First Admitted: 1983, California

Bar/Professional Activity:

Diplomat, American College of Family Trial Lawyers., 2015
Asst. Treasurer for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyer, Chair of the Budget Compliance Committee, 2018
Co-Chair of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Council of Committee Chairs, 2013
Chair, Certified Family Law Specialist Committee, San Diego County Bar Association, 2002
U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1983
Member: Family Law Section, San Diego County Association
Member, American Bar Associations
Chair of the American Academy of Martimonial Lawyers E-Discovery/ESI Committee, 2012
California, 1983
Member, San Diego County Bar Association
Chair, Mandatory Fee Arbitration and Client Relations Committee, San Diego County Association, 1990-1992
Member, Fee Arbitration Committee, State Bar of California, 1989
Member, Board of Directors, Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 2007-2009
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Member, San Diego County Association, Certified Family Law Specialists, 1996-1999
Member: Family Law Executive Committee, State Bar of California, 1989-1995

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Certified Legal Specialist-Family Law, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization, 1993

Pro bono/Community Service:

Received the Wiley W. Manuel Award from the State Bar of California for Pro Bono services., 1994

Honors/Awards:

Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2023
Family Law Mediator of the Year for San Diego County, Best Lawyers in America, 2022
Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America, 2022
Listed in Best lawyers in America in Family Law Litigation and Family Law Mediation., Best Lawyers in San Diego, Best Lawyers in America, 2019
Family Law Lawyer of the Year - San Diego, Best Lawyers in America, 2015
Listed in Best lawyer in America for Family Law Litigation and Family Law Mediation., Best Lawyers Listing for San Diego County, Best Lawyers in America, 2018
The College is made up of the top 100 Family Law trial lawyers in the nation., Diplomat, American College of Family Trial Lawyers, 2015
Special Master - E-Discovery Matters, 2012
Special Master, Family Law Matters, 1996
Fellow - International Academy of Family Lawyers, 2005
Pro Bono Publico Distinguished Service Award, 1994
Family Law Matters, Association of University Women, 2004
Top Lawyers in San Diego by the San Diego Daily Transcript, 2009 and 2011
Best Lawyers in America, 2007
Norbert H. Ehrenfreund Award, San Diego County Judicial Officers, 1998
Listed: Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 2007
Judge Pro Tempore, Family Law, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 1993
Fellow - American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2002

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Course on e-discovery basics., Author and Presenter, E-Discovery Basics, E-Discovery Readiness & Response, Inc., Law, 2018
Evidence in Family Law Trials, 2005
Income for Support Purposes, 2007
Expert Witness and Fee Dispute Litigation Consultant
Settlement Conference Judge, Family Law, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 1993
Private Judge, Family Law Matters, 1996
Surviving Fee Arbitration, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1992 - 1994
Surviving Fee Arbitration, San Diego County Bar, 1993 - 1994
Asset Tracing, State Bar of California, 1992
It's the Law, San Diego Monitor, 1991
Fee Arbitration, Dicta, San Diego County Bar Association, 1991
Lecturer - Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Advanced ESI/E-Discovery Symposium, 2013
Lecturer - E-Discovery in a Family Law World throughout USA, 2013
Lecturer - Ethics in E-Discovery, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2013
Lecturer - E-Discovery Fundamentals, 2012
Mentor, Practice Management and Family Law, State Bar of California, 1994-1995
Lecturer: Asset Tracing and Fee Arbitration and Family Law Matters

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Mr. Cruse has been listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers since 2007 and in Best Lawyers in America since 2007

Industry Groups:

Gordon D. Cruse