Online legal services part of changing landscape
Online legal services are not going away, so traditional attorneys need to adapt to the changing marketplace, according to panelists at a San Diego Law Library event last month.
Education
Law School/Year: University of San Diego School of Law, Executive Editor of Law Review, 1986
Other Graduate School/Year: San Diego State University, 1981
College/Year: Wayne State University
Bar Admissions
San Diego County (SDCBA); Foothills Bar (East County); North County Bar; South Bay Bar; St. Thomas More Society
Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate; Family & Domestic Relations; Juvenile
Major Cases
Our firm obtained a reversal by the Fourth District Court of Appeals of a trial court’s decision to leave a little girl in the primary care of a convicted child molester. Our firm has received reductions of tens of thousands of dollars of back child or spousal support that the Department of Child Support (DCSS) wrongfully claimed that our clients’ owed.
Professional Background
June 2012 marked the 25th anniversary of my admission to the California Bar. During those 25 years, I have mostly practiced family law. I am a Board-Certified Family Law Specialist. Over my years of practice, I have sought to add to the various services that our firm offers. For example, I completed the National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC) basic mediation course in 1995 and their full Credentialing Program in 2002. I am an experienced divorce mediator. I went out of state to train in collaborative divorce. Since 1995, I have served as a Superior Court Judge Pro Tem.
Professional Affiliations
My professional affiliations include:
*Certified Legal Specialist Family (CFL-F) (California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization);
*Adjunct Professor (Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Western Sierra Law School):
*Superior Court Judge Pro Tem (Downtown, El Cajon & South Bay courts);
*Twice San Diego County Bar Association Vice President and Director;
*National Conflict Resolution Center Credentialed Mediator;
*Vice President St. Thomas More Society;
*Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego.
Personal Affiliations
Dispute resolution, particularly in family law, often involves not just knowledge of law but also of behavior science and psychology. In order to become a better dispute resolution professional, I have undertaken a course of study in a master’s degree program in marriage and family therapy (MA-MFT). Presently, I have completed about 70 percent of the degree program and am on track to graduate next May. Eventually, I will be double-licensed as both an attorney and as a mental health professional in an effort to become a better and more insightful mediator.
Personal Background
I am a Midwesterner by birth and a San Diegan by choice. I grew up in Detroit with Motown music providing the “soundtrack of my youth.”
My first career was in radio and television and I worked at ABC, CBS and NBC stations. I went to graduate school at SDSU and law school at USD while working for NBC.
I am presently studying marriage and family therapy and religious studies. Once completed, I will have advanced degrees in law, electronic media, behavioral sciences and biblical studies. I hope to bring to bear in my future practice of law and mediation lessons from all four areas to resolve human conflicts wisely.
Online legal services are not going away, so traditional attorneys need to adapt to the changing marketplace, according to panelists at a San Diego Law Library event last month.
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