I have been practicing traditional Family law for more than fourteen years, but I prefer to Mediate more cases because it saves money and it saves emotions.  The children are the center of the deliberations and negotiations, and the parties can often walk away as friends.

Areas of Practice

• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Dissolution of Marriage
• 100% Family Law
• Guardianships
• Domestic Violence

Bar Admissions

• California, 1996

Education

• Whittier College School of Law, Los Angeles, California, December, 1995
  J.D.
  
  
• UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA, December, 1968
  B.A.
  Major: English
  
  
• Cal State University, Los Angeles, CA
  Standard Teaching Credential
  Major: Secondary Education
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Orange County Women Lawyers, August 1, 2001 - Present
  President Elect
  
  
• Orange County Bar Association
  
  
• Celtic Bar Association
  
  
• California Women Lawyers Association
  
  

Pro Bono Activities

• OCBA - Domestic Violence Legal Clinics
• OCBA - Public Law Center

Ancillary Businesses

• Mediation: Civil Matters to Neighbor Disputes

Languages

• Portuguese

Birth Information

• May 16, 1947, San Francisco, California, United States of America