Orange County Family Law Firm, SS&T

Certifications and Memberships

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers – Fellow
Certified Specialist in Family Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization – 2007
Family Law Advisory Commission to the State Bar of California – 2017 to present. This Advisory Commission is limited to approximately ten Family Law Specialists from across California, and both authors and evaluates the exam for attorneys applying to become Certified Family Law Specialists in California.
Orange County Bar Association Family Law Section, Chair, 2016; Vice-Chair, 2015; Treasurer, 2013; Secretary, 2014; Executive Committee Member-at-Large 2011-2012
Constitutional Rights Foundation of Orange County – Board of Directors 2011 to present
Society of Fellows of the Orange County Bar Foundation – Founding Fellow
Master Bencher, Banyard Inn of Court

Rated AV Preeminent – Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™, the highest possible rating
Super Lawyers Magazine – “Super Lawyer” – 2012-present
Top 50 Attorneys in Orange County, Super Lawyer Magazine – 2013
500 Leading Family Lawyers in America – Lawdragon
Orange County Top Attorneys, Orange Coast Magazine, 2013-2015
Super Lawyers Magazine – “Rising Stars” – 2005-2008
Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in the field of Family Law – 2020-2023

University of California, Irvine (B.A., Political Science, 1992)
University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1997), Editor – Journal of Legislation

publications

Orange County Bar Association 2016 – “Family Law Basics, with an Emphasis on Spousal Support”
Orange County Bar Association, 2015 – “Homegrown Success Stories: Thriving Firms in Orange County and How They Got There”
Orange County Bar Association Family Law Section, 2013 – “Discovery and Depositions in Family Law Matters”
Orange County Bar Association and the Public Law Center, 2011 & 2012 – “Basic Dissolution Training: From Petition to Judgment”