BA University of Nevada at Las Vegas, 1979, with honours; JD., Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC, 1982. Central Legal Staff, Nevada Supreme Court, 1983-1984. Fellow AAML, IAML, Member American Bar Association, Nevada State Bar, California State Bar, Clark County Bar. Sometimes represents the ABA in congressional hearings, and serves on many committees, boards and commissions of the ABA, AAML, Nevada Bar, and other organizations, including Chair, ABA Military Pension/Benefits Committee; Co-Chair, ABA Congressional Relation/Lobbying Committee; AAML Legislation Committee; Former Chair, Nevada Bar Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Board of Directors, Clark County Pro Bono Project. Serves as an expert witness nationally on matrimonial and retirement issues. Drafted and edited various state and federal statutes. Author, Military Retirement Benefits in Divorce: A Lawyer's Guide to Valuation and Distribution. Author of Marshal Law Judgment Arrearage, Interest and Child Support Penalty Calculator software. Managing Editor, Nevada Family Practice Manual (First ed.). Writes, publishes, and lectures extensively. Rated A/V by Martindale Hubbell; listed, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.