Admitted: 1977, California; 1980, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Law School: University of California School of Law at Los Angeles, J.D.
Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Past Chair, Family Law Section); State Bar of California (Chair, Family Law Section, 2000-2001; Judicial Council's Family Law Advisory Committee to Chief Justice of California, 1987-1990).
Biography: Named: Super Lawyer 2004-2011; Top 50 Southern California Female Super Lawyers, 2004-2008; Southern California's Best Lawyers, 2008-2011, Best Lawyers in America. She is a frequent panelist, lecturer and contributing author for many legal and accounting organizations. She is the past Chair of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of California and past President of the Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, member of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and she has served on the Judicial Council's Family Law Advisory Committee to the Chief Justice of California. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Past President, Southern California Chapter, 1999); International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.