Rated by Super Lawyers as one of the Top 50 Women Attorneys in Southern California, and by Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent in legal ability and ethical standards; Certified Specialist Family Law by State of California Board of Legal Specialization; University of Southern California Gould School of Law, UCLA Professional Designation in Personal Financial Planning; instructor at California State Bar, and Judge Pro Tem in Los Angeles Superior Court; past president Association of Certified Family Law Specialists; editor ACFLS Newsletter; Past President South Bay Women Lawyers; three years State Bar of California Family Law Executive Committee; editor of Family Law News; Vice-President Southern California Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Litigator, Settlement, Collaborative.