Areas of Practice

• 95% Family Law
• Divorce and Dissolution of Marriage
• Child Support
• Child Custody and Visitation
• Spousal Support / Alimony
• Legal Separation
• Annulment
• Paternity
• Marital Property Division
• Adoption (including stepparent adoptions)
• Guardianships and Conservatorships
• Child Abuse and Neglect
• Juvenile Delinquency
• Juvenile Dependency
• Post-Divorce Court Order Enforcement and Modification
• 5% Criminal Defense

Litigation Percentage

• 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 1994

Bar Admissions

• California, 1970
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Central District of California

Education

• University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California, 1969
  Juris Doctor
  
  
• University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1966
  Bachelor of Arts
  Major: History
  Minor: Political Science
  Minor: Business Administration
  
  

Honors and Awards

• Man of the Year Award, Justice Lodge, B'nai Brith
• Resolution of Commendation, California State Senate, Rules Committee
• Resolution of Commendation, California State Assembly
• Certificate of Appreciation, City of Los Angeles

Professional Associations and Memberships

• California State Bar Association
  
  
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
  
  
• Beverly Hills Bar Association
  
  
• San Fernando Valley Bar Association
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Nichols & Harris, Encino, California, Staff Attorney, 1978 - 1979
• Rose, Klein & Marias, Los Angeles, California, Criminal Law Specialist, 1972 - 1978
• Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, Deputy District Attorney, 1970 - 1972

Pro Bono Activities

• Adat Ari El (Synagogue), Valley Village, California - President, Chairman of the Board, Member of Executive Committe and Board of Directors
• Justice Lodge, B'nai Brith - Vice President and Board Member
• Jewish Centers Association, Board of Trustees
• Anti-Defamation League of B'nai Brith - Member of Regional Advisory Board and Civil Rights Commission
• University of Judaism - Member of Congressional Cabinet and Earl Warren Institute of Ethics and Human Relations
• United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism, Pacific Southwest Region - Member of Regional Advisory Board
• United Jewish Fund - Attorneys Division
• Los Angeles Vocal and Instrumental Ensemble (La Vie) - Member, Board of Directors
• Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale - Founder and President
• Family Law Mediator, San Fernando Valley Bar Association
• Mediator, California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Ancillary Businesses

• Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association