| Ms. Salka is a Certified Family Law
Specialist and fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. She is the former
Chair of the Family Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar and has taught and written
extensively about mediation and other alternate dispute processes. She has been named
SuperLawyer for the past three years by Los Angeles Magazine, an honor reflecting the
respect of her peers, and is a founding member of Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law
Association, an association formed to advance the practice of collaborative family law. |
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Background
- Bachelor of Arts Degree, Cum Laude - UCLA, 1970
- Juris Doctor, Cum Laude - Loyola Law Schools of Los
Angeles, 1975
- Admitted to Practice - 1975
- Certified as a Family Law Specialist - 1982
- Recertified - 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003
Boards and Chairs
- Co-Chair, State Bar of California, Family Law Section ADR
(South)
- Founding Officer, Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law
Association
- Chair, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law
Section (former)
- Board Member, National Stepfamily Association of America
(former)
- Chair, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Couples Counseling
Committee (former)
- Co-Chair, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Family
Law Section (former)
Honors
- California Supreme Court, Chief Justice Malcolm M. Lucas'
Commission on the Future of the Courts
- Senator Alan Robbins' California Child-Oriented Divorce Act
Advisory Panel
- State Bar of California Commission on the Future of the Bar
- Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Liaison, State Bar Commission on the Future of the Legal
Profession and the State Bar
- Los Angeles Magazine
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Family Law
SuperLawyer
Member
- Los Angeles County Bar, Family Law Section
- Beverly Hills Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Family Law Section
Pro Bono
- Mediator, Los Angeles Superior Court, Santa Monica, Family
Law Division
- Mediator, Los Angeles Superior Court, Central, Family Law
Division
- Arbitrator, Beverly Hills Bar Association Attorney/Client
Fee Disputes
Publications
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law News and
Review, Editor and Columnist, 1987 - 1995
Sample articles:
- "The Second Time Around: A Divorce Lawyer's Guide to
Remarriage" Vol. VI, No. 3, Spring 1985
- "New Roles for Lawyers in the New World of
Stepfamilies" Vol. VII, No. 4, Fall 1986
- "In Support of Parallel Parenting - A Policy of
Privacy" Vol. XI, No. 1, Winter 1990
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Symposium,
1986 to 1990
- "The Domestic Violence Prevention Act"
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Symposium,
1991 to date
- "The Effect of New Mate Income in Setting Child and
Spousal Support" (co-authored with Commissioner Robert Schnider)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Child Custody Colloquium,
1994
- "Visitation Rights of Non-Parents"
- Family and Conciliation Courts Review, 1992
Professor
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Southwestern College of Law, 2002,
Community Property
- Visiting Professor of Law, Loyola University School of Law,
2005, 2006, Family Law
Lecturer
- Association of Conciliation Court Counselors, National
Conferences
- Stepfamily Association of America, National Conferences
- Los Angeles Commission of the Status of Women
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Child Custody Colloquiua
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Annual Family Law
Symposia
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Annual USC Ethics
Symposia
- Daily Journal "Bridging the Gap"
- National Council of Jewish Women
- California State Bar
- Topics: Romance and Money, Remarriage, Support, Custody Rights for Mothers and Fathers, Hiring an Attorney, Privacy, Evidence, Litigation, Mediation, The Future of the Practice of Law, Ethics and Family Law, Sophisticated New Tools for Family Lawyers
- California Collaborative Practice Association
- Plenary Speaker: From Warrior to Problem-Solver to
Healer/Peacemaker
- Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Topic: Executive Goodwill
Reporter
- Fordham University School of Law, Conference on Ethical
Issues in the Legal Representation of Children, December 1-3, 1995
Scope of Practices
- Dissolution matters (mediated, negotiated, collaborative,
coaching, case management)
- Pre-Nuptial Agreements
- Remarriage Counseling
Personal Positions
- President, University Synagogue, Brentwood, CA - 1998-2000
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