First Admitted: 1981, California

Professional Webpage: https://www.divorcepage.com/Attorneys/Diane-E-Wasznicky.shtm...

Bar/Professional Activity:

California, 1981
Chair of the Judiciary Committee of the Sacramento County Bar Association since 1993
Served as elected member of the State Bar Conference of Delegates Executive Committee (1996-1999)
Chair of State Bar Conference of Delegates Executive Committee (October 1999 to October 2000)
Served on Board of Directors of the Sacramento Women's Network
Served on Board of Directors of the Women Lawyers of Sacramento
President, Vice-President and Treasurer of the Women Lawyers of Sacramento
President of the Sacramento County Bar Association, 1992
Served on Board of Directors of the California Women Lawyers for 3 years
Co-founder and former President of the Sacramento Area Feminist Legal Services
Co-founder and facilitator of the Sacramento Custody Discussion Group for attorneys, Judges and mental health professionals
Served as Chairperson on the Voluntary Legal Services Program of the Sacramento County Bar Association from 1985-1989
Served as Chairperson of the Family Law Section of the Sacramento County Bar Association in 1989
Appointed member of State Bar Family Law Section Executive Committee (2000 - 2003)
Legislation Chair, FlexCom (2001 - 2003)
Advisor, FlexCom (2003 to present)
Appointed member of California Judicial Council Family and Juvenile Advisory Committee (2001 - 2004)
Liaison to Family and Juvenile Advisory Committee for FlexCom (2004 to 2009)
Appointed member California Chapter of Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (currently President from 2010 - 2012)
Member of Sacramento County Bar Association Family Law Section Custody Sub-Committee (1994 - present)
Member of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists
Chair of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists Minor's Counsel Committee (1998 - 1999)
Legislative Coordinator for ACFLS Board 2009
Chair - ACFLS Family Law Reform Committee (Elkins) (2009 - 2011)
President-Elect of ACFLS - (2011 - 2013)
Member of the American Bar Association and its Family Law Section
Member of the California Bar Association and its Family Law Section
Member of the Sacramento County Bar Association and its Family Law Section
Member, Sacramento County Bar Association Delegation to Conference of Delegates (Chair 1993 - 1996 and 1997 - 1999; currently Chair, Family Law Sub-Committee of Delegates 2003 - present)
Member of the Sacramento County Children's Counsel Section (Chair, 2006 to present)
Member of the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class of 1987

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Certified by the State Bar of California as a Family Law Specialist, 1987

Pro bono/Community Service:

Teaches courses on child custody and child support for the Learning Exchange, Family Service Agency, and YMCA
Lectured on Family Law in California Continuing Education of the Bar programs
Organized and participated in a number of community-oriented Family Law panels sponsored by Feminist Legal Services, Women Lawyers of Sacramento and the Sacramento County Bar Association

Honors/Awards:

Super Lawyers in Northern California, 2004 - 2012

Educational Background:

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Bachelor of Arts degree, Major: Psychology, Sociology and Law, 1977

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Co-Author of Child Custody, a Practical Guide for Parents

Diane E. Wasznicky