RONALD W. ANTEAU
Law Firm of Kolodny & Anteau
9100 Wilshire Blvd., 9th Floor, West Tower
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Tel: (310) 271-5533
FAX: (310) 271-3918
AAML Southern Calif. Chapter: President, 1996-1997; Vice President-Programs, 1994-1995; Vice President-Membership, 1993-1994; 2003 Family Law Person of the Year. CFLS, California Board of Legal Specialization (1980). Fellow: International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Diplomate: American College of Family Trial Lawyers. Member: The State Bar of California. Coordinator and co-author, Matthew Bender Family Law Litigation Guide. Editor, State Bar of California, Family Law News, 1994-1995, Litigation Desk Editor 1995-1996. Frequent lecturer, panelist and author.
DON MIKE ANTHONY
Hahn & Hahn LLP
301 E. Colorado Blvd., 9th Floor
Pasadena, CA 91101
Tel: (626) 445-7357
FAX: (818) 802-8379
California State Bar, Member Board of Governors, 1984-1987; Certified Family Law Specialist; Member, American Board of Trial Advocates; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
ROBERT C. BRANDT
Feinberg, Mindel, Brandt, Klein & Kline,
12424 Wilshire Blvd., Ninth Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel: (310) 447-8675
FAX: (310) 447-8678
Robert C. Brandt, CFLS*, is a partner in the law firm of Feinberg, Mindel, Brandt & Klein, LLP. Mr. Brandt has been a Certified Family Law Specialist since 1992 and has been practicing law since 1977. Mr. Brandt has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer by Los Angeles Magazine from 2005-2009 and was named one of Southern California's Top 100 lawyers in 2009. He has an AV rating with Martindale-Hubbell.
Prior to law school, Mr. Brandt obtained his BA with distinction in Speech Arts from San Diego State University and earned a Masters Degree in Speech from the University of California at Los Angeles. In 1976, he received his JD from Southwestern University School of Law. He is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Executive Committee, former Chairperson of the Continuing Legal Education Committee, and currently the section's Treasurer. He is also a founding member of the Los Angeles Family Law Branch of the American Inns of Court and is on its Executive Committee.
Over the years, Mr. Brandt has given his time as a grader for the State Bar of California - Legal Specialization Examination in Family Law; lecturer and/or moderator for a number of continuing legal education presentations through the Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB); participant in the Los Angeles County Bar Family Law Symposium Committee from 2004-2008; co-chair for the Los Angeles County Bar Family Law Section CLE Seminar entitled "First Annual Family Trial Institute 101" and moderator on the panel regarding Immediate Trial Preparation. His lecturing and moderating topics include family law depositions, procedure, orders to show cause, discovery, and cross-over issues. Mr. Brandt co-authored the article, "Undue Influence in Probate and Family Law Matters," with partner Howard Klein. The article was published in the September 2008 issue of Los Angeles Lawyer, and Brandt and Klein were featured on the cover of the magazine. Mr. Brandt also co-authored the handbook, "Parents and Children: Custody and visitation Matters program," October/November 1995 CEB and the Sate Bar Family Law Section of California.
*Robert C. Brandt is a Certified Family Law Specialist, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
ROBERT A. CHRISMAN
908 S. Village Oaks Drive
Suite 200
Covina, CA 91724
Tel: (626) 967-0526
FAX: (626) 967-5904
C.V. currently unavailable
BRUCE A. CLEMENS
Jaffe & Clemens
433 North Camden Drive, Suite 1000
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Tel: (310) 550-7477
FAX: (310) 271-8313
County of Los Angeles. Certified Family Law Specialist, 1980 to-date; Author and Lecturer for California continuing Education of the Bar Family Law Programs in Litigating Marital Agreements, Tax Aspects of Family Law & Pension & Deferred Compensation Assets: Instructor Family Law, USC Law Center; Former Executive Committee Member of Los Angeles County Bar & Beverly Hills Bar Family Law Section.
BRUCE E. COOPERMAN
Wasser, Cooperman & Carter
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Tel: (310) 277-7117
FAX: (310) 553-1793
County of Los Angeles. Certified Family Law Specialist. Contributing Editor, Rutter Group, California Practice Gude: Family Law. Member, L.A. County Bar Family Law Section Executive Committee. Speaker, Rutter Group Marital Dissolution Practice Course and L.A. County Family Law Symposium.
BOBETTE FLEISHMAN
Law Office of Bobette Fleishman
4333 Park Terrace Drive, Suite 200
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Tel: (818) 707-1540
FAX: (818) 597-7760
Counties of Ventura & Los Angeles. Certified Family Law Specialist, CA State Bar; Comm., CA State Bar Family Law Advisory Commission, 1983-84; Mbr, Exec. Comm., CA Bar Family Law Sec., 1979-83; Editor, CA State Bar Family Law News, 1981-83; Member, Exec. Comm., LA County Bar, Family Law Sec., 1981-84; Mediator, Family Law Mediation Panel of LA County, 1989 to-date and Judge Pro Tem, Family Law, Ventura County, 1989 to 1990.
IRA M. FRIEDMAN
Friedman & Friedman
9454 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 313
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Tel: (310) 273-2800
FAX: (310) 273-3642
Admitted to practice in 1975. He received his B.S. Degree in Business Administration (Finance) from Arizona State University in 1967. He received his J.D. Degree from Lincoln University School of Law in 1974. He has been a Certified Family Law Specialist, certified by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, since 1983.
LARRY GINSBERG
Harris-Ginsberg, LLP
6500 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 1800
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Tel: (310) 444-6333 (Day)
FAX: (310) 444-6330
Practice emphasis Traditional Client Representation and Litigation; Consultation re Mediation.
Counties of Los Angeles and Orange. Member ABA, Sections of Family and Adoption; Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section (Executive Committee, 1996-2000; Beverly Hills Bar Association, Family Law Section (Executive Committee, 1996-2000). Previous Positions: Visitation Monitor Task Force, Committee to Evaluate Family Law Court 2000, Family Law Ethics Institute (Chair, 1998), California State Bar Family Law Section Executive Committee (2001-2005); Chair Continuing Education (2002-2004), Advisor (2005-2006)). CLE Participation: Los Angeles County Bar, "Consulting Attorneys and Mediators Working Together" (1999); "Everything You Wanted to Know About Family Law But Were Afraid to Ask" (1999, 2001); Ethics Institute, "The Ethics of Presenting Evidence" (1996); California Bar, Section Education Institute, "Negotiating Prenuptial Agreements in the New Millennium" (2003); American Bar, "The Impact of Alienating Behavior on Custody and Timeshare (2003); California Bar, "Reviewing, Using, and Cross Examining the Adverse Custody Evaluation" (2003); Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association, "Negotiating Prenuptial Agreements in a Collaborative Process" (2004); Los Angeles County Bar, "Litigation and Negotiation Strategies" (2004); Los Angeles County Bar, "Effective Representation of Family Law Clients in Mediation" (2005); California Bar, Annual Meeting, "Hot Tips in the Practice of Family Law" (2005); Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, "The Use of Special Masters in Custody Cases" (2006); Los Angeles County Bar, "Special Masters, When, Why and How" (2006); Beverly Hills Bar, "Marriage: Is It for Everyone? Impact of Proposition 8 and the Same Sex Marriage Issue" (2008); Los Angeles County Bar, "2nd Annual Family Law Trial Advocacy Program: The Support Trial"(2008); International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, " Cross Jurisdictional Issues Related to Same Sex Marriage and Related Topics" (2009). Publications: "Trial and Judgment" California Child Custody Litigation and Practice, First Edition, (2006, Revised 2007, 2008, 2009); Contributing Editor - Prenups for Lovers; (Random House, pub. 2001); "More On Same-Sex Relationships; The Latest Legal Developments" (The Matrimonial Strategist - 2004).
Community Service: Harriett Buhai Center For Family Law (1989-2009 Board Member, President); Recipient, Zephyr Ramsey Award, Buhai Center, (2005); Commendations from County of Los Angeles for Public Service to Low Income Persons of Los Angeles County (1998, 2005); Los Angeles Magazine "Super Lawyer" (2004-2008); "Best Lawyers in America" (2007-2009); Certified Family Law Specialist, California Board of Legal Specialization.
WILLIAM GLUCKSMAN
Law Firm of Kolodny & Anteau
9100 Wilshire Blvd., 9th Floor, West Tower
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Tel: (310) 271-5533
FAX: (310) 271-3918
Mr. Glucksman graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1973, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and received his law degree from Southwestern University School of Law in 1976. Mr. Glucksman has concentrated his practice in family law and is an experienced civil litigator in the area of non-marital cohabitation. In addition, Mr. Glucksman is a Certified Family Law Specialist, as certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
MELVIN S. GOLDSMAN
Freid & Goldsman
2029 Century Park East, Suite 860
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Tel: (310) 552-2700
FAX: (310) 552-2770
County of Los Angeles. Certified Family Law Specialist. Los Angeles County Bar Association: Executive Committee Member 1990-President; Beverly Hills Bar Assoc., Family Law Section: Executive Committee Member 1986-Present, Chair. 1989-1990; Lecturer and Author: 12th Annual F.L. Symposium Handbook 1987; editor, 14th Annual F.L. Symposium Handbook 1989; 1990 Family Law Symposium ("Executive Goodwill"); "Preparation of, Preparation by, and Protection of Expert Witnesses"; "Tax Aspects of Dissolution, The Apportionment of Property on Dissolution and Avoiding Malpractice"; National Business Institute Seminar, "Family Law in California", 1995.
DIANNA J. GOULD-SALTMAN
Gould-Saltman Law Office, LLP
818 West 7th Street, Suite 960
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: (213) 489-3900
FAX: (213) 489-3999
B.A. Psychology, UC Irvine (1979); J.D. Southwestern University School of Law, (1985); Certified as aFamily Law Specialist by the CA State Bar Board of Legal Specialization (1992); Martindale Hubbell AVrating; 2004: L.A. Magazine Superlawyer (top 5% of all Southern California lawyers) and Top 50 WomenLawyers in Southern California. Publications: "Domestic Partnership Agreements for the Gay and Lesbian Couple,"Family Law News and Review, Fall 1990; "Ethical Issues in Representing Gays and Lesbians in ChildCustody Disputes," Family Law News, Spring 1993;"Gay And Lesbian Marriage And Its Alternatives"Family Law Update, Wiley publications 2002; "Is the Child's Therapist Part of the Problem? WhatJudges, Attorneys, and Mental Health Professionals Need to Know about Court-related Treatment forChildren" with Lyn R. Greenberg, Ph.D., Jonathan W. Gould, Ph.D., Phillip M. Stahl, Ph.D., Family LawQuarterly, Summer 2003; "Ethical Issues in Child Custody and Dependency Cases: Enduring Principlesand Emerging Challenges." with Lyn R. Greenberg, Ph.D., David Martindale, Ph.D., Jonathan W. Gould,Ph.D., Journal of Child Custody, Winter 2003; "Effective Intervention with High Conflict Families: HowJudges can Promote and Recognize Competent Treatment in Family Court." with Lyn Greenberg, Ph.D.,Jonathan Gould, Ph.D., Judge Robert Schnider and David Martindale, Ph.D. Journal of the Center forChildren Families and the Court, Volume 4 August 2003; Recent Lectures: Los Angeles CountyPsychological Association/Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACPA/LACBA)- Domestic Violence(1/03, 1/04); State Bar of California, Section Education Institute: Domestic Violence (1/03); American BarAssociation: Third Party Custody and Visitation Rights (8/03); State Bar of California, Annual Meeting:Boundary issues between Attorneys, Clients and Mental Health Professionals (9/03); Los AngelesCounty Bar Association, Child Custody Colloquium, Ethics Roundtable (9/03); Association of CertifiedFamily Law Specialists, Children Issues Conference: Panelist and Moderator (10/25-26/03);American BarAssociation: Presenting and Preparing a Family Law Case For Trial - Panelist(12/03); Association ofFamily and Conciliation Courts California Chapter Program: Panel: Family Law Presumptions (2/21/04);American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Panel: Advanced Evidence Issues in Family Law (withCommissioner Gretchen Wellman Taylor), Newport Beach, CA (4/3/04); San Fernando Valley BarAssociation, Panel, Minor's Counsel Training, Encino, CA (4/17/04); Association of Family andConciliation Courts, National Conference, Panel, Interviewing Children, San Antonio, TX (5/04)
MICHAEL A. GUERRERO
Certified Family Law Specialist
The State of California Board of Legal Specialization
Crossroads Atrium Building
13181 Crossroads Parkway North, Suite 350
City of Industry, CA 91746
SUZANNE HARRIS
Harris-Ginsberg, LLP
6500 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800
Los Angeles, CA 90048-4920
Tel: (310) 444-6333
FAX: (310) 444-6330
County of Los Angeles. AAML: Past President, Southern California Chapter; Dean, Trial Advocacy Institute 2002. Previous Positions: Chair, State Bar Family Law Section; Chair, Los Angeles County Bar, Family Law Section; ABA Family Law Section Committee Chair (Marital Property, Scope & Correlation, By-Laws). CLE Participation: AAML Trial Advocacy Institute, "Pre-Marital Agreements," (2001); "Expert Witnesses" (1999); "Spousal Support Duration" (1997); LEI, "Religious Practices, Cults and the Free Exercise Clause" (1995); LACBA "Fiduciary Duties" (1995). Author: "The Art of the Expert" Family Advocate, ABA (1998); Co-Author, California Marital Termination Agreements, CEB, (1997).
NEAL RAYMOND HERSH
Hersh, Mannis & Bogen, LLP
9150 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 209
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Tel: (310) 786-1910
FAX: (310) 786-1917
I am a partner at the Beverly Hills Law Firm of Hersh, Mannis & Bogen. I specialize exclusively in Family Law related matters. I received my Undergraduate Degree at UCLA and my JD at Southwestern University School of Law. I was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1976. I am a Certified Family Law Specialist. I am a past Chair of the Beverly Hills Bar Association Family Law Section, Member of the American Bar Association Family Law Section, State Bar Family Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Family Law Section. I am the president of Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center. I am a member of the board of Make A Wish Los Angeles.
I am the author of two appellate decisions In re Marriage of Brennan and In re Marriage of Wickander and have participated as a lecturer in numerous symposiums and colloquiums. I have also made numerous media appearances in shows such as AM Los Angeles, CNN, CNBC, Celebrity Justice, and Court TV.
DANIEL J. JAFFE
Jaffe & Clemens
433 North Camden Drive, Suite 1000
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Tel: (310) 550-7477
FAX: (310) 271-8313
County of Los Angeles. Certified Specialist, Family Law; Los Angeles county Bar Assn: Family Law Section, Chairman, 1976-77. CA Continuing Education of the Bar, Lecturer and Co-Author, "Division and Taxation of Retirement Benefits in Dissolution Proceedings," 1980-1995. "Drafting and Litigating Premarital, and Marital Settlement Agreements," 1981-83. "Tax Planning for Marital Dissolution," 1993.
JONATHAN E. JOHNSON
Johnson, Poulson & Coons
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1900
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Tel: (310) 475-0611
FAX: (310) 203-8005
Cert. Fam. Law Specialist. Panelist, Fam. Law Symposa, LA County Bar, 1987 and Beverly Hills Bar, 1980-81, 1983-84 and 1988. Chairman 2004. California Super Lawyer 2004-06. Colloquium on Child Custody, LA County Bar, 1982, and Dividing Community Property, CEB, 1983-84. Co-Author, "Carving up the Community Property Pie," LA County Bar Assn., Nov. 1983. Legislation Comm. Fam. Law Sec. of CA State Bar, 1978-88. Ex. Comm., Beverly Hills Bar Assn., Fam. Law Sec., 1985-88, 1991-. Martindale Hubbell AV rating.
ANNE KILEY
Trope and Trope
12121 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 801
Los Angeles, 90025
Tel: (310) 207-8228
FAX: (323) 879-2726
Education: University of Michigan Law School, J.D. 1989: cum laude, University of Michigan, B.A., 1986: with distinction. Memberships: State Bar of California.
Professional History: Ms. Kiley has been practicing since 1990, and specializes in the area of Family Law. She is a partner of Trope and Trope. She has served on the Judge Pro Tem panel for the Los Angeles Superior Court Family Law Departments. Ms Kiley was a Visiting Clinical Professor of Law at the University of Southern California Law School in the fall of 2003, and will be teaching Family Law at The University of Southern California Law School in 2007. Ms Kiley has been recognized as a Southern California "Super Lawyer" by the Los Angeles Times Magazine for 2005, 2006 and 2007, and has been included in "Best Lawyers in America" for 2007.
A Certified Specialist, Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Ms. Kiley has served on the board of Levitt and Quinn, a non-profit firm specializing in family law.
ROBERT N. KIPPER
Law Offices of Robert N. Kipper, APC
345 N. Maple Drive, Suite 395,
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Tel: (310) 275-1130
FAX: (310) 271-2047
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Certified Family Law Specialist 1980 to present. Chair of the Family Law Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, 1998 - 1999; Member of Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association from 1995-1997; Principal, Robert N. Kipper Professional Corporation, 1989 to present:; Partner, Kairys, Lippman, Weisel, Kipper & De Stefano, 1977 -1989Associate, Kairys, Lippman & Weisel, 1974 - 1977. Lecturer: 2002 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Trial Institute - Moderator of panel on initial stages of custody litigation; 2001 Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section and Los Angeles County Psychological Association - "Alienation in High Conflict Divorces"; 2001 Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section Symposium - "Evidentiary Issues in Litigating Goodwill"; 2000 Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section Symposium - "Premarital and Post-Marital Agreements"; 1999 Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section Symposium - "Recent Developments"; 1998 Beverly Hills Bar Association Family Law Section Symposium - "Declarations of Disclosure"; 1998 Beverly Hills Bar Association Family Law Section Workshop - "Analyzing Tax Returns"; 1997 Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section Symposium - "Recent Developments."; 1997 Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section Custody Colloquium - "Same Sex Relations and Custody."; 1996 Continuing Education of the Bar - "How to Handle Marital Dissolutions." (Two lectures.); 1996 Beverly Hills Bar Association Family Law Section Symposium - "Litigation Tactics."; 1995 Beverly Hills Bar Association Family Law Symposium, panel moderator - "ATROS" (automatic temporary restraining orders).; 1994 Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section Custody Colloquium - "Enforcing Custody Orders."; 1993 Los Angeles County Bar Associa‚tion Family Law Section Symposium - "Issues of the Recession." Author:1994 to 1999: News and Review, quarterly magazine of the Family Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association - Column analyzing recent cases and current developments. Family Law Mediator:1985 to the present: Appointed by bench to assist in resolution of disputed family law matters in both the Central and West districts of the Los Angeles Superior Court from approximately. Law School: USC 1974 - Moot Court co-chair; Legal research and writ‚ing teaching assistant Undergraduate: UCLA 1971 - B.A. in Bacteriology
STEPHEN A. KOLODNY
Law Firm of Kolodony & Anteau
9100 Wilshire Blvd., 9th Floor, West Tower
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Tel: (310) 271-5533
FAX: (310) 271-3918
California State Bar Certified Family Law Specialist since inception of certification in 1980; President, USA Chapter IAML; Board of Managers, IAML; Vice-President of Membership, Southern California Chapter AAML; Board of Governors AAML; Past President, Southern California Chapter AAML; Former Chair, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section; Adjunct Professor at University of Houston, ABA Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute since 1989; California State Bar since 1966; Member AAML since 1981; Member IAML since 1985; Lecturer and Author on matrimonial custody, evidence and trial strategy and tactics for AAML, IAML, ABA, California State Bar, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Los Angeles Bar Association, Bar Associations of other States; Co-author, Divorce Practice Handbook.
ALEXANDRA LEICHTER
Private Judging/Arbitration
Reference/Case Management
Consultation/Case Evaluation
Penthouse
8665 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Tel: (310) 278-3112
FAX: (310) 657-4346
B.A. in Mathematics--UCLA (1969); J.D. from Loyola Law School, L.A. (1972); Certified Family Law Specialist 1980 to present; Certified Family Law Arbitrator--Certified by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Currently limiting practice to family law private judging, arbitration, settlements, reference/special master, consultation/evaluation. Member: L.A. County Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Women Lawyers Assn. of L.A. Current Positions: Member of Family Law Executive Committee of Beverly Hills Bar Family Law Section, Chair of Mentoring Subcommittee. Previous Positions: Member of Executive Committee of Los Angeles County Bar Family Law Section, Chaired various subcommittees. CLE Participation: National Business Institute--"Child Custody & Shared Parenting" (June, 2007); International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers--North American Chapter Conference-"Religious Issues in Divorce" (March, 2006); National Business Institute--"Child Custody & Visitation in California" (October, 2003); ACFLS--"Taking Depositions of Parties...." (2003). Author: "When Getting a 'Get' Means Not Getting What You Need", Family Law News and Review, LACBA, Fall, 1991; "Jewish Religious Practices Affecting Child Custody Actions" - Fifteenth Annual Child Custody Colloquium --Culture in Context Compendium - 1993; "Practical Tips on Preparing and Trying Child Custody Cases" -(formerly co-authored with Deanna K. Straugh), 1995, 1996, 1997,1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, Family Law Symposium Reference Books, Family Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association; "Impact of Jewish Divorce Law on Matrimonial Litigation"--The Matrimonial Strategist, July, 1998; "Considerations When Attempting to Resolve Religious Conflicts in Custody Cases", The Matrimonial Strategist, February, 2000; "The Impact of Jewish Divorce Law on Family Law Litigation", Domestic Relations Journal of Ohio, May/June 2002, Vol. 14, Issue 3; "The Effect of Jewish Divorce Law on Family Law Litigation", Family Law News, Official Publication of the State Bar of California Family Law Section, Vol. 27, No. 4, 2005; "Private Adjudication--The Good, The Bad and the Cautionary", Family Law News, Official Publication of the State Bar of California Family Law Section, Vol. 28, No.2, 2006; "Jewish Holiday Guide for Custody/Visitation Schedules" Family Law News, Official Publication of the State Bar of California Family Law Section, Vol 29, No.2, 2007
THOMAS TRENT LEWIS
Judge of the Superior Court
County of Los Angeles
111 N. Hill St., Dept. 79
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: (213) 974.6219
FAX:
Member: California; Los Angeles County; San Fernando Valley. Current Position: Chair, Board of Legal Specialization State of California. Previous Position: President San Fernando Valley Bar Association 92-93, Chair Family Law Advisory Commission 91-92.
OVVIE MILLER
Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman, LLP
9601 Wilshire Blvd., 4th Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Tel: (310) 246-3239
FAX: (310) 271-6430
Member: American Bar Association; California State Bar; Los Angeles County & Beverly Hills Bar Associations. Previous Positions: Board of Governors, Beverly Hills Bar Association (1970-73), Editor, Journal of the Beverly Hills Bar Association (1971-72), Chairman, Family Law Section, Beverly Hills Bar Association (1975-76, 1984-85). Author: ''Alter Ego is Hard to Prove Against Limited Partners'' L.A. Daily Journal, August 11, 1997; ''You Can't Go Home Again ''19 L.A. Lawyer NO. 11 (February 1997); ''California Divorce Reform After 25 Years ''28 J. Beverly Hills Bar Association NO.4
CHRISTOPHER M. MOORE
Moore, Bryan & Schroff
21515 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 490
Union Bank Tower
Torrance, CA 90503
Tel: (310) 540-8855
FAX: (310) 316-1307
Counties of Los Angeles and Orange. Member, State Bar Family Law Executive Committee 1995-. President, South Bay Bar Assn., 1985. Member, Los Angeles County Bar, Bd. Of Trustees, 1990-92. "Carlson: Are We Asking the Right Questions?" Family Law News & Review, Winter 1993.
ALLEN I. NEIMAN
Law Office of Allen Neiman
11111 Santa Monica Blvd.
Suite 1840
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel: (310) 575-5555
FAX: (310) 575-5550
C.V. currently unavailable
ROBERT M. NEWELL
Law Office of Robert Newell
520 South Grand Avenue, Suite 390
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Tel: (213) 629-1231
FAX: (213) 622-3634
C.V. currently unavailable
JOAN PATSY OSTROY
Law Office of Joan Patsy Ostroy
12100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1940
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel: (310) 820-7971
FAX: (310) 820-7071
Chair, Mediation Committee of the National AAML. Member, Board of Directors, Southern CA Chapter AAML. Vice President, Membership 1995-96; Chair, AAML Comm. on Ethics and Racial Bias in the Profession, 1993-96. Chair, AAML Pro Bona Comm., 1994-96. Member, AAML Comm. on Gender Bias, 1991-93. Martindale-Hubbel AV rating. Chair, Officer and Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section Executive Committee. Past President, Women Lawyers' Association of Los Angeles. Past Chair, State Bar of California Conference of Delegates. Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of California.
CONNOLLY OYLER
Oyler & Woldman
233 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 400
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Tel: (310) 917-1040
FAX: (310) 917-1041
ABA: Family Law Section and Lecturer; State Bar of California: Executive Comm. Chairman 1984; Lecturer at Numerous State Bar Conventions and Seminars. Los Angeles County Bar Assn: Family Law Section; Executive Committee, 1981-83; Editor of Newsletter, 1983; San Fernando Valley Bar Assn.: Chairman, Family Law Section 1981; President, 1983-84. Santa Monica Bar Assn.; President Elect. Served as Treasurer and Member of the Board of Trustees of the Southern California Chapter. Served as Chair of State Bar Family Law Section; Principal Referee of the State Bar Disciplinary Court; Family Law Chair and President of the San Fernando Valley and Santa Monica Bar Associations; Lecturer to The American, California State Bar, and various local Bar Associations.
PATRICIA PHILLIPS
Phillips Jessner
300 South Grand Avenue
14th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3124
Tel: (213) 687-2650
FAX: (213) 687-2651
Chair, State Bar commission on the Future of the Legal Profession and the State Bar, 1993-1995; President, Los Angeles County Bar Assn., 1984-1985; Former Member, Executive Committee, Family Law Section; Recipient of Shattuck Price Outstanding Lawyer Award, L.A. County Bar Association; Member, Board of Governors, State Bar of California, 1986-89; Chair and Member, L.A. County Commission on Judicial Procedures; Author, Divorce, A Woman's Guide to Getting a Fair Share, Publisher: MacMillan; Board of Directors: Maternal & Child Health Access.
RONALD ROSENFELD
Leeds, Wender & Rosenfeld
9107 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Tel: (310) 278-7560
FAX: (310) 273-5602
Member, National Bd. Of Governors, 1990-92. Southern California AAML President, 1990-91, Member, Board of Directors, 1986-92, Academy Certified Arbitrator and Mediator. Faculty of Academy Mediation Training Seminars, Member, Why Marriages Fail and Mediation Study Comms. California State Bar, Los Angeles County Bar Assn., Beverly Hills Bar Assn., ABA, Family Law Sections; Mbr., Panel of Family Law Mediators, Los Angeles Superior Court, Central Dist.; Mbr. CA State Bar Fam. Law Sec. Exec. Comm., 1992-1995. Fellow, IAML.
WILLIAM S. RYDEN
Jaffe and Clemens
433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 1000
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Tel: (310) 550-7477
FAX: (310) 271-8313
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Certified Family Law Specialist 1985-present. Education. Claremont Men's College, B.A. 1974, Double Major: Economics and History. Southwestern University School of Law, J.D. 1980, cum laude. Partner: Jaffe and Clemens, 1985 to present. Recent Activities. Member: Executive Committee for the Family Law Section of the State Bar (FLEXCOM) (2007-2010). Member: Executive Committee for the Family Law Section of Beverly Hills Bar Association (2000 to present) (Chairperson of Family Law Section in 2004-2005). Former Member of Executive Committee for the Family Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association (2001-2003). Volunteer. Temporary Judge Program (since 2005), Volunteer. Mediator, Family Law Los Angeles County, Central District (since 1990). Panelist: "The Support Trial" 2ND Annual Family Law Trial Advocacy Program - Los Angeles County Bar Family Law Section (2008). Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. Recognized as Southern California Super Lawyer 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.
LEE W. SALISBURY
Anderson & Salisbury
225 S. Lake Avenue, Suite 550
Pasadena, CA 91101-3009
Tel: (626) 449-4812
FAX: (626) 449-1576
Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section Executive Committee, 1996; President, Pasadena Bar Association, 1994-1995; California State Bar, Certified Family Law Specialist, 1983 - Present.
GLEN HOWARD SCHWARTZ
Law Office of Glenn H. Schwartz
345 N. Maple Drive, Suite 395
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Tel: (310) 246-2322
FAX: (310) 246-2313
Member: Los Angeles County Bar Assn, Family Law Section. Beverly Hills Bar Assn., Family Law Section. ABA. Family Law Section. Current Positions: Certified Specialist, Family Law, The State Bar of CA Bd. of Legal Specialization. Previous Positions: Chair, Fam. Law Sect., Los Angeles County Bar Assn., 1994-95. Bd. of Directors, Harriett Buhai Center for Fam. Law, 1994-96. Ex. Comm. Los Angeles County Bar Assn., 1996-date. CLE Participation: Panelist, Univ. of So. CA/ L.A. County Bar Fam. Law Inst., 1994, 95, 96. Lecturer - Issues in Custody Proceedings at AFCC Conference, 1996; Issues of Paternity and Custody at L.A. County Bar CLE Programs. Author: ``Fathers In Law,'' Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, July-August, 1997. ``Paternity Litigation,'' Family Law Symposium Reference Book, 1990, 1994.
THOMAS L. SIMPSON
Thomas L. Simpson, A Law Corporation
Galleria Tower, 100 West Broadway
Suite 1250
Glendale, CA 91210
Tel: (818) 500-0511
FAX: (818) 500-7215
County of Los Angeles. Member, Los Angeles County, Glendale and Pasadena Bar Associations. Past President, Glendale Bar Association. Former member, Executive Committee, Family Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association. Lecturer/Moderator on various Continuing Education Panels. Certified Family Law Specialist.
HAROLD J. STANTON
Stanton Law Corporation
16530 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 205
Encino, CA 91436-4589
Tel: (818) 501-4224
FAX: (818) 501-2021
Southern California Chapter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers,President (2005-06), and member since 1979. Certified Academy Arbitrator;ABA Mediation Training Seminar; Advanced Mediation Training (PepperdineSchool of Law); Judge Pro Tem, L.A. and Beverly Hills Municipal Courts;Mediator, L.A. Superior Court. American, California, L.A. and B.H. BarAssns. (Family Law Divisions). UCLA Law School, Juris Doctorate, SeniorEditor UCLA Law Review. Author: "Community Property and the right to Publicity," Los Angeles Lawyer, Vol. 9, No. 2 ; "The Celebrity's Right to Publicity," ABA Family Advocate, Vol. 9.
JEFF STURMAN
Law Firm of Kolodny & Anteau
9100 Wilshire Blvd., 9th Floor, West Tower
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Tel: (310) 271-5533
FAX: (310) 271-3918
Mr. Sturman received an undergraduate degree in business and accounting from the University of Washington and a law degree from the University of Oregon in 1990. He then attended Georgetown University Law Center and received an LL.M. in taxation in 1991. Upon completion of that program, Mr. Sturman was a judicial clerk for the Honorable Perry Shields, Judge of the United States Tax Court in Washington, D.C.
Prior to joining Kolodny & Anteau, Mr. Sturman practiced civil litigation in addition to handling complex family law cases.
RONALD M. SUPANCIC
Law Office of Ronald Supancic
5959 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Suite 375
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Tel: (818) 348-6700
FAX: (818) 348-0961
LA and Ventura Counties. Certified Family Law Specialist. Member, Bd. of Gov., So. Calif. Chapter, AAML, 1986-88, Comm. Chair, Bounds of Advocacy. Med. Panel, North/South AAML Conference, Napa, Calif., May 1994. Cert. Spec., LA Cty. Sup. Court: Mediator & Arbitrator; "Religious Issues in Divorce" Workshop for "Divorce Recovery Seminar," 1987. San Fernando & Van Nuys Muni. Courts: Judge Pro Tem, Family Law Dept. Intn. Conf. on Family Strength, Pepperdine U, School of Psych., 1986-87. Co-author, "Layman's Guide to CA Family Law"; Author, "When All Else Fails," 1986. Bd. Of Gov., Assn. Of Certified Family Law Specialists, 1989-90. Assoc. Prof. Azusa Pac. Univ., 1985-90.
BYRON C. THOMPSON
Tuckerman & Thompson
395 S. Indian Hill Blvd.
Claremont, CA 91711
Tel: (909) 621-1437
FAX: (909) 621-0172
C.V. currently unavailable
SORRELL TROPE
Trope & Trope
12121 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 801
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel: (310) 207-8228
FAX: (310) 826-1122
Counties of Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura. Cert. Fam. Law Specialist; Author, Chapters on Prep. For Trial and Trials, CA Marital Disso. Practice, (CEB); Author, LACB Fam. Law Symposium Book, Chapters Prep. For Trial and Trials & Initial Order to Show Cause; Instructor, Fam. Law Litigation; USC Law School; Inst., Advance Fam. Law, Pepperdine School of Law; Lecturer, CEB of Univ. Of CA; USC Law School; Rutter Group.
PETER M. WALZER
Certified Family Law Specialist
Walzer & Melcher LLP
21700 Oxnard Street, Suite 2080
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Tel: (310) 557-0915
FAX: (818) 591-3774
Peter M. Walzer is the founding partner of the Southern California law firm Walzer & Melcher LLP focused exclusively on family law. He is a past president of the Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is a former chair of the executive committee of the State Bar Family Law Section. Mr. Walzer has been a certified family law specialist for 20 years and is a former president of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists. He on the Legal Education Committee and the Publications Board of the American Bar Association Family Law Section. He is on the executive committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section. He is a member of the Elkins Family Law Task Force, a statewide panel whose charge is to propose measures to improve efficiency and fairness in family law proceedings and ensure access to justice for family law litigants. Peter was named person of the year in 2009 by the Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Peter was appointed to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Board of Governors for the 2010 to 2012 term.
DENNIS WASSER
Wasser, Cooperman & Carter
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Tel: (310) 277-7117
FAX: (310) 553-1793
County of Los Angeles. Certified Specialist, Family Law; Member, Vice-Chair and Chair: Executive Committee, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section; Chair: Beverly hills Bar Association Family Law Section; Visiting Lecturer - UCLA Law School in Community Property; Co-instructor - USC Advanced Professional Program - Family Law.
DONNA BECK WEAVER
520 Broadway, Suite 350
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Tel: (310) 458-3336
FAX: (310) 309-4702
Counties of Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo. Past President, San Luis Obispo County Bar Association; California State Bar Family Law Section Executive Committee, 1988-1991, Education Chair 1989-1991; Founder, Women Lawyers Association of San Luis Obispo County. California State Bar Law Practice Management Section Executive Committee 1991 - ; Education Chair 1992-1993. AAML So. Calif. Chapter Secretary 1995-97.
DONALD ZELINSKY
21600 Oxnard Street Suite 1150
Woodland Hills, CA 91367-3670
Tel: (818) 702-9600 (Day)
FAX: (810 )222-5519
Graduated Univ of West Los Angeles School of Law, Juris Doctor and became member of California StateBar in January, 1967; Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of California; Member and Chair of theCalifornia State Bar Family Law Section Committe on Support, South; For Los Angeles County BarAssoc: Judge Pro Tem & Mediator Family Law, Committee on Arbitration-Fee Disputes, Board ofTrustees & Family Law Executive Committee; For Beverly Hills Bar Assoc: Member Family Law Section& Family Law Executive Committee; For San Fernando Valley Bar Assoc: Held all offices includingPresident, Board of Trustees, Family Law Section Chair, Family Law Executive Committee, Mediator,Arbitrator - Fee Disputes; Participant-Seminars for Family Law Sections of the California State Bar,Beverly Hills Bar, Los Angeles County Bar, San Fernando Valley Bar, Advisor and Lecturer for Paralegaland Legal Secretarial Programs at Los Angeles Pierce College and Watterson College.
DON MIKE ANTHONY
ROBERT C. BRANDT
EMILY SHAPPELL EDELMAN
IRA M. FRIEDMAN
LARRY GINSBERG
DIANNA J. GOULD-SALTMAN
SUZANNE HARRIS
NEAL RAYMOND HERSH
JONATHAN E. JOHNSON
STEVEN KNOWLES
ALEXANDRA LEICHTER
THOMAS TRENT LEWIS
CONNOLLY OYLER
RONALD ROSENFELD
WILLIAM S. RYDEN
HAROLD J. STANTON
JEFF STURMAN
RONALD M. SUPANCIC
PETER M. WALZER
DONNA BECK WEAVER
DONALD ZELINSKY