Emphasis |
Traditional Practice |
Map |
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Professional Title |
Managing Partner |
Law School / Year / Degree |
California Western School of Law/1994/JD |
State/Year Admitted to Practice |
CA/1994 |
AAML National Positions Held |
National AAML Foundation Grants Committee Member since 1/1/2017 |
AAML Chapter Positions Held |
NorCal Chapter President Elect as of 1/1/2022 NorCal Chapter Board Member as of 1/1/2020 |
Legal Organizations |
State Bar of California-current; San Mateo County Bar Association-Current: 2011 Bar Association President, Board Member from 2002-2012, Past committees include: Bench & Bar Committee, Finance Committee, Membership Committee, Community Affairs Committee; SantaClara County BarAssociation-current; Bar Association of San Francisco-current; Palo Alto Area Bar Association-Current; American Bar Association-current; Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County: Current Board Member, Current Chair of the Board's development committee, Current Co-chair of the Legal Aid "and Justice for All" Annual Awards Lucheon Committee; Collaborative Practice San Mateo County-Member since 2001; Membership Committee; Conference of California Bar Associations: Past Board Member, Cureen Delegate representing San Mateo County, Chair and Treasurer of the San Mateo Delegation. |
CLE Presentations |
October 2020 – The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Mentoring Group Presentation: 1-hour presentation via Zoom on "Venture Capital Basics” October 2020 - Notre Dame de Namur University, Clinical Psychology Graduate Department: 1.5-hour program via Zoom for graduate students in "Law & Ethics" course on "Family Law Crossover Issues" July 2013-Nortre Dame deNamur University, Clinical Psychology Graduate Department: 1.5-hour program for graduate in "Law & Ethica" course on "Family Law Crossover Issues"; May 2013- The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 2013 Symposium: 1-hour panel with Attorneys John Harding, Wesley Kinnear and Gregory Maple on "How To: Practical Tips For Incorporatin Premarital Agreements Into Your Family Law Practice"; April 2013-DLA Piper, LLP: 1-hour presentation to non-Family Law Attorneys on "Separation and Divorce: What Attorneys Should Know"; June 2012-Notre Dame de Namur Univeristy, Clinical Psychology Graduate Department: 2-hour presentation to graduate students in "Ethics in the Law" course on "Family Law Crossover Ethics in Psychology"; January 2012-San Mateo County Bar Association Funky Credit Day: 2-hour panel with San Mateo County Superior Judge Don R. Franchi and Joseph P. Crawford on "Ethics in Family Law'; November 2011-San Mateo County Women Lawyers: 1-hour panel with San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Susan I. Etezadi and Nancy L. Fineman on "Learning from my Mistakes"; October 2008-San Mateo County Family Law Section: 1-hour panel with Attorneys Stephen J. Montalvo and Michelene E. Insalaco on "How to Successfully Litigate Permanent Spousal Support"; August 2008-Administrative Office of the Courts: 2-hour presentation on "Move-Away Cases" to Family Court Services mediators from all over California being trained to handle mediation and custody evaluation cases; April 2008-OPES Advisors, Palo Alto, CA: 2-hour presentation to Financial Advisors and Loan Brokers on "Family Law Crossover issues in Advising Clients going Through Divorce". |