• State Bar of Nevada 1976 - present
• Clark County Bar Association
• American Bar Association - 1977 to present - section memberships include family law, litigation, and judicial division
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America - 1975 to present
• National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys 1986 to 1998
• Nevada Trial Lawyers Association 1976 to 1998
• Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice 1990 to 1998
• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges 2000 to 2004
• Nevada District Judges Association 1999-2004
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts 2002 to present
• Collaborative Professionals of Nevada (founding member) 2005 to present

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

I have attended many continuing legal education seminars since coming to Nevada in 1974. I have also assisted the State Bar of Nevada, the Clark County Bar Association, the Collaborative Professionals of Nevada and other organizations in preparing seminars and also making presentations on several legal topics. The following are some of my presentations.

• Settlement Techniques in Divorces - Dec. 1999 for Clark County Bar Association
• Ethics for Family Law Attorneys - Dec. 2000 for Clark County Bar Association
• Joint Physical Custody - April, 2000 for District Judges Association
• Domestic Violence and Child Custody Presumption, March 2003 CLE for Judges at State Bar Family Law Conference
• Parental Alienation - May 2003 for Clark County Bar Association
• Bankruptcy Court and Family Court Interface Problems - September, 2003 for Southern Nevada Bankruptcy Attorneys
• Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act - February, 2004 Advanced Family Law Seminar sponsored by National Business Institute
• Parental Alienation - March 2004 CLE for Judges at State Bar Family Law Conference
• Collaborative Divorce - March 2004 for State Bar Family Law Conference

In July, 1999, I enrolled in the Master of Judicial Studies Program at the University of Nevada Reno, a unique program done in cooperation with the National Judicial College and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. It is open only to judges. I have completed all of the course work and am working on my master?s thesis. During my first term in judicial office, I completed approximately 600 hours of continuing legal education.

AWARDS

• Man of the Year Notre Dame Alumni Club of Las Vegas 1995
• Peacemaker of the Year from Mediators of Southern Nevada 2001
• Certificates of Achievement from Nevada Supreme Court for Judicial Education in 2000 and 2001 (approximately 600 hours of CLE while serving as a judge)