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| | | There is nothing more complex than the intricacies of family law. And no firm more powerfully equipped to deal with them. |
| EDUCATION: | |
| College | University of California at Los Angeles BA, June 1962 |
| Post-Graduate | University of California at Los Angeles LLB/JD, June 1965 |
| BAR ADMISSIONS: | |
| January 1966 | Admission to California State Bar |
| December 1969 | Admission to United States Supreme Court |
| December 1969 | Admission to United States Court of Military Appeal |
| July 1980 (inception) | California Board of Legal Specialization Certified Family Law Specialist |
| PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: | |
| March, 1995 - Present | KOLODNY & ANTEAU Partner |
| 1985 - March, 1995 | SIMKE, CHODOS, SILBERFELD, & ANTEAU, INC Partner |
| 1983 - 1985 | LAW OFFICES OF RONALD W. ANTEAU |
| 1969 - 1982 | TROPE AND TROPE Partner |
| 1967 - 1969 | ROSEN & ANTEAU Partner |
| MILITARY SERVICE: | |
| United States Naval Reserves Judge Advocate General, Lt. Commander, Ret. |
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| SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS: | |
| Diplomate, American College of Family Trial Lawyers | |
| Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers | |
| Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers | |
| American Bar Association/Family Law Section | |
| International Bar Association/Family Law Section | |
| Association of Certified Family Law Specialists | |
| The State Bar of California/Family Law Section | |
| Los Angeles County Bar Association/Family Law Section | |
| Beverly Hills Bar Association/Family Law Section | |
| American Inn of Court, Southern California Family Law Chapter | |
| ACTIVITIES | |
| Executive Vice President, American College of Family Trial Lawyers, 2010-present | |
| Executive Committee, American College of Family Trial Lawyers, Inception-present | |
| Counsel to the President, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2010-2011 | |
| Executive Committee, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2006-present | |
| Treasurer, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, US. Chapter, 1999-present | |
| President, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Southern California Chapter, 1996-97 | |
| Past Member, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, National Organization, Membership, Marketing and Public Relations Committees | |
| Past Member, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foundations, Board of Directors, 1999-2005 | |
| Past Chair, Advertising Committee, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1994-1996 | |
| Past Vice President-Programs, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Southern California Chapter | |
| Past Vice President-Membership, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Southern California Chapter | |
| Past Chair, Board of Examiners, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Southern California Chapter | |
| Member, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Southern California Chapter, Membership and Public Relations Committees | |
| Member, Disciplinary Proceedings/Peer Review Committee for Family Law Matters, The State Bar of California, 1993 (inception) | |
| Past Editor, State Bar Family Law News, 1994-95 | |
| Associate Editor, Litigation Desk, State Bar Family Law News, 1995-2003 | |
| Member, Advisory Board, Divorce Magazine | |
| Family Law Mediation Panel, October 1981 (inception)-2005 | |
| Pro tem Program, Department 2, Family Law, Superior Court, Los Angeles County Central District, 1980-2004 | |
| Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Executive Committee, and Member and Participant in various standing committees, including but not limited to Public Relations and Meditation 1991-1994 | |
| Member, Beverly Hills Bar Family Law Executive Committee, and Member and Participant in various standing committees, including but not limited to Symposium Program, Resolutions, Law Revision Commission and Surrogate Parenting, 1983-2004 | |
| Past Member, The State Bar of California, Family Law Executive Committee | |
| Expert witness on family law issues, serving both nationally and internationally. | |
| HONORS: | |
| Named One of the Top Ten Lawyers, Southern California Super Lawyers Directory, 2006 (joint publication of Los Angeles Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine) | |
| Included in Southern California Super Lawyers Directory and named in Top 100, 2004-2007 (joint publication of Los Angeles Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine) | |
| Named 2003 Family Law Person of the Year by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Southern California Chapter | |
| Included in Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 2003-2009 (Martindale-Hubbell) | |
| Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 1995-2009 | |
| Included in Who's Who in American Law, 2001-2005 | |
| Selected as Honored Member of National Directory of Who's Who of Executives and Professionals, 1994-1995 | |
| PUBLICATIONS: | |
| Co-Author of chapter entitled, "The Practice of California Family Law Litigation" for Strategies for Family Law in California, "Inside the Minds" Series, Thomson Reuters/Aspatore, 2010 | |
| Chapters on Premarital Agreements and Cohabitation Agreements, California Transactions Forms, West Group, November, 1998 | |
| "Expert Advice: Minding Your Own Business", California Lawyer Magazine, Vol. 16, No. 12, December, 1996 | |
| "Death and Dissolution", Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Symposium Reference Book, May, 1992; Updated and republished May, 1993; Updated and pending republication, May, 1996 | |
| "A New Source of Available Income", Los Angeles County Bar Association, 26th Annual Family Law Symposium, Practice Pointer, May 7, 1994 | |
| Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Test on subject of "Moore/Marsden Enters the 21st Century" for the State Bar of California, Family Law Section, published May, 1994 | |
| "New Wrinkles in our suit-cutting edge", the state Bar of California, section education institute, syllabus, November, 1992 | |
| Co-author of chapter entitled, "the practice of California family law litigation" for strategies for family law in California, "inside the minds" series, Thomas Reuters/Aspatore, 2010 | |
| Chapters on premarital agreements and cohabitation agreements, California transactions forms, west group, November, 1998 | |
| "Expert advice: minding your own business", California lawyer magazine, vol. 16, no. 12, december1996 | |
| "New Wrinkles in Our Suit - Cutting Edge", the State Bar of California, Section Education Institute, Syllabus, November, 1992 | |
| "New Wrinkles in Our Suit - Interspousal Liability", the State Bar of California, Annual Meeting Syllabus, October, 1992 | |
| "Can You Take It With You? - Severance of Joint Tenancy", Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Symposium Reference Book - Practice Pointer, May, 1992 | |
| Coordinator and co-author of multi-volume publication entitled Family Law Litigation Guide, Matthew Bender, 1991 | |
| "Moore/Marsden/Neal-Increasing Your Separate Property Position", Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law News and Review, March, 1986 | |
| Author of article on expert witnesses for Beverly Hills Bar Association, Family Law Symposium, November 23, 1984 | |
| Mediation Policy and Procedure in Southern California Counties, Los Angeles County Bar Association, published December 4, 1982 | |
| The Five "P's" of Pension Practice, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association, published May 22, 1982 | |
| Chapter entitled "Enforcement of Judgments", California Family Trial Handbook, Parker & Sons Publications, Inc., publication date - pending | |
| FACULTY MEMBER PARTICIPATION: | |
| Moderator American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 18th Annual Institute of Trial Advocacy, "Legal Ethics and Trial Advocacy", presented with Michael Josephson, January 16, 2011. | |
| Presenter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 16th Annual Institute of Trial Advocacy, "Opening Statements", presented with Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis, Hon. Thomas Ashworth, Hon. Mark Millard, Julie R. Barnes, Thomas P. Stabile and Jeffrey C. Fritz, January 18, 2009. | |
| Panelist, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, European Chapter Meeting, "A Brief Debate - Collaborative Law: Vegetarian Law for Non-Trial Lawyers", (advocate against collaborative law), presented with James Stewart, April 4, 2008. | |
| Presenter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Mid-Winter Meeting "Got Security", March 6, 2008. | |
| Presenter, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants/American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, AICPA/AAML National Conference on Divorce, "Creative Solutions (Hot Tips) to Difficult Divorces", May 13-14, 2004. | |
| Panelist, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Southern California Chapter, 10th Annual Institute of Trial Advocacy, "Fiduciary Duties and Complex Tracing Issues", presented with Thomas P. Stabiles and Stephen J. Wagner, January 18, 2003. | |
| Panelist Los Angeles County Bar Association, 34th Annual Family Law Symposium, "Move Away Trial", presented with Hon. John H. Sandoz, Judge, Hon. Robert A. Schneider, Commissioner, Hon. Ann Dobbs, Commissioner, Patrick DeCarolis, Esq., Manley Freid, Esq. and Dr. Allen W. Gottfried, Ph.D., May 11, 2002. | |
| Moderator and Panelist, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, U.S. Chapter Meeting, "Prenuptial Agreements", presented with Marsha Barbanel Elser, Sylvia Goldschmidt, Miles Preston, and Edward S. Snyder, Charleston, SC, April 5, 2002. | |
| Panelist, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, southern California Chapter, 9th Annual Institute of Trial Advocacy, "Harry Potter and the Billion $$ Company: Do You Have to be a Wizard to Value a Business?", presented with Hon. Stephen M. Lachs, Judge Ret., Robert Schweihs, and Jeffrey H. Kinnich, January 19, 2002. | |
| Panelist/Coordinator, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Southern California Chapter, 8th Annual Institute of Trial Advocacy, "Hot Topics and Cutting Edge Family Law Motions", presented with Hon. Kenneth A. Black, Nicholas A. Leto, Stephen A. Kolodny, Fern Topas Salka, Philip G. Seastrom, Eleanor A. Stegmeier, and Janis K. Stocks, January 15, 2001 | |
| Speaker, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Southern California Chapter Meeting, "The Future Prenuptial Agreement Following California Supreme Court Decisions in Bonds and Pendleton v. Fireman", presented with Norman M. Dolin, Anaheim, California, September 23, 2000. | |
| Panelist, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 32nd Annual Family Law Symposium "Cutting Edge Issues for the New Millennium", Panelist with Hon. Arnold Gold, Judith Forman, Arlene Colman-Schwimmer, Norman Dolin, Robert Kipper, and Judy Bogen, Los Angeles, California, May 13, 2000. | |
| Panelist American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 7th Annual Institute of Trial Advocacy, "Tips for Writing an Airtight Prenuptial; Attacking or Defending at Trial; Analysis of Bonds and Other Recent Cases", Panelist with James A. Hennenhoefer, Esq., Lawrence Stotter, Esq., Norman M. Dolin, Esq., Gerald Lunn, Esq., Bruce Cooperman, Esq., Coronado, California, January 17, 2000. | |
| Panelist, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Institute of Trial Advocacy, "The Unique Asset Case - Identification and Valuation - Evidentiary Issues at Trial", Panelist with Comm. Etta O. Gillivan, Ret., Nicholas A. Leto, Esq., and Suzanne Harris, Esq., Coronado, California, January 15, 2000. | |
| Panelist, Beverly Hills Bar Association, 23rd Annual Family Law Symposium, "Child Support Guidelines and Beyond", Panelist with Honorable John Chemeleski, Comm., Alain Rogier, Esq. and Jack Zuckerman, CPA, Beverly Hills, California, November 15, 1997. | |
| Panelist, American Bar Association Family Law Section Spring Meeting, "The Impact of Sexual Abuse Allegations on the Evaluation and the Trial", Los Angeles, California, April 17-19, 1997 | |
| Committee Member, Planning Committee, California Certified Public Accountants Education Foundation, 1996 Family Law Conference, Los Angeles, California, December 11, 1996/San Francisco, California, December 12, 1996 | |
| Panelist, Los Angeles County Bar Association/University of Southern California, 4th Annual Family Law Institute, "The Ethics of Presenting Evidence in Family Law Cases: What are the Bounds of Advocacy?" Los Angeles, December 7, 1996 | |
| Panelist, "Direct and Cross Examination of an Expert Witness", American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, The American Academy institute of Trial Advocacy Los Angeles, California, January 13-15, 1996 | |
| Moderator Center for the Family in Transition, Children of Divorce Symposium, Santa Monica, California, April 1, 1995 | |
| Panelist, "Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Psychiatric Evaluation...'-An Insider's View", American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Southern California Chapter Meeting Panelist with Dr. Susan C. Rempel, PhD., MFCC, Anaheim, California, December 10, 1994 | |
| Moderator and Panelist, "Death and Dissolution", Los Angeles County Bar Association, 26th Annual Family Law Symposium, Panelist with Hon. Arnold Gold, Los Angeles, California, May 7, 1994 | |
| Speaker, "Bifurcation and Family Code §1100 (formerly CC §5125)", Hot Tips III, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Family Law Section, April 20, 1994 | |
| Panelist, "How to Present a Complex Case Involving Tracing and Van Camp/Pereira", American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, The American Academy Institute of Trial Advocacy, Panelist with Stephen J. Wagner, La Costa, California, January 15, 1994 | |
| Moderator and Panelist, "New Wrinkles in Our Suit" -Domestic Torts, Certified Family Law Specialist Sections of the Northern San Diego County Bar Association, Fall Family Law Seminar, Panelist with Honorable Kenneth Black, Honorable Michael Greer and Eleanor Stegmeier, La Costa, California, September 18, 1993 | |
| Speaker, "Expand Your Mind Through Microbiology" - The Impact of Genetic Engineering on Family Law, and Delegate to First World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights, Sydney, Australia, July, 1993 | |
| Moderator and Panelist, "How to Prosecute and Defend a Contempt", Association of Certified Family Law Specialist and Century City Bar Association Family Law Section, Panelist with Honorable Irving Feffer and Audrey Winograde, June 8, 1993 | |
| Moderator and Panelist, "Hot Tips", The State Bar of California, Family Law Section, Family Law Institute, Panelist with Honorable Melissa R. Toben and Honorable Etta Gillivan, May 14-16, 1993 | |
| Panelist, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Family Law Section Dinner Meeting, Domestic Tors, Panelist with Honorable Eli Chernow and Daniel Jaffe, March 17, 1993 | |
| Lead speaker, The State Bar of California, Section Education Institute, "New Wrinkles in Our Suit-Cutting Edge", Panelist with Honorable Anthony Joseph, Judge, Honorable Etta Gillivan, Commissioner, and Eleanor Stegmeier, November 14, 1992 (Approved by Board of Legal Specialization) | |
| Lead Speaker, the State Bar of California, 1992 Annual Meeting "New Wrinkles in the Suit" - Interspousal Liability, Panelist with the Honorable Eli Chernow and Eleanor Stegmeier, October 2, 1992 (Approved by Board of Legal Specialization) | |
| Coordinator and panelist, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Symposium, Direct and Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses, May 1992 (Approved by Board of Legal Specialization) | |
| Representative of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Executive Committee to the Conference of Family Law Section Chairs, American Bar Association Annual Family Law Spring Meeting, Washington D.C, April, 1992 | |
| Panelist, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Family Law Section Dinner Meeting, Real Estate Appraisal Problems, Panelist with Larry Sommer, January 22, 1992 | |
| Panelist, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Southwest Regional Conference, Executive and Celebrity Goodwill, Co-Panelist with Honorable Christian Markey, Ret, and Stephen A. Kolodny, January 19, 1992 | |
| Panelist, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Family Law Symposium, Recent Developments in Family Law, oCTOBER, 1990 (Approved by Board of Legal Specialization) | |
| Panelist, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Family Law Symposium, New Spouse/Cohabiter Income in Modification of Support Matters, December, 1989 (Approved by Board of legal Specialization) | |
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| EDUCATION: | |
| College | Boston University College of business Administration Boston, MA BA, 1962 |
| Post-Graduate | Boston University School of Law Boston, MA, 1965 |
| BAR ADMISSIONS: | |
| January 1966 | Admission to California State Bar |
| January 1966 | Admission to Federal Courts |
| From inception, 1980 | California Board of Legal Specialization Certified family law specialist |
| March 2004 | Admission to United States Supreme Court |
| CERTIFICATION: | |
| 2005 | California Board of Legal Specialization Certified Family Law Specialist |
| PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: | |
| March, 1995 - Present | KOLONDY & ANTEAU Partner |
| SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS: | |
| Founding Diplomat, American College of Family Trial Lawyers | |
| Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Southern California Chapter (since 1981) | |
| Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, USA Chapter | |
| Member, American Bar Association, Family Law section (since 1972) | |
| Member, Certified Specialist, The State Bar of california, Family Law Section (since 1966) |
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| Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section (since 1966) | |
| Member, Beverly Hills Bar association, family law section (since 1975) | |
| Member, International Bar Association (since 1991) | |
| Advisory Committee, Executive Committee, The Harriett Buhai Law Center | |
| Affiliate, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants | |
| Affiliate, National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts | |
| ACTIVITIES | |
| American College of Family Trial Lawyers (ACFTL) Founding Diplomat Original Member, Executive Committee Executive Vice President, 2005 - 2010 CLE Chair, Spring Meeting, 2004 |
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| American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) Member, Executive Committee, 2004 Past Member, Membership Committee Past Member, Admissions Committee Past Member, Attorney's Fee Committee Chair, Continuing Legal Education Program, 1994-1995 Past Member, Board of Governors National Counsel, 2001-2002, 2002-2003 Member, American Law Institute Committee, 2004 |
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| American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML, SoCal) Southern California Chapter President, 1994-1995 Vice President of Membership, 1987-1993, 1995-1997 Long Range Planning Committee, Member |
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| International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (IAML) Past Member, Board of Governors Newsletter Publisher, 1993-1998 |
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| International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (IAML - USA) USA Chapter Chapter President, 1996-1998 Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2000 |
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| American Bar Association (ABA) Family Law Section Member, Family Law section Parliamentarian, Family Law Section, 1994-1995 Co-Chair, Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute (Houston), 1989-2007 |
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| Los Angeles county Bar Association (LACBA) Family Law Section Past Member, Executive Committee Officer, Executive Committee, 1983 Chair Executive Committee, 1987-1988 Past Chair, Past Co-Chair, Child Custody Colloquium Co-designer/Co-creator, Los Angeles Superior Court Family Law Mediation Panel Past Judge Pro Tem |
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| The State Bar of California Disciplinary Hearing Officer |
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| The Harriett Buhai Law Center Member, Advisory Committee Member, Executive Committee |
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| California Society of Certified Public Accountants Forensic Litigation Section Guest Lecturer |
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| West's California Family Law Forms Original Creator |
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| HONORS: | |
| Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section Spencer Brandies Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Practice of Family Law, 2009 |
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| American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Recognition for Outstanding Efforts as a Member, Commission an All Family Law Principles, 2005 |
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| Boston University School of Law Silver Shingle Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession, 2003 |
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| Southern California Super Lawyer's Directory (Joint publication of Los Angeles Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine) Named one of the Top Ten Lawyers, ____ Included in Southern California Super Lawyers Directory and Named in Top 100,____ |
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| Best lawyers in America Named and Listed since 1995 |
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| Worth magazine Town and Country Magazine Named one of the Top 10 Divorce Lawyers in the Nation, 1998 |
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| California Lawyers Magazine Featured, "The Divorce Duelers" (named one of the top ten), 1998 |
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| Best lawyers in America Recognized/Listed, since 1995 |
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| PUBLICATIONS: | |
| National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) Author/Writer, Family Law Examination Questions, 2001 |
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| Los Angeles county Bar association (LACBA) Author, Family Law Contempts, Annually since 1987 |
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| Matthew Bender Co-Author California Family Law Litigation Guide |
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| Los Angeles Superior Court Involved in the creation of recognized "conditionS for bifurcating marital status" |
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| Co-Author, The Divorce Practice Handbook, 1994 | |
| Contributing Author, Judge Mills Family Law Bench Book, 1980 | |
| Judicial Council Co-Author, Family Law Judicial Council Forms |
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| American Bar Association (ABA) Family Law Section Co-Author, The Divorce Trial Manual, Published 2003 Author, Family Law Practice Form, Family Advocate |
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| Article, "Evidence and Direct Examination", published 1996 | |
| FACULTY MEMBER PARTICIPATION: | |
| Houston Family Law Trial Institute Creator/Co-Chair, since program split form ABA in 2008 |
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| National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) Program speaker, Joint Program with ABA, 2000 |
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| American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) Program presenter, "Comparative Cross-Examination Techniques", 2-day program, 2000 Program presenter, "Marital Torts", (1989, 1990-1992) Program presenter, "Complex Litigation", "Complex Evidence Issues and Strategies", "Child Custody and Psychological Evaluation for Child Custody", "Tort Remedies", "Complex and Sophisticated Trial and Motion Practice", "Custody Trials", "Complex Property Trial Techniques and Tactics", "Valuation and Division Issues", and "Contempt Enforcement" |
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| American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) Ohio State Chapter Program presenter, "Rules of Evidence" 2002 |
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| American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML, SoCal) Southern California Chapter Annual presenter at trial advocacy institute, "Advanced Motion practice", "Complex Trial Strategy and Presentation", 1993-1994, 1996-present Program Presenter, 1989, 1990-1992 |
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| Nevada State Bar Program presenter for Advance Family Law Seminar, "Evidence and Trial Practice in Family Court", and "Trial Tactics and Strategy" |
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| Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) Past Presenter, "Family Law Contempts in California" "Complex and Sophisticated Trial and Motion Practice" "Custody Trials", "Property Characterization", "Valuation and Division Issues", "Evidence", and "Contempt Enforcement" author since 1987 Presenter, "How to Present and Defend Family Law Contempts" 2000 Presenter, "How to Preserve and Attack Judgments", 2000 Featured Speaker, "Family Law Contempts", Family Law Symposium (co-sponsored with the Los Angeles Superior Court), 2004 |
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| Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA) Presenter/Mock Trial, "Direct and Cross-Examination", for Bi-Annual AICPA/AAML Conference on Divorce Presenter, "Trial Strategies and Tactics", 2001, 2002 Past Presenter, "Complex and Sophisticated Trial and Motion Practice, "Custody Trials", "Property Characterization, Valuation and Division Issues", "Evidence", and "Contempt Enforcement." |
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| American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Guest Speaker/Panel Presenter, 2006 Presenter at National Conference on Divorce (Joint program with AAML), "Advanced Litigations Services", 2002 Panel Presenter, "Making the Most of the Experts: From Case Filing to Trial", "Making the Most of the Experts: Effective Deposition vs. Trial Testimony", "Making the Most of the Experts: Making your Case and Surviving Cross-Examination", "The Valuation Expert in Divorce: Advocate or Expert", "Goodwill", "Current State of California Family Law, as it Effects Forensic Accountants" |
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| National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA) Guest Speaker/Panel Presenter at Annual Business Valuation Conference, "The Impact of State Laws on Valuations for Divorce", 2001, 2003 |
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| American bar association (ABA) Family Law Section Co-Author, The Divorce Trial Manual, Published 2003 Author, Family Law Practice Forms, Family Advocate Presenter/Mock Trial Before London High Court Justice/Florida Supreme Court Justice, as Counsel for Catherine of Aragon, Millennium Program, "The Marital Woes of King Henry VIII", 2000 Program presenter at joint program w/NBTA, "How to Conduct and Object at Depositions, Including Evidence Issues", 2000 Past Program Presenter, on subjects such as: "Complex Litigation", "Complex Evidence Issues and Strategies", "Child Custody and Psychological Evaluation for Child Custody", "Tort Remedies", "Complex and Sophisticated Trial and Motion Practice", "Custody Trials", "Complex Property Trial Techniques and Tactics", "Valuation and Division Issues", and "Contempt Enforcement" Program Presenter, "Comparative Cross-Examination of Expert Witnesses", 1988 |
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| International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (IAML) Lecturer, "International Collection of Judgments", and "Enforcement of Matrimonial Judgments" |
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| Los Angeles Study Group Presenter, "Family Law Contempt", 2004 |
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| Shannon Pratt Panel speaker, Teleconference, "Defending the Business Valuation in Court", 2004 |
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| Family Law Society of Los Angeles Presenter, "Child Support in High Wage Earner Cases", 2003 |
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| Florida State Bar, Family Law Section Presenter at Annual Family Law Symposium, "Trial Strategies and Tactics in Complex Cases", 2001 |
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| San Fernando County Bar Association Co-Presenter w/two Superior Court Judges", How to Properly Try a Contempt Case", 2000 |
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| California Judges College Presenter, "How to Try a Complex Family Law Case" |
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| California Society of Certified Public Accountants Forensic Litigation Section Past Lecturer |
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| EDUCATION: | |
| College | University of California at Los Angeles BA,1973 "Member of the UCLA Freshman Basketball team in 1969-1970 |
| Post-Graduate | Southwestern University School of Law JD, 1976 Director of school sponsored legal aid clinic Successfully argued before the California Court of Appeal |
| BAR ADMISSIONS: | |
| 2009 | Intermediate Past Chair, Family Law Section, Los Angeles Country Bar Association |
| Family Law Section, Beverly Hills Bar Association | |
| Certified Family Law Specialist, Certified by State Bar of California Legal specialization | |
| Family Law Section, American Bar Association | |
| United States Supreme Court | |
| PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: | |
| KOLODNY & ANTEAU | |
| SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS: | |
| Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS). | |
| Immediate Past President of Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers | |
| Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers | |
| Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Bar Association | |
| Board of Directors of the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law; Chair of Pro Bono Recruitment for the center | |
| Family Law Advisory Commission of the State Bar of California | |
| Judge Pro Tem in the Los Angeles Superior Court | |
| Served for many years on the Los Angeles Superior Court Family Law Mediation Panel | |
| Served on the Board of Trustees of Leo Baeck Temple | |
| ACTIVITIES: | |
| Mr. Glucksman has concentrated his practice in Family Law and is an experienced civil litigator in the areas of non-marital cohabitation, domestic violence and other domestic torts. | |
| In 1999, Larry King, in his nationally syndicated column referred to Mr. Glucksman as the "palimony maven". | |
| Mr. Glucksman has been specially admitted to numerous states around the country (including Colorado, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida, Ohio, Washington, Michigan and Nevada) to handle complex family law matters. | |
| He has testified outside California as an expert California marital and non-marital domestic relations law. | |
| Mr. Glucksman's lecture credits includes: Program Chair/Moderator, "Developing a Comprehensive Strategy for High-Profile Athletes and Their Lovers in Family Court" and "Legal Ethics and Practical Realities When Handling the High-Profile Domestic Case", American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Mid-Year CLE Conference in Aruba (March 2010); Moderator "Rediscovering Effective Discovery", 40th Annual Family Law Symposium, LACBA (2008); "Documentary Pearls", Southern California Chapter AAML (2007); Chair, 39th Annual Family Law Symposium, LACBA (2007); "Closing Arguments and Statements of Decision", LACBA panel (2007); "Documentary Pearls", Southern California Chapter AAML 2006; "Retainer Agreements", Southern California Chapter AAML 2005; Guest Lecturer: Pepperdine University School of Law (2005); "Enhancing Trial Skills", BHBA 2003; "Domestic Law in California", National Business Institute 2003; "Preparing Objection-Proof Declarations and Objections", presented to the Los Angeles Country Bar Association in April, 2003; Presenter: Hot Tip, before the Midyear Meeting of the American Bar Association Family Law Section in August, 2002; "Helping the Trier of Fact Understand Valuation Testimony" at the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers' 2002 Mid-Year meeting in Sanibel, Florida. Mr. Glucksman is scheduled to present a Hot Tip at the American Bar Association Family Law Section 2002 Mid-Year Meeting in Washington, D.C.; Panelist, "Prenuptial Agreements after Senate Bill 78", presented to the Family Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association in December, 2001; Panelist, "Listening to the Child's Viewpoint" presented at the Fall Conference of the American Bar Association Family Law Section in October, 2001 in Vancouver, Canada; Mr. Glucksman was a guest speaker at the University of Denver School of Law in March, 2001, addressing "Handling Celebrity Clients and Dealing with the Media"; Presenter Hot Tip before the 2000 Midyear Meeting of the American Bar Association Family Law Section in July, 2000 in New York; Panelist, "Cohabitation Agreements - When, what, why, & how", presented to the Family Law Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association in March, 2000; Panelist, "Managing the High Conflict Custody Case", presented at the 2000 Spring CLE Conference of the American Bar Association in New Orleans; Panelist, "Interspousal Domestic Torts", presented to the East-West Law Council of Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County Bar Association in April 1999; Panelist, "Interspousal Torts", presented to the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists in June 1998; Panelist, "Examination/Cross Examination of Alleged Perpetrator of Domestic Violence", presented at the 1998 Spring Conference of the American Bar Association Family Law Section in Boston; Presenter: Hot Tip, before the Beverly Hills Bar Association Family Law Section in April, 1995. |
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| AWARDS: | |
| Mr. Glucksman is listed in "The Best Lawyers in America", National Registry, "Who's Who", and "Super Lawyers", Los Angeles Magazine. | |
| PUBLISHED ARTICLES: | |
| Mr. Glucksman's publication credits include "Determining Whether to Pursue Potential Interspousal Tort Actions", an article which appeared in the November 1999 issue of the Matrimonial Strategist; "Equal Protection for Unmarried Cohabitants, an Insider's Look at Marvin v. Marvin", published in the Pepperdine Law Review in 1978; and "Palimony – Divorce Sans Marriage", published in Trial, the National legal Newsmagazine in 1980. | |
| Q What is the philosophical approach to your cases? |
| A Preparation, intensive analysis of all perspectives (including devil's advocate side), hard work and dedication to the task at hand. |
| Q What, in your opinion, does a client expect/deserve in representation? |
| A Protection, explanation, advice and strategies. Concern and attention. |
| Q why did you choose family law? |
| A At the time (mid 1970's), family law offered a lot of trial work and incorporated so many components of all areas of law and society. |
| Q How long have you been practicing law in California? |
| A I have been practicing since 1976. |
| Q How long have you been working at K&A? |
| A I started to work at K&A in 1995. |
| Q Why did you choose K&A? |
| A Pursuit of excellence: quality in all aspects of the practice of law. |
| Q Community/Charity involvement? |
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| EDUCATION: | |
| College | University of California at Berkeley BS in Business Administration, 1980 |
| Post-Graduate | University of Southern California School of Law JD, May, 1985 |
| BAR ADMISSIONS: | Admission to California State Bar June 1987 |
| PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: | |
| March, 1995 - present | KOLODNY & ANTEAU Partner since 1999 |
| 1988 - March, 1995 | SIMKE, CHODOS, SILBERFELD & ANTEAU, INC. Los Angeles Associate |
| 1983 - 1988 | DONOVAN, LEISURE, NEWTON & IRVINE Los Angeles Associate |
| REPORTED CASES: | |
| In re marriage of McTiernan and Dubrow (2005) 133 Cal.App.4th 1090 |
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| SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS: | |
| The State Bar of California/Family Law Section | |
| Los Angeles County Bar Association/Family Law Section | |
| Beverly Hills Bar Association/Family Law Section | |
| ACTIVITIES: | |
| Volunteer at the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law (assisting limited income clients in a wide variety of family law matters); in-house volunteer and pro bono counsel. | |
| Member of Women's Professional Network, a community network of successful and like-minded dynamic women. | |
| HONORS: | |
| Named Super Lawyer, Southern California Super Lawyers, 2009 and 2010. | |
| PUBLICATIONS: | |
| "The Dilemma of Practicing Safe Waivers of Qualified Retirements Benefits in a Prenuptial Agreement", Journal of Asset Protection, 1996. | |
| MEDIA APPEARANCES: | |
| Featured Guest on A.M. 830 radio on the "Men's Dugout" for six appearances in 2010, discussing various family law issues. | |
| Q What is the philosophical approach to your cases? |
| A When people meet me for the first time and ask me what I do, they typically then follow up with the usual "how can you practice family law? It is so emotional." I always respond that I cannot imagine practicing any other type of law. Aside from custody cases, I still view cases from a transactional approach, one of the benefits, I believe, in having practice corporate law. Sometime you absolutely cannot avoid the heated, emotion laden litigation that comes with the territory. However, I still try to find creative and cost effective solution to problem and issue, while still protecting my clients best interest and while trying to minimize in engaging in emotional welfare with the opposing attorney. |
| Q What is your opinion, does a client expect/deserve in representation? |
| A In family law, we generally cannot guarantee results due to the myriad of variable involved. But, I think a client deserveS to have his/her lawyer do the best that he/she can, under any circumstances. A client deserves honest and prompt responses to questions. A client deserve logical and practical solution-oriented goals to issues raised. A client deserves attention to detail, whether it be in the context of preparing pleadings for court or in negotiating and implementing an out-of-court settlement. A client deserves (and hopefully expects) a lawyer who has integrity and will persevere in reaching a goal, while still using a common sense approach. |
| Q Why did you choose family law? |
| A I transitioned into family law after having worked in corporate (transactional) law. I choose family law because I shortly realized that I wanted to work with real people, not faceless entities, who have real life issue and need legal assistance during what is one of the most traumatic event of one's life. |
| Q How long have you been practicing law in California? |
| A I have been practicing since 1987. |
| Q How long at K&A? |
| A I started to work at K&A in 1995. |
| Q Why did you choose K&A? |
| A I wanted to continue to work for and with the partner who really gave me my start in family law, Ronald W. Anteau, for whom I had worked at his prior law firm. |
| Q Community/Charity involvement? |
| A I have been a volunteer at Harried Buhai Center for Family Law since 1990, providing family law assistance to low income people. |
| EDUCATION: | |
| College | University of Washington BA, 1987 |
| Law School | University of Oregon JD, 1990 |
| Post-Graduate | Georgetown University Law Center LLM, 1991 |
| BAR ADMISSIONS: | |
| 1995 | California State Bar |
| 1990 | Washington State Bar |
| (membership not active) | |
| CERTIFICATION: | |
| 2005 | California Board of Legal Specialization Certified Family Law Specialist |
| PROFESSIONAL HISTORY: | |
| June 1999 to the present | KOLODNY & ANTEAU Partner |
| 1996-June 1999 | Trope and Trope Associate |
| 1995-1996 | Smaltz, Anderson & Fahey Associate |
| 1993-1995 | Boelter & Gale Associate |
| 1991-1993 | Law clerk to the Honorable Perry Shields Judge of the United States Tax Court |
| PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: | |
| 2008 to the present | Member, Executive Committee Family Law Section Los Angeles County Bar Association |
| February 9, 2005 | Speaker, Domestic Law in California Pasadena, California (NBI) |
| July 21, 2005 | Speaker, California Family Law Practice Pasadena, California (NBI) |
| September 24, 2007 | Speaker, California Family Law Practice(Family Law Update) Pasadena, California (NBI) |
| November 15, 2008 | Moderator, Trial Advocacy Program Los Angeles, California (Family Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association) |
| December 8, 2008 | Speaker, Family Law: Helping Your Clients Through Difficult Cases Pasadena, California (NBI) |
| March 30, 2009 | Speaker, Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes During Divorces Pasadena, California (NBI) |
| June 24, 2009 | Speaker, Your Family Law Practice in the 21st Century (Premarital Agreements and Jurisdictional Issues) Pasadena, California (NBI) |
| March 20, 2010 | Speaker, Trial Advocacy Program Los Angeles, California (Family Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) |
| June 12, 2010 | Moderator, The Impact of Marriage of Feldman Los Angeles California (Family Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association) |
| July 28, 2010 | Speaker, Current Events for Family Lawyers, Legislative and Case Update Pasadena, California (NBI) |
| 2010 | Author, "Change of Circumstances" discussing Marriage of Dietz (2009) 176 Cal.App.4th 387, Published in the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Family Law News and Review (First Quarter 2010) |
| PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: | |
| Member | Los Angeles County Bar Association |
| Member | Beverly Hills Bar Association |
| Fellow | American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers |
| PROFESSIONAL HONORS: | |
| 2009 and 2010 | Southern California Super Lawyer for Family Law |
| Q What is the philosophical approach to your cases? |
| A Don't litigate if you don't have to. But, if litigate is needed, litigate to win. |
| Q What, in your opinion, does a client expect/deserve in representation? |
| A Clients expect and deserve to be able to communicate with their attorney. They also expect and deserve an attorney who listens to them, explains the law, explains the process, tells them their options, and fights to win. |
| Q Why did you choose family law? |
| A The opportunity to work with people and to go to Court. |
| Q How long have you have been practicing law in California? |
| A I have been practicing since 1990. |
| Q I started to work at K&A in 1999. |
| A I started to work at K&A in 1999. |
| Q Why did you choose K&A? |
| A The founding partners, Stephen Kolodny and Ron Anteau, had reputations as two of the smartest, most talented and toughest Family Law trial attorneys in Los Angeles. I thought that I could learn a great deal from them and that turned out to be correct. |
| EDUCATION: | |
| College | University of California at Los Angeles BA, June 1981 |
| Post-Graduate | Loyola Law School Los Angeles JD, June 1985 |
| BAR ADMISSIONS: | |
| June 1986 | Admission to California State Bar |
| Dec. 1994 | Admission to New Jersey Bar |
| Dec. 1994 | Admission to New Jersey Supreme Court |
| PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: | |
| 2006-Present | KOLODNY & ANTEAU Associate |
| 1994-1997 | LAW OFFICES OF LAURENCE J. CUTLER Morristown, NJ Associate |
| 1988-1994 | LAW OFFICES OF STEPHEN A. KOLODNY Los Angeles Associate |
| 1985-1988 | GOLDBERG & ANDRUS Los Angeles Associate |
| REPORTED CASES: | |
| In re Marriage of Dick | |
| In re Marriage of Benjamin | |
| SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS: | |
| The State Bar of California/Family Law Section | |
| Los Angeles County Bar Association/Family Law Section | |
| Beverly Hills Bar Association/Family Law Section | |
| New Jersey State Bar Association | |
| ACHIEVEMENTS: | |
| Judicial Extern - Family Law and Motion Department | |
| Los Angeles Superior Court, 1985 | |
| Fluent in French | |
| Q What is the philosophical approach to your cases? |
| A My philosophy in handling a case is to provide my client with the highest level of advocacy necessary to achieve the goals they desire. I work closely with the client to develop a legal strategy which will maximize their wealth, and in custody matters, insure they are awarded the time with their children needed to maintain and foster healthy relationships. The client's financial resources available are also pivotal in determining how best to achieve the client's goals in their family law proceedings. Together, the client and I customize the legal approach best suited to their needs, to insure that their legal rights are fully asserted without losing sight of the ultimate goals and resources available to them. |
| Q What, in your opinion, does a client expect/deserve in representation? |
| A In my opinion, a client expects and deserves their attorney to represent them in the most adversarial manner possible without allowing the litigation to take on a life of its own. Each client should expect their attorney to provide them with the same representation that they would expect were the attorney the client. I have a strong sense of ethics and responsibility to the client, providing them with the legal representation I would expect were I the client. |
| Q Why did you choose family law? |
| A I chose Family Law because this area of law is the most suited to my personality, education and background. My Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Teaching Credential from UCLA, coupled with my legal education have all contributed to my decision to practice Family Law exclusively, since graduation from Law School. My background provides a unique perspective to clients that are unfortunately experiencing one of the most challenging and stressful times of their lives, especially if children are involved. I discovered early in my legal career that I was most fulfilled and made the greatest impact, when helping individual clients, rather than corporations. |
| Q How long have you been practicing law in California? |
| A I have been practicing since 1986. |
| Q How long have you been working at K&A? |
| A I started to work at K&A in 2006. |
| Q Why did you choose K&A? |
| A I have great respect for the founding partners, Stephen A. Kolodny and Ronald W. Anteau and their tremendous accomplishments as leading Family Law attorneys in Southern California. Kolodny & Anteau has the highest reputation in the legal community as well as among esteemed judicial officers who often comment on Kolodny & Anteau's exceptional work product and unparalleled, uncompromising professionalism in representing their clients. |
| Q Other |
| A I am married and have two children. I am actively involved in supporting my children's local schools, including participating in fund-raising and extracurricular activities. I am also involved in our synagogue and its community and educational programs. |
| EDUCATION: | |
| College | Pitzer College Claremont, California |
| Post-Graduate | Southwestern University School of Law Los Angeles, California JD, December 1997 Law Review |
| ADMISSIONS: | |
| Sept. 1998 | California State Bar |
| December 1998 | United States District Court |
| PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: | |
| June 2004-Present | KOLODNY & ANTEAU Associate Attorney |
| Jan. 1999-June 2004 | LAW OFFICE OF FRANK 0. FOX Associate Attorney |
| 1998 | U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, TAX DIVISION Law Clerk |
| PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: | |
| California State Bar Association Los Angeles County Bar Association Beverly Hills Bar Association |
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| Q What is the philosophical approach to your cases? |
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A My philosophical approach to cases is a three step process: First, to identify goals – what will be best for my client and his her children, both short and long term; Second, how do I achieve those goals in a manner consistent with preserving the client's resources, both emotional and monetary; and lastly, how do I assure compliance in the future with the least amount of further litigation. I believe it is a family law attorney's job to help our clients navigate their way through the legal proceedings they have become involved in and to help them develop the skills they will need to overcome any challenges they face along the way. |
| Q What, in your opinion, does a client expect/deserve in representation? |
| A Knowledgeable, experience counsel who are prepared to handle all of the myriad of issue that come up in a family law proceeding. Compassionate understanding of the emotions these life-changing proceedings have on the client, their children and family. Good communication with an attorney who is available to the client by e-mail, telephone or in person as needed and who keep the client informed of all matters. |
| Q Why did you choose family law? |
| A To begin with, I had the great fortune of learning about family law and community property from Professor Max Goodman at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. Professor Goodman was one of the most highly regarded family law professors in the country and his love of this practice was compelling and contagious. As I began practicing family law, I came to believe that there would likely be no other area of the law that would involves as substantial and diverse a number of topics as this one. It became clear to me very early on that, like families, no two family law cases would ever be the same. Even an uncomplicated dissolution proceeding might require an understanding of accounting, appraisals, estate planning, income tax, real estate, child development and psychology to name but a few. I have chosen to stay in the field of family law because the work we do has a significant, real-world impact on the people we represent and their families, which feel meaningful to me and because there is virtually no limit to the kinds of issue I will get to work with so every day feels like a new challenge. |
| Q How long have you been practicing law in California? |
| A I have been practicing since 1998. |
| Q How long have you been working at K&A? |
| A I started to work at K&A in 2004. |
| Q Why did you choose K&A? |
| A I had seen Stephen and Ron in Court many times and had a case with Bill Glucksman and Ani Garikian and was always impressed with the speaking ability, demeanor, argument and reputation of the attorneys at K&A. I was also intrigued by the more sophisticated kind of issues the firm was dealing with in Court and through the appellate decisions I read and I thought that I would really enjoy working with attorneys who actually helped to make the law other attorneys cited to in their pleadings. In a very short time I came to regard Kolodny & Anteau as being the best family law firm in Los Angeles. While there might be a few other firm that come close in terms of the experience and ability of the fine lawyers they employ, none embody the same inspirational desire for excellence that exists at Kolodny & Anteau. (Plus, Nancy told me it would be a good time!) |
| Q Other |
| Provided volunteer legal services for the Harriett Buhai Center, draft pleading and appear in Court; Volunteer for the Domestic Violence Program, preparing pleadings and making court appearances. |
| EDUCATION: | |
| College | University of Nevada, Las Vegas B.A., Political Science 2001 |
| Post-Graduate | Southwestern University School of Law Los Angeles J.D., May 2003 Invitee, Southwestern Journal of Law and Trade In the Americas 2002-2003 |
| BAR ADMISSIONS: | |
| California State Bar Admitted December 2003 |
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| PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: | |
| Feb., 2006-Present | KOLODNY & ANTEAU Beverly Hills, CA Family Law Associate Attorney |
| April 2005-Feb. 2006 | BROT & GROSS Encino, CA Family Law Associate Attorney |
| Nov. 2004-April 2005 | LAW OFFICES OF MARCIA L. KRAFT Woodland Hills, CA Family Law Associate Attorney |
| May 2004-Nov. 2004 | LAW OFFICES OF DIANA DIMGGIO Riverside County, CA Family Law Associate Attorney |
| Sep. 2003-May 2004 | LAW OFFICES OF LISA A. KIRIAKIDIS Riverside County, CA Family Law Associate Attorney and Law Clerk |
| Mar. 2003-May 2003 | CALIFORNIA SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE ROY PAUL Los Angeles, CA Family Law Legal Extern |
| MILITARY SERVICE: | |
| Sept. 1994-Sept. 1999 | UNITED STATES NAVY Japan/Bahrian Division Training Officer/Patrol Officer |
| MEMBERSHIPS: | |
| Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section Beverly Hills Bar Association, Family Law Section |
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| ACTIVITIES: | |
| Participant, 2010 Family Law Advocacy Training Program: How to Conduct A Custody Trial, presented by the Family Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, March 20, 2010 Panelist 2007, Family Law Section Program: Oh What a Tangled Web We Weave When First We Practice to Deceive, [Feldman Seminar] presented by the Beverly Hills Bar Association, November 7, 2007 |
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| HONORS: | |
| Selected as "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers Magazine for 2009 and 2010 | |
| Q What is the philosophical approach to your cases? |
| A Begin each case with a Teddy Roosevelt approach…i.e. Speak softly but carry a big stick. Then, if the other side has trouble hearing, enunciate using the stick. |
| Q What, in your opinion, does a client expect/deserve in representation? |
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A Clients expect results that are satisfying, during the tumultuous process of the family law litigation. Clients deserve results that remain satisfying, long after the tumultuous process of family law litigation. |
| Q Why did you choose family law? |
| A I wanted to work in an area of practice with a high human/personal/emotional element. Family law had it more than any area of practice, other than perhaps criminal law. And I couldn't see myself defending or prosecuting criminals...or worse yet, working for the government. |
| Q How long have you been practicing law in California? |
| A I have been practicing since 2003. |
| Q How long have you been working at K&A? |
| A I started to work at K & A in 2006. |
| Q Why did you choose K & A? |
| A During my time working for Family Law Judge Roy Paul, I reviewed K & A's paperwork and found it to be among the best. I wanted to work with the best. |
| Q Other |
| Like many others at Kolodny & Anteau, I provide pro-bono legal services to clients from time to time. A recent case I worked on was a paternity case referred to Kolodny & Anteau by the Harried Buhai center. The opposing party in the case was subject to a Criminal Protective Order that was issued after he assaulted our client. Another pro-bono case I worked on was a marital dissolution action, in which we represented the husband, an Iraqi war veteran stationed in Alabama. The opposing party in that case had fled Alabama with the parties' child (and while pregnant with their second child) without the husband's knowledge or consent, and had filed a divorce petition in California three days later. |
| EDUCATION: | |
| College | University of California, Berkeley B.A. Political Science, 2003 |
| Post-Graduate | University of California, Davis School of Law J.D. 2006 Executive Editor, U.C. Davis Law Review 2005-2006 |
| BAR ADMISSIONS: | |
| Admitted Dec. 2006 | California State Bar |
| Admitted Feb. 2007 | United States District Court, Northern District of California |
| PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: | |
| June 2008-Present | KOLODNY & ANTEAU Associate |
| Mar. 2007-June 2008 | SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Family Law Clerk |
| Summer, 2005 | CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST DISTRICT Judicial Extern to the Honorable Ignazio J. Ruvolo |
| Summer, 2004 | UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, EASTERN DISTRICT Civil Law Clerk |
| MEMBERSHIPS: | |
| Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section | |
| Beverly Hills Bar Association, Family Law Section | |
| PUBLICATIONS: | |
| Deborah C. Sun, Note, Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro | |
| Devices, Inc.: Putting "Foreign" Back into the Foreign | |
| Discovery Statute, 39 U.S. DAVIS L. REV. 279(2005). | |
| HONORS: | |
| The Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services by the State Bar of California, 2010 | |
| Witkin Award in Family Law, 2006 | |
| Q What is the philosophical approach to your cases? |
| A It's important to give the client what he/she wants, but just as important to try and do so with as little conflict as possible. A stable client is a happy client. |
| Q What, in your opinion, does a client expect/deserve in representation? |
| A A client deserves both a thorough and dedicated legal advocate, as well as someone who understand the raw emotions and stress involved when a family's future is at stake. |
| Q Why did you choose family law? |
| A Family law cases are endlessly interesting because they expose you to the diversity of people'S lives and touch on multiple types of law. Every case is different and provides a useful learning experience. |
| Q How long have you been practicing law in California? |
| A I have been practicing since 2006. |
| Q How long have you been working at K&A? |
| A I started to work at K & A in 2008. |
| Q Why did you choose K & A? |
| A I became interested in K & A because their quality of work really stood out among the many pleadings I reviewed while I was the law clerk to some of the Family Law Judges at Stanley Mosk. I decided to work at K & A because I Liked and respected the people here. |
| Q Other |
| I'm representing a client pro bono in her dissolution action through the Harriett Buhai Center for Family law. |
| EDUCATION: | |
| College | Iowa State University Ames, Iowa BA, May 2006 |
| Study abroad | University of Wales Swansea, Wales Fall 2004 |
| Post-Graduate | Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, California JD (Top 10%) May 2009 |
| BAR ADMISSIONS: | |
| Nov. 2009 | Admission to California State Bar |
| PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: | |
| Aug. 2009-present | KOLODNY & ANTEAU Associate |
| May 2006-june 2007 | CITY OF NEVADA Administrative Assistant |
| June 2005-Aug. 2005 | U.S. SECRETARY OF THE SENATE (office) Legislative Intern |
| SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS: | |
| Beverly Hills Bar Association | |
| Los Angeles County Bar Association | |
| HONORS: | |
| Moot Court Honors Program, Southwestern Law School, 2008-2009 Alternate Oralist Award, Moot Court Competition, April 2008 Dean's List, Southwestern Law School, 2007-2008 Fellow, Dean's Fellow Program, August 2008-May 2009 Co-President, Family Law Society, July 2008-May 2009 Mentor, Student body Affairs Mentor/Mentee Program, July 2008-May 2009 Receipt, Dean's Merit Scholarship, November 2008 |
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| VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: | |
| Volunteer Judge, Spring Moot Court Competition, March 2010 Adoption Project VolunteeR, Alliance for Children's Rights, Fall 2008 |
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| Q What is the philosophical approach to your cases? |
| A Every case is different, and while an attorney can draw from his her own experiences, I believe that thinking outside the box, so to speak, is very important in family law, where cases are factually driven and the facts of each case are always very different. |
| Q What, in your opinion, does a client expect/deserve in representation? |
| A A client deserve an advocate that will act within the bounds of integrity, but will zealously seek justice on her client's behalf. A client also deserves an attorneys who will level with him/her and give them a candid evaluation of their case. |
| Q Why did you choose family law? |
| A I choose family law because I care about families. Families exist even after divorce, just in a different form, and I wanted to be a part of helping clients during that transition. |
| Q How long have you been practicing law in California? |
| A I have been practicing since 2009. |
| Q How long have you been working at K&A? |
| A I started to work at K & A in 2009. |
| Q Why did you choose K & A? |
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A The reason I choose to work for Kolodny and Anteau is two-fold. First Kolodny and Anteau's reputation definitely proceeded it. I heard from several professors at Southwestern Law School, the place where I attended law school, that Kolodny & Anteau had a good reputation in the family law community. That made me particularly interested in this firm because a good reputation is particularly important in the practice of family law, due to the high emotional intensity of cases that involve child custody and the division of a family's entire net worth. Also, during law school I externed with Kolodny and Anteau and I developed a relationship with the other attorneys here, some of whom have been practicing in the area of family law for twenty plus years, and I decided that Kolodny and Anteau was the place for me. |
| EDUCATION: | |
| College | San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA B.A., Philosophy and Political Science May 2005 |
| Study Abroad | Oxford University Oxford, UK Summer, 2003 |
| Post-Graduate | Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA M.A., Philosophy May 2007 Southwestern University School of Law School Los Angeles, CA JD, May 2011 |
| ADMISSION: | |
| December 2011 | Admission to California State Bar |
| December 2011 | United States District Court Central District of California |
| PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: | |
| September 2011-present | KOLODNY&ANTEAU Associate Attorney |
| May 2009 - May 2011 | SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Judicial Extern to the Honorable Scott M. Gordon and the Honorable Mark A. Juhas |
| HONORS | |
| Cali Award in Law & Religious Institutions, 2011 Witkin Award in Law and Society, 2010 Witkin Award in Law & Literature, 2009 |
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| MEMBERSHIP | |
| Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section Beverly Hills Bar Association, Family Law Section LANGUAGES Fluent Russian |
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| Q What is the philosophical approach to your cases? |
| A Every family law case is unique. That is why I believe that educating the client and preserving each client’s legal interest while respecting each individual client’s wishes with regard to the approach taken to achieve those goals, is essential to the practice of family law. |
| Q What is your opinion , does a client expect/deserve in representation? |
| A Every client deserves an attentive, effective, patient, and sincere advocate who will zealously preserve the client’s interest while minimizing the impact on their life as they make a very difficult transition. |
| Q why did you choose family law? |
| A I was lucky enough to have been taught family law and community property by two individuals whose knowledge of the subject is unparallel, the Honorable Scott M. Gordon and the Honorable Mark A. Juhas. Their passion and knowledge with regard to the subject matter they taught challenged me and inspired me to pursue family law. I believe that the practice of family law is a noble calling because it involves healing the lives of individuals through a difficult transition in their lives. The practice of Family Law requires compassion and empathy and I believe this calling is both fulfilling and rewarding. |
| Q How long have you been practicing law in California? |
| A I have been practicing since 2011. |
| Q How long have you been working at K&A? |
| A I started to work at K&A in 2011. |
| Q Why did you choose K&A? |
| A Having worked at the Los Angeles Superior Court for two years, one of the first things I learned is that an attorney’s reputation is of utmost importance. After having had the opportunity to meet several Kolodny & Anteau attorneys, I quickly learned that their dedication to their work, their integrity, and commitment to ethical standards are exemplary. All of the attorneys at Kolodny & Anteau have extensive knowledge of Family Law and especially as a new lawyer, I wanted to be part of a team from whom I can learn and by whom I can be inspired, and for me there was no better place to do that than at Kolodny & Anteau. |
| EDUCATION: | |
| College | University of Massachusetts Boston, MA BA, English Summa Cum Laude, 1988-1991 |
| Post-Graduate | Boston University Boston, MA MA, Master of Science in Film 1991-1993 Abraham Lincoln University Los Angeles, CA JD, Magnum Cum Laude, 2007-2011 |
| ADMISSION: | |
| November 2011 | Admission to California State Bar |
| November 2011 | United States District Court Central District of California |
| PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: | |
| November 2011-present | KOLODNY&ANTEAU Family Law Associate Attorney |
| May 2007 - November 2011 | KOLODNY&ANTEAU Legal Assistant / Law Clerk |
| July 2006 - May 2007 | OPRI & ASSOCIATES Office Manager/Paralegal |
| January 2004 - December 2004 August 2005 - July 2006 |
EISENBERG & ASSOCIATES Paralegal/Legal Assistant |
| September 200 - December 2003 | MITCHELSON & LOVELL, LLP Legal Assistant |
| SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS: | |
| The State Bar of California/Family Law Section Los Angeles County Bar Association/Family Law Section Beverly Hills Bar Association/Family Law Section |
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| Q What is the philosophical approach to your cases? |
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A The Talmud inquires: "Who is strong? One who subdues his passions. As it is stated (Proverbs 16:32), 'Better one who is slow to anger than one with might, one who rules his spirit than the captor of a city. '" (Ethics of Our Fathers, 4:1)
First and foremost I am an advocate for my client. My approach is to achieve my client's goals by being a zealous advocate while acting with honesty, respect and integrity within the legal system and as an individual. It is important to promote settlement where possible and keep costs to a minimum, yet be prepared to litigate intensely when necessary. |
| Q What is your opinion , does a client expect/deserve in representation? |
| A My clients deserve a dedicated advocate, who is honest, respectful and sensitive to their needs and goals. They expect knowledgeable and skilled representation that has as its bedrock moral integrity and the utmost loyalty to their interests. |
| Q why did you choose family law? |
| A When I worked as a legal secretary I often interacted with clients who were going through major crises in their lives. I found I had a deep sense of personal satisfaction helping these clients navigate difficult divorces or custody battles for their children. I realized I wanted to be an attorney who could help my clients to restore balance and order to their lives and thereby really make a difference. |
| Q How long have you been practicing law in California? |
| A I have been practicing since November 2011. |
| Q How long have you been working at K&A? |
| A I started to work at K&A in 2007. |
| Q Why did you choose K&A? |
| A Kolodny & Anteau has the highest level of integrity, professional responsibility and legal representation in Family Law. I work with highly skilled attorneys, paralegals and secretaries whose commitment, dedication and hard work are unequaled in the legal profession. When people ask me how it is that I can work in such an emotional and oftentimes contentious area of the law, I respond, frankly I am lucky to be at Kolodny & Anteau. I am proud and honored to be an attorney with Kolodny & Anteau. |
