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By standard mail: Picture Your Divorce, JP Reammard Publishing, 1895 Avenida Del Oro, #4422, Oceanside, California, 92056
By phone: 760-805-8081 (between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. U.S. Pacific time zone)
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Frequently Asked Questions: Picture Your Divorce is happy to answer -- by email only -- any questions about the status of your order for "Picture Your Divorce--the Book". For more information about Terry McNiff, the creator & author of Picture Your Divorce, or us, please see the experience and education details below, and feel free to visit
www.mcnifflaw.com*
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--------- Information About Terry McNiff, the Creator of Picture Your Divorce:
Attorney & Counselor at Law since 1983.
380 S. Melrose Drive, Suite 341, Vista, CA 92081
760-643-4100 (phone); tmcniff@att.net (email); Websites: mcnifflaw.com; pictureyourdivorce.com
Certified as a Specialist in Family Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization since 1994
Author of “Picture Your Divorce: See How You Can Make the Right Divorce Decisions”,
* 2011 National Indie Excellence® Award Finalist for “Divorce”
* USA Book News® Best Books of 2011 Award Finalist for “Parenting/Family: Divorce”
“Information You Need that Most Attorneys Won’t Give You”
According to another Leading Divorce Lawyer
http://pictureyourdivorce.com/info.html
Creator of the Attorney Selector ScoreCard
Legal Education:
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Juris Doctor degree, 1983
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Professional Legal Experience:
Goldman & Kagon, Los Angeles, CA, 1982--2007: Associate 1983--1990; Partner in charge of Family Law & Litigation, 1990—2007
Mentored by A. David Kagon, the winning lawyer in the original Marvin case, Marvin v. Marvin, and another successful Marvin-type case also won on appeal, Bergen v. Wood
Mentored by the Honorable Paul Gutman, one of the Best Divorce Lawyers in Los Angeles, California, before he became a successful, highly-regarded Superior Court Judge
Law Office of Daniel V. Burke, CFLS, Carlsbad, CA, April, 2004--October, 2009, Of Counsel
Law Office of Terry McNiff, October, 2009--Present
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Additional Special Recognition Beyond Service Below:
SuperLawyer® for San Diego, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009, Southern California 2006
Appointed by Los Angeles County Bar Family Law Chair to Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Family Law Policy;
Quoted in Los Angeles Business Journal
Court Services:
Arbitrator, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judicial Arbitration Program, 1993-2004;
Arbitrator, Los Angeles County Fee Arbitration Program, 1994-2004;
Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles County Municipal Court (after merger, Superior Court), 1994-2004;
Mediator, Los Angeles County Superior Court Family Law Department 2, 2002-2004
Leadership & Educational Activities, Writing, Teaching & Speaking:
Bar Association Activities (in addition to Writing, Teaching, Speaking, Educating):
Chair, State Bar of California Family Law Section Support South Committee, 1995-1997 (Vice-Chair, 1993-1995; Member, 1989-2001)
Chair North San Diego County Bar Association Certified Family Law Specialists, 2011-2012 (Chair-Elect 2009-2010; Member 2004-2010)
Member of American, Los Angeles, & San Diego Bar Associations, Family Law Section
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Writing – in addition to Picture Your Divorce:
Author (Co-Author with A. David Kagon in the early years, sole author thereafter), “Family Law Techniques and Trial Tips”, in Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section Symposium Reference Book, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 editions – in response to the Bar’s annual request
Co-Author with Daniel V. Burke, “Ethics for the Family Law Lawyer” for California State Bar Annual Meeting in Anaheim, September 30, 2007
Author, Analysis of Financial Considerations” for National Business Institute reference book Family Law in California, 2004
Author, “Ethics in Family Law” for National Business Institute reference book Family Law in California, 2004
Co-Author with Daniel V. Burke, Custody Trial Preparation & Presentation reference book for Key to the Courthouse Series
Co-Author with Daniel V. Burke, “Custody Trial Preparation & Presentation” for San Diego County Certified Family Law Specialists, December 14, 2002
Co-Author with Daniel V. Burke, “Custody Trial Preparation & Presentation with Checklists” for California State Bar Annual Meeting Program in Monterey, October 12, 2002
Co-Author with Daniel V. Burke, “The Custody Trial”, for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Institute of Trial Advocacy, in Los Angeles, January 19, 2002
Co-Author (with Jared Laskin), “Marvin Issues in Marital Dissolutions”, for palimony.com
Co-Author, “Recent Developments in Family Law” for California State Bar Section Education Institute in San Diego, November 14, 1997
Author, “Support and the Self-Employed Individual” for California State Bar Annual Meeting in San Diego September 13, 1997
Author, “Maximizing Support Results” for California State Bar Section Education Institute in Rancho Mirage November 10, 1996
Author, “Maximizing Support Results: Insider Tips From the Bench & Bar” for California State Bar Annual Meeting in Long Beach October 12, 1996
Author, “Maximizing Support Results” for California State Bar Section Education Institute in San Diego December 1, 1995
Co-Author (with Jared Laskin), “Marvin Claims”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section Reference Book 1995
Co-Author, “A Better Way to Pass Family Law Legislation”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section Family Law News and Review, Spring, 1994;
Author, “Settling or Resolving Difficult Issues”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Symposium Practice Pointers, 1993;
Author, “Practice Pointers: Basic Information to Potential Clients”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Symposium Practice Pointers, 1992;
Author, “Practice Pointers on Taking More Effective Depositions”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Symposium Practice Pointers, 1991
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Teaching & Speaking with & to Lawyers & Judges:
Speaker with Daniel V. Burke & Honorable Earl H. Maas III, “Ethics for the Family Law Lawyer” for California State Bar Annual Meeting in Anaheim, September 30, 2007
Program Organizer, Moderator, & Speaker with Garrett C. Dailey, Esq., CFLS, Honorable William J. Howatt, Jr., Honorable Robert P. Dahlquist, “Recent Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Annual Meeting Program in San Diego, September 10, 2005
Program Organizer, Moderator, & Speaker with Garrett C. Dailey, Esq., CFLS, Honorable Michael Naughton, Honorable Gale Hickman, “Recent Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Annual Meeting Program in Monterey, October 9, 2004
Speaker, “Family Law in California”, “Ethics in Family Law”, & “Analysis of Financial Considerations” for National Business Institute program in Pasadena, July 12, 2004
Program Organizer, Moderator, & Speaker with Garrett C. Dailey, Esq., CFLS, Honorable Michael Naughton, Honorable Gale Hickman, “Recent Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Annual Meeting Program in Anaheim, September 6, 2003
Speaker, Program Organizer with Daniel V. Burke, “Custody Trial Preparation & Presentation”, San Diego County Certified Family Law Specialists Program, San Diego, December 14, 2002
Speaker, Program Organizer with Daniel V. Burke, CFLS, AAML, “Custody Trial Preparation & Presentation with Checklists” at California State Bar Annual Meeting Program in Monterey, October 12, 2002
Program Organizer, Moderator, & Speaker with Garrett C. Dailey, Esq., CFLS, Honorable Garry T. Ichikawa, Honorable Gale Hickman,, “Recent Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Annual Meeting Program in Monterey, October 12, 2002
Moderator and Speaker, “The Custody Trial” at American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Institute of Trial Advocacy in Santa Monica, January 19, 2002
Program Organizer, Moderator, & Speaker with Garrett C. Dailey, Esq., CFLS, Michael L. Michel, Esq., CFLS, and Justice William Bedsworth, “Recent Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Annual Meeting Program in Anaheim, September 8, 2001
Program Organizer, Moderator, & Speaker with Garrett C. Dailey, Esq., CFLS, Honorable James H. Libbey, Honorable Stephen Dombrink, “Recent Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Section Education Institute Program in Oakland, January 20, 2001
Program Organizer, Moderator, & Speaker with Garrett Dailey, Esq., CFLS, Honorable Gerald C. Jessop, Daniel V. Burke, Esq., CFLS, AAML, “Recent Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Annual Meeting in San Diego, September 16, 2000
Program Organizer, Moderator, & Speaker with Garrett Dailey, Esq., CFLS, Justice Patricia Bamattre-Manoukian, Honorable Margaret Johnson, “Recent Developments in Family Law” at State Bar Education Institute Program in Monterey, June 4, 2000
Program Organizer, Moderator, & Speaker with Garrett Dailey, Esq., CFLS, Honorable Etta Gillivan, Honorable Richard Montes, “Recent Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Annual Meeting in Long Beach, October 2, 1999
Speaker, “Winning Support Cases: Successful Strategies, Techniques, & Demonstration” at California State Bar Section Education Institute in San Diego, December 5, 1998
Program Organizer, Moderator, & Speaker with Garrett Dailey, Esq., CFLS, Honorable Mary Ann Grilli, Honorable Paul Gutman, “Recent Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Annual Meeting in Monterey, October 3, 1998
Program Organizer, Moderator, & Speaker with Honorable Marguerite L. Wagner, Supervising Judge, Honorable Paul Gutman, Supervising Judge, Daniel V. Burke, Esq., CFLS, Steven Reiss, C.P.A., “Support and the Self-Employed Individual” at California State Bar Annual Meeting in San Diego September 13, 1997
Program Organizer, Moderator, & Speaker with Honorable Thomas Ashworth III, Honorable Etta O. Gillivan, Melbourne N. Gwin, Jr., Esq., “Recent Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Section Education Institute in San Diego November 14, 1997
Speaker, “Recent Developments: Proposed Child Support and Spousal Support Legislation”, South Bay Bar Association Family Law Section Program,Torrance, June 19, 1997
Speaker, “Maximizing Support Results” at California State Bar Section Education Institute in Rancho Mirage November 10, 1996
Program Organizer, Moderator, & Speaker, “Maximizing Support Results” with Honorable Paul Gutman, Honorable Marguerite Wagner, Daniel V. Burke, CFLS, at California State Bar Annual Meeting in Long Beach October 12, 1996
Program Organizer, Moderator, & Speaker, “Maximizing Support Results” at California State Bar Section Education Institute in San Diego December 1, 1995
Speaker, “Practice Pointers: Basic Information to Potential Clients”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Symposium May 9, 1992
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......2011 National Indie Excellence® Award Finalist for Divorce * and
......2011 USA Book News® Award Finalist-Parenting/Family: Divorce**
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