Born:
Newark, New Jersey, December 22, 1942.

Admitted to Practice:
1972 in all California courts and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1975 U.S. Supreme Court.

Education:

• U.S.C., A.B., 1964;

• W.S.U., Juris Doctorate, 1970

Certified Specialist, Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 1981.

  Professional Activities and Public Service:

• Judge pro tem, Orange County Superior Court Appointed by judges of the Superior Court with the consent of trial counsel for both parties. I have conducted hearings and trials dealing with all aspects and issues of  Family Law litigation. The Pro Tem assignments have provided me with invaluable experience and insight into the judge’s perspective.

• Author “ Mediation of Child Custody and Visitation Disputes in Orange County,” Fifth and Sixth Annual Child Custody Colloquium, Los Angeles, California, 1982-1983.

• Lecturer “Representing Parents and Children in Custody Proceedings,” California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1986 and 1995; Child Custody-Fantasy and Realism,” National Business Institute, 1992 ; “Move Away Cases,” Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 1994; Family Law Trial Skills Workshop, Evidence in Action, Orange County Bar Association, Family Law Section, May 19 and May 26th 2005.

• Seminar Chairman 8^th Annual Family Law Seminar, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association; Second Family Law Clinic, Orange County Bar Association, 1982.

• Orange County Bar Association Secretary 1986 and President 1987 of the Family Law Section

• State Bar of California Member Family Law Section, 2000; Examiner (Prosecutor) Disciplinary Proceedings, 1974.

• Reported Cases In re Marriage of S. (1985) 171 CA3d 738 217 CR 561; In re Marriage of Hopwood (1989) 214 CA3d 1604 263 CR 401.

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