Leslie Ellen Shear

B.A. UCLA (1973) J.D. UCLA (1976). Admitted to practice in California (1976). Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in Family Law (1983) and Appellate Law (2009). Trial court practice limited to complex parentage, assisted reproduction and child custody cases (including international custody, jurisdiction and relocation). Appellate practice includes all family law and related issues. President-elect, Association of Certified Family Law Specialists. See website for citations to published appellate decisions in California Court of Appeal, California Supreme Court, and United State Supreme Court.