Admitted: 1978, Virginia; 1986, California; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: University of Virginia, J.D.
Member: Los Angeles County and American (Member, Custody Committee, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Family Law Section); National Association of Counsel for Children.
Biography: Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Theta. Assistant Town Attorney, Front Royal, Virginia, 1978-1979. Author: "Putting Kids First: Walking Away from a Marriage Without Walking Over the Kids," Family Connections Publishing 1995; "Winning Strategies in Child Custody Litigation, Helping Your Client Negotiate Past the Shoals of a Child Custody Evaluation," American Journal of Family Law, Summer 1994; "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: A Critical Analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Michael H. v. Gerald D.," Family Law Quarterly, Spring 1991; "Constitutional Issues in Custody Litigation," American Journal of Family Law, Winter 1988.
Born: Washington, D.C., January 21, 1951
Languages: Spanish