Profile Introduction

I was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1973 and continue to master my ADR techniques including family law mediation and collaborative practice. I have been providing Alternate Dispute Resolution services since 1978, and currently serve on the panel of the Los Angeles County Superior Court approved Civil and Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators. I have been trained in the Collaborative Practice by the International Academy Of Collaborative Professionals as well as other collaborative groups, and am a member in good standing with the I.A.C.P. (International Academy of Collaborative Professionals), L.A.C.F.L.A. (Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association) C.D.S.O.C. (Collaborative Divorce Solutions Orange County), CPCAL (Collaborative Practice California) and the C.C.D. (Coalition for Collaborative Divorce), where I have provided collaborative and mediation training services for other collaborative professionals and mediators.
The spectrum of ADR services provided by my office focuses on the Collaborative Process and Mediation Services.

My philosophy includes:
> Addressing and emphasizing the needs of children.
> Employing problem-solving techniques that foster efficient, fair and respectful resolution of issues.
> Allow couples to retain control of the decision making process.
> Insure the most amount of privacy.
> Provide the maximum amount of flexability and respect.
> Contain costs.
> Encourage the structure to address and provide for both emotional support and legal guidance.
> Help preserve respectful relationships after separation and divorce.
> Help the newly configured family begin new lives in a more hopeful and healthy way.
> Going from a unit of two, to two units of one, and still remain whole.