Traditional Practice

Monterey College of Law/1978/JD

California/1978

Treasurer Second Vice President

President Chapter Delegate

President of California Association of Certified Family Law Specialists - (2006) President of Monterey County Bar Association (1992) Education Committee Chairperson of California State Bar Family Law Executive Committee (2012-2015)

• Northern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers June 16, 2004 meeting “Will Grinius Steal Christmas?” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers April 9, 2005 meeting “Pro Tanto Tango: Marsden and More” • Northern California Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Symposium, April 29, 2006 “The Effects of Refinancing Property on Characterization and Reimbursement Rights” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, December 1, 2007 meeting “Real Estate is Down, Walrath is Up” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, December 6, 2008 meeting “Evidence Tips and Tricks: The Play” • Northern California Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Symposium, May 1, 2009 “The Disappearing Real Estate Equity: Are There Any Magical Solutions?” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, January 17, 2010 Trial Advocacy Institute “Litigating Difficult Real Estate Issues” • Southern California Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Retreat, May 13, 2010 “Business Income Available for Support” • Northern California Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Symposium, May 14, 2010 “Lava Flow or Cash Flow: What Business Income is Really Available for Support?” • National American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Meeting, November 5, 2010 “Business Income Available for Support: Phantom Income, Depreciation and Other Demons” • Northern California Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Symposium, May 15, 2011 “Risky Business: What Would Tom Cruise Do?” • Southern California Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, August 20, 2011, “The Ethical Divorce Lawyer” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, January 14, 2012 Trial Advocacy Institute “The Stolen Email – An Ethical Problem with Criminal and Civil Penalties” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, January 15, 2012 Trial Advocacy Institute “Expert Wizardry in Presenting and Defending Income Adjustments for Support: Hogwarts and All” • AAML-AICPA Las Vegas Symposium, May 10, 2012 “Expert Wizardry in Presenting and Defending Income Adjustments for Support: Hogwarts and All” • Northern California Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Symposium, May 20, 2012 “Draco Dormiens Ninquam Titillandus (or, "Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon")” • Northern California Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Chapter Meeting, October 17, 2012 “Litigating with Friends” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, January 20, 2013 Trial Advocacy Institute “Effective Cross-Examination Strategies for the Business Valuation Expert” • North Carolina Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, February 15, 2013 “Expert Wizardry in Presenting and Defending Income Adjustments for Support: Hogwarts and All” • National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges’ Annual Meeting, February 25, 2013 “Tax Problems in Deciding What Business Income to Use for Support: Mastering Phantom Income, Depreciation and Other Demons” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, April 12, 2013 “The Secret Ways of MSAs: Divorce Privacy vs. Governmental Transparency” • Northern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, June 1, 2013 Symposium “Effective Cross-Examination Strategies for the Business Valuation Expert” • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers National Webinar, June 12, 2013 “Show Me the Money – Identifying Business Income Available for Support” • Maryland Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, November 11, 2013 “Show Me the Money: Business Income Available for Support” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, January 18, 2014 Trial Advocacy Institute “My Smoke Your Mirrors: Accounting Games People Play” • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers National Webinar, May 14, 2014 “‘Try to See Things My Way’: Insight into Powerful Negotiation Strategies” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, October 18, 2014 “Legal Logic and Persuasion Science” • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers National Midyear Meeting, March 12, 2015 “Smoke and Mirrors: Cash Flow Games People Play” • Missouri Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Symposium (St. Louis), April 16, 2015 “Uncovering Business Income Available for Support” • Missouri Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Symposium (Kansas City), April 17, 2015 “Uncovering Business Income Available for Support” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, May 16, 2015 “Securing the Equalizing Payment Using the Business as Security” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, January 15-17, 2016 Trial Advocacy Institute “Selected Evidence Topics” • Northern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, February 20, 2016 “Deductive and Inductive Divorce Logic: What Would Aristotle Do?” • Tennessee Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, February 22, 2016 “My Smoke Your Mirrors: Accounting Games People Play” • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers National Organization Annual Meeting, November 5, 2016 “Securing the Equalizing Payment – When It Seemed That It Couldn’t Be Done!” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, June 12, 2017 “The Divorce Gene: Sociobiological Settlement Strategies” • Northern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, June 21, 2017 “Moore/Marsden Advanced Issues” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, January 14, 2018 Trial Advocacy Institute “Trial Advocacy from Aristotle to Garner” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers meeting, April 21, 2018 “Less Marsden” • Northern California Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Symposium, May 6, 2018 “It's Apportionment, Sure – But Is It Equitable? Fresh approaches to Pereira/Van Camp and Moore/Marsden” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers meeting, April 21, 2018 “Less Marsden” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, January 21, 2019 Trial Advocacy Institute “How to Present Statistics to Explain Your Case” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, June 22, 2019 “Honey, I Shrunk the Litigants!” • Seven (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) Evidence presentations for the Trial Practicum of the Northern California Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers • New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, April 16, 2016 “Net Income Cannot Buy Groceries – Only Cash Can” • National Institute of Trial Advocacy Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, July 10, 2016 “Rhetoric” • Santa Cruz County Bar Association Family Law Section, July 22, 2016 “Business Income Available for Support – Only Cash Flow Buys Groceries” • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers National Organization Annual Meeting, November 5, 2016 “Securing the Equalizing Payment – When It Seemed That It Couldn’t Be Done!” • Rutter Group/California Family Law Reports Expert Series, November 11, 2016 “Business Valuation” • Bar Association of San Francisco Family Law Section, November 17, 2016 “Business Income Available for Support: Taxable Income Approach vs. Cash Flow Approach” • Santa Cruz County Bar Association, January 19, 2017 “Evidentiary Hot Spots” • San Mateo County Family Law Section, April 14, 2017 “Legal Logic” • Southwestern School of Law, June 10, 2017 “Preserving Your Ability to Appeal” • Rutter Group/California Family Law Reports Advanced Family Law Course, June 9, 2017 “Agreements and Transmutations” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, June 12, 2017 “The Divorce Gene: Sociobiological Settlement Strategies” • Northern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, June 21, 2017 “Moore/Marsden Advanced Issues” • National Institute of Trial Advocacy Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute, July 14, 2017 “Anger, Cooperation and Structure in Advocacy” • Attorney’s Briefcase videotape for website CLE posting, August 14, 2017 “Ethical Conduct Matters” • Santa Clara County Bar Association Family Law Section, October 6, 2017 “Evidentiary Hot Spots” and “Net Income Cannot Buy Groceries – Only Cash Can” • Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (Chapter 3), November 13, 2017 “Orders in the House: Fiduciary Duties and Beyond” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, January 14, 2018 Trial Advocacy Institute “Trial Advocacy from Aristotle to Garner” • California Lawyers Association Family Law Section Webinar, April 19, 2018, “Divorce Privacy” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers meeting, April 21, 2018 “Less Marsden” • Northern California Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Symposium, May 6, 2018 “It's Apportionment, Sure – But Is It Equitable? Fresh approaches to Pereira/Van Camp and Moore/Marsden” • San Mateo County Family Law Section, May 11, 2018 “Evidentiary Hot Spots” • Santa Cruz County Bar Association, June 14, 2018 “Trial Advocacy from Aristotle to Garner” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers meeting, April 21, 2018 “Less Marsden” • CalCPA Education Foundation Family Law Section, August 17, 2018 “Less Marsden” • Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (Chapter 1), September 11, 2018 “Less Marsden” • Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (Chapter 2), September 23, 2018 “Less Marsden” • Kern County Bar Association, Family Law Section, October 3, 2018 “Less Marsden” • Rutter Group/California Family Law Reports, November 9, 2018, “Determining and Characterizing Income” • Pasadena Bar Association, Family Law Section, December 18, 2018 “Less Marsden” • Bar Association of San Francisco, Family Law Section, January 8, 2019 “Less Marsden” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, January 21, 2019 Trial Advocacy Institute “How to Present Statistics to Explain Your Case” • San Mateo County Family Law Section, April 12, 2019 “Less Marsden” • South Santa Barbara County Family Law Section, May 29, 2019 “Less Marsden” • North Santa Barbara County Family Law Section, May 30, 2019 “Less Marsden” • San Diego County Family Law Specialists, June 9, 2019 “Less Marsden” • Rutter Group/California Family Law Reports, June 10, 2019, “Agreements and Transmutations” • Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, June 22, 2019 “Honey, I Shrunk the Litigants!” • Rutter Group/California Family Law Reports, October 4-6, 2019 “Basic Training in Family Law” • CalCPA Education Foundation Family Law Section (Los Angeles), October 17, 2019 “Asset Apportionment: Equitable or Otherwise” • CalCPA Education Foundation Family Law Section (San Francisco), October 18, 2019 “Asset Apportionment: Equitable or Otherwise” • Northern California Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Symposium, May 22, 2021 “Advanced Business Income Issues” • Rutter Group/California Family Law Reports, June 5, 2021 “Agreements and Transmutations”