Traditional Practice

Southwestern Law School/1976/J.D.

1976

Past President, 2018 - Present Immediate Past President, 2017-2018 President, 2016-2017 President Elect, 2015-2016 Vice President of Programs, 2014-2015 Treasurer, 2010-2014

Past Chair Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section 2012-2013

Presenter and Moderator, Iranian American Lawyers Association, Cultural Competency Seminar, “Marriage & Divorce: Invisible Cultural Boundaries”, 2018. Presenter, LACBA 49th Annual Symposium, “From Opening to Closing – The Art of Presenting your Case at Trial”, 2017. Presenter, Association of Certified Family Law Specialists 25th Annual Spring Seminar, “It’s None of Your Business, Or Is It?”, 2017. Moderator, ACFLS and Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center, ESI 2.0 – Managing Electronically Stored Information and E-Discovery in Family Law, “What Is It and Why Do We Care?”, 2016. Moderator, Iranian American Lawyers Association, Cultural Competency Seminar, “Leaders, Followers, Partners: Marital Rights & Duties Around the Globe”, 2016. Presenter, Association of Certified Family Law Specialists Annual Spring Seminar, “Orders and Judgments: The Lawyers Role”, 2015. Presenter, Iranian American Lawyers Association Cultural Competency In Family Practice, Serving Two Legal Masters, Yes With Out Your Daughter: Applying UCCJEA to Foreign Custody Orders, 2014. Presenter, Los Angeles County Bar Association 46thAnnual Family Law Symposium, Advanced Motion Practice, 2014. Introductory Remarks as Chairperson, LACBA Family Law Section- Los Angeles County Bar Association 44thAnnual Family Law Symposium, 2012. Presenter, Beverly Hills Bar Association 35th Annual Family Law Symposium, Dealing with Difficult Clients, 2009. Presenter, Los Angeles County Bar association, 41stAnnual Family Law Symposium, Proof and Presentation Issues: A Judicial Perspective, 2009. Speaker, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section, Inn of Court, 2009. Presenter, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law CLE presentation on Preparation, Prosecution and Defense of the Typical Order to Show Cause, 2008. Presenter and Moderator, Beverly Hills Bar Association Family Law CLE presentation on Evidentiary Objections, 2008. Presenter and Moderator, Los Angeles County Bar Family law CLE Presentation on Family Law Trial Institute 101, 2007. Presenter and Moderator, Los Angeles Superior Court Family Law Symposium, Client Relations – Avoiding Malpractice, 2007. Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Symposium Producer, Ethics Panel, 2006. Presenter and Moderator, Los Angeles County Bar Family Law CLE in Effective Techniques in Family Law Deposition, 2006. Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Symposium panel Moderator for Cross-Over Areas in Family Law, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, Juvenile Dependency, 2005. Sub-Committee Member, Sponsorship, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Symposium, presented by the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Los Angeles Superior Court, 2000. Presenter, Los Angeles County Bar Association Continuing Education Program, “Learn the Secrets of the New Family Law Stipulation and Order Form,” December 1999. Presenter, Los Angeles County Bar and Los Angeles Superior Court Continuing Education Program regarding Local Rules and Stipulations, 1998. Representing Parents and Children in Custody and Visitation matters, State Bar of California, 1995. Presenter at various legal and accounting Family Law Study Groups.