 and Custody Committee, 1993-2000. Member of Publications Development Board of Directors, 1992-2003. Volunteer Attorney Mediator, L.A. County Superior Court, Central District, 1991-present. LASC Pro Tem and MSC Officer, 1993-present. Los Angeles County Superior Court Arbitrator, 1990-1993. Member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association Family Law Section, 1989-present and Beverly Hills Bar Association Probate and Estate Planning Legislative Sub-Committee, 1989-1993.Member of the Santa Monica Bar Association Family Law Section, 1994-present. Co-chairperson of Family Law Section of Women Lawyers' Association of Los Angeles, Board of Governors 1989-1993. Member, San Fernando Valley Bar Association Family Law Section 1986-present. Resolutions Committee Delegate to the State Bar Convention, 1988.

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Frieda Gordon has authored numerous articles on topics of interest in the field of family law, including articles pertaining to tax aspects of divorce and estate planning. She also has authored and testified many times before the California Legislature with regard to family law and probate legislation.  Frieda Gordon continues to assist the Courts with her mediation services on a pro bono basis at least once a month, in addition to her paid mediation services. She and her associates also provide free legal assistance to the Domestic Violence Project in Santa Monica., 1989

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Frieda Gordon has spoken on the topic of "Valuing Minority Business Interests for Purposes of Divorce" and on the issue of "Joint Legal Custody-When is it Not a Good Idea" at Annual Spring Seminars for the ACFLS.  Frieda Gordon spoke at the Annual International Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts in New Orleans, LA on the subject of grandparents' visitation rights.  Frieda also spoke in Seattle, Washington at an AFCC Conference in the Spring of 2005 to therapists, evaluators, mediators, lawyers and judges on the subject of International Abductions to Non-Hague Countries - Risks and Remedies. In January of 2006, Frieda spoke on the same topic to another national audience of lawyers at the National Continuing Legal Education Seminar in Aspen, CO. In April, 2006, Frieda spoke before the statewide Association of Certified Family Law Specialists on the cutting edge topic of Assisted Reproductive Technologies Families' Rights and Remedies.

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• As a Santa Monica sole practitioner, specializing in family law, probate, guardianships and conservatorships and trust administration and estate planning, Ms. Gordon has argued before several of the California State Appellate Courts and the California State Supreme Court. Certified in 1991 by the California State Board of Legal Specialization in Family Law, Frieda Gordon actively represents the interests of her clients and the general public not only by virtue of her high standards of representation, but also by volunteering her time to revise and amend current laws and by introducing and advocating new legislation, rules of court and local policies and procedures to the appropriate bodies of government. Ms. Gordon is a frequent presenter on national, state-wide and local panels on family law topics for continuing legal education seminars.

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Educational Background:

• Attendee of Oberlin College in Oberlin, OH, of the Juilliard School in New York, NY and of Southwestern University School of Law (1984)