Practice Areas ; Family Mediation(10%)&sa=270&d=1&h=180&w=200&sl=false&dm=True&in=50) | |
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| University | National College of Education, B.Ed., summa cum laude, 1967 |
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| Law School | McGeorge School of Law, J.D., 1985 |
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| Admitted | 1989, Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Memberships | Coconino County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Domestic Relations Section and Trial Lawyers Section); American College of Barristers (Senior Counsel Member); H. Karl Mangum American Inn of Court (Founder); Association of Family, Court and Community Professionals (AFCC); Arizona Women Lawyer's Association; Academy of Family Mediators. |
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| Born | Morehead City, North Carolina |
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| Biography | Member, National Moot Court Honors Board. Northern California Mediation Center, (Joan Kelly - 1997). Kappa Delta Pi (National Honor Society in Education). Member, National Moot Court Honors Board. Chair, Coconino County Conciliation Court Review Commission (1994). Legislative and Gubernatorial Appointee to the Domestic Relations Committee (1994—). Chair, Courts and Substantive Law Study Work Group, Grandparents' Rights Committee and Integrated Family Court Committee. Arizona Supreme Court Appointment: Family Court Committee Court Processes and Resources Group. Member, Coconino County Domestic Relations Task Force. Trained Family Law Mediator (1994—). Co-Chair, Coconino County Family Law Bar (family law bar no longer active). Member, Coconino County Integrated Family Court Advisory Board (2004—). Participant: Justice 2030 (Coconino County Courts). Co-author: Coconino County Guide to Separating Families. Author: Lawyers Doing Good Deeds? It Happens More Than You Would Guess; International Journal of Humanities and Peace Vol. 19, 2003. Author: The Black Letter of the Law; International Journal of Humanities and Peace 2004. Author: Non-Custodial Parents, Arizona AFCC Chapter Newsletter. Speaker/Presenter: Association of Family and Conciliations Court (International and Arizona chapter). Speaker/Presenter: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Conference. Panel Speaker: Neutrality of Arbitrators and Mediators , International Legal Seminar, Center for International Legal Studies. Coordinator and speaker/presenter for numerous local and state legal education seminars for attorneys, judges, and mental health professionals in the family practice areas. (2000—). Legal Aid/DNA Peoples Legal Services Pro Bono Award 1998, 2000, 2003, 2008. Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education: Top 50 Pro Bono Lawyers of Arizona 2003, 2008. Recipient Arizona Supreme Court Award for Protecting Children, Families and Communities (2008). Author/co-author of 40 new, or amendments to, Arizona State family laws. Best Interests' Attorney. Parenting Coordinator. Family Law Master. Mediator (Private and Coconino County Courts).
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| Reported Cases | Due to the sensitive nature of family law practice the firm does not advertize client names. |
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| ISLN | 901381086 |
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