Admitted to Bar: California (1959); US Supreme Court (1977). Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1954; M.L.S., 1964); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1958). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Recipient: Lifetime Achievement Award, Queen’s Bench (1988); President’s Award, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (1988). Speaker: Second World Congress on Family Law and the Rights of Children and Youth (Member, Executive Committee, 1995); First World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights, Sydney, Australia (1993). Member: Board of Directors, Kid’s Turn (1998-); Board of International Commission on Couple and Family Relations (ICCFR) (1996-); Trustee, ICCFR Trust, UK (2003). Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Chair, Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Professional Community (2004); Board of Governors (1997-2000). Member: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation, Board Member (1999-); Treasurer (2002-2004); President-Elect (2004-); International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Member, Board of Managers, USA Chapter (1997-). Certified Specialist, Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Practices in: International Law; Family Law; Custody; Jurisdictional Issues.
