I am local to the High Desert, am actively involved in our legal community and I care about our community. Get the local team advantage with me, an experienced attorney who is familiar with the local courts,as I appear almost daily in the Victorville Family Law courtrooms. My office is located in Victorville, California and I limit my case load so that I can provide personal service to my clients. I pride myself on the fact that my direct email address is located on my business card so that my clients can contact me directly. Additionally, it is my stated policy that any client who wishes to speak to me directly at any time may do so. It is typical practice for me to meet with my clients prior to scheduled hearings so that I am up to date on thier situation. I am thankful that I have very rare employee turnover because I treat my employees well and they enjoy working for me. The result is a seasoned staff who have great experience and pay attention to detail like I do. When it comes time for the State Bar review of my Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE), I typically have two to three times more than is required. Every four years (over the last eight years), I have taken a seven-day advanced family law course which very few of my colleagues have done. I believe very strongly that keeping up on the broadest and most difficult area of law is critical, especially with the constant changes in the laws. I have been minor's counsel wherein the court thinks highly enough of me to appoint me to represent minor children in over sixty cases since my first appointment in 2002. Additionally, since I have strong gratitude to those serving our country in the military, I offer reduced rates to our active servicemembers. Finally, I have been nominated by the High Desert Bar Association to serve next year as the Liaison who works in connection with the San Bernardino County Bar Association. One of my strong concerns at this time is that our County lacks in much needed court resources and our County's courts have less funds to operate off of than other counties. In the current bugdet crisis our State faces, our County has suffered more significantly than others. This causes my clients delays in getting to court. I am working to try to fight this inequality because our comminity and my clients deserve better.