Mr. Finesilver graduated from University of Oregon Law School in 1973 and has practiced family law exclusively for over 36 years in King and Snohomish Counties. He has argued numerous appeals before the Washington State Court of Appeals and the Washington State Supreme Court. He has served each year since 1998 as a Pro Tem Family Law Commissioner for King County. He is the author and lecturer at numerous continuing legal education seminars in Washington State and is a co-author of the Judge's Deskbook for King County. He has co-authored with Mr. Anderson a book for the layperson, Divorce in Washington, generally detailing the law on property division, custody, child support, and maintenance. Mr. Finesilver is the National Board of Governors' Representative for the Washington State Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.