Education

Western State University College of Law, Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude
San Diego State Univ., BA in Psychology and English, with High Honors & Distinction

Bar Pass Date: November 1991



Practice Specialities

Family Law - Collaborative, Mediation and Litigation


Membership & Honors

Member: Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego
Member: International Association of Collaborative Law Professionals
Member: Bar Association of North San Diego County
Speaker: Second Saturday, Divorce Workshop, Mira Costa College
Instructor: People’s Law School, North County Bar Association
Speaker: Kids Day at court (2002 - 2005)
Board Member and Secretary: Bar Assoc. of North San Diego County (2000 - 2003)
Family Law Section Co-Chair: North County Bar Association (1998 - 2000)
Board Member and Treasurer: Lawyers Club, North County Chapter (1996 - 1999)
Intern Law Clerk to the Hon. John S. Rhoades, U.S. District Ct., Southern District 1990


Relevant Experience

I exclusively practice family law and mediation, and have devoted the past eleven years to building my family law practice in Encinitas. Looking at each client’s situation, I strive to provide them the most effective way to get through the legal process. I have served the Court as counsel for children, and volunteer my time as a Settlement Judge on a regular basis. My skills as a mediator were initially built through my years spent as a Crisis Counselor, where I was trained and engaged in active problem solving with clients.