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Practice Areas: Family Law Admitted to Practice: 1976, Arizona, 1977, Texas Law School: Arizona State University, J.D., 1976 College: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1968; M.A., 1969) Memberships: American Bar Association (Family Law Section); State Bar of Arizona (Family Law Section); Maricopa County Bar Association (Family Law Section) Biography: Certified Specialist, Family Law, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization. State Bar of Arizona Family Law Practice and Procedure Standing Committee, Chair 2006-07; member 2007-present. Executive Council of Arizona Bar Association Family Law Section, 1988 to 1992. Judge Pro Tem, Family Law and Civil, Maricopa County Superior Court. Commissioner, Disciplinary Commission of the Arizona Supreme Court, 1990 to1996; Chair, 1995 to 1996. Member, Ethics Committee of the State Bar of Arizona, 2001 to 2004. Arizona Women Lawyers Association: Past President and State Board of Directors Arizona Association of Defense Counsel, providing counsel to lawyers in State Bar Disciplinary System, 1998 to present. Sandra Day O'Connor Inn of Court, 2000 to 2007. Member, Spousal Maintenance Guidelines Committee, 1999-2000. Member, Peer Review Committee, 1992 to 1997. Member, Disciplinary Hearing Committee 6H, 1988 to 1990. Member of 20 lawyer People-to-People Delegation to People's Republic of China and Soviet Union, 1985. Maricopa County Bar Association: Family Law Section; Past member of Minorities-in-Law Committee; Past member of Judicial Evaluation Committee, Past member of Corporate Counsel Section. Judge Pro Tempore for Arizona Court of Appeals, 1984 and 1993. Appointed as a Special Commissioner to decide discovery disputes and to hear issues such as determining the income of a party and appointed as Guardian Ad Litem. Co-counsel on Amicus Brief on behalf of Arizona Association of Women Lawyers submitted to Arizona Supreme Court in Malone v. Sullivan, 124 Ariz. 469, 605 P.2d 447 (1980). Community Involvement: Valley Big Brothers Big Sisters Donation Center Advisory Board of Directors, 2000-2004. Coach, Central High School Varsity Mock Trial Team, 1998 to 2003. Charter 100, present, past President, Treasurer, Legal Advisor, Secretary, Membership Chair, Co-chair, Sandy Cowen-Miller for City Council Committee, 1991. Simis Elementary School, Homeroom Mother. Phoenix Zoo Marketing Committee, 1988 to 1990. Arizona Theatre Company, Phoenix Advisory Board, 1982 to 1988. Presentations/Seminars: Ethics Seminar at Arizona Bar Convention 2004. State Bar Ethics Seminar 2003. Mastering Negotiating Techniques, 1998, Arizona State Bar. Bridging the Gap Seminar, Tucson, "Domestic Relations", 1994. State Bar Convention, Speaker, Domestic Relations Seminar, 1993. Chair, Arizona Bar Association Seminar: "Handling a Basic Dissolution," Phoenix and Tucson, 1990. Co-chair, Maricopa County Bar Seminar, Domestic Relations, "Ethics and Malpractice," 1989. Maricopa County Bar Seminar, "Legal Ethics for Corporate Counsel", 1984. Maricopa County Bar Association Seminar, "Preserving Corporate Confidences", 1982. State Bar of Arizona Developing Labor Law Seminar, "Affirmative Action after Weber", 1979. Prepared Tel-Law tape for Maricopa County Bar: "Name Changes in Arizona." |
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