Admitted: 1980, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
Law School: University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Member, Board of Directors, 2007, Chair, Lawyer Referral Service Committee, 1992 and 1993; Chair Qualifications Subcommittee, 1991; Chair, Executive Committee, Family Law Section, 2001 and 2002); State Bar of California (Chair, Standing Committee on Child Custody, 1995-1997; Member: Family Law Advisory Commission, 1994-1997; Family Law Section); Association of Family and Conciliation Courts; Association of Certified Family Law Specialists.
Biography: Named Northern California Super Lawyer, Law and Politics and San Francisco Magazine, 2007, 2006 and 2005 (Top 50 Female Lawyers) and 2004. Named one of the Bay Area's Top Two Family Law Attorneys. The Recorder, November 2003. Recipient, Bar Association of San Francisco 1993 Award of Merit. Frequent Lecturer, issues related to child custody. Judge Pro Tem, San Francisco Superior Court 1984. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Born: Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, April 17, 1954