Judith C. Nesburn
Top rated Family Law attorney in Los Angeles, California
Practice Areas:
Family Law,
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Education Qualification:
Loyola Law School Los Angeles
Practice Areas:
Family law,
Alternative dispute resolution
200 S Woodburn DrLos Angeles, California, 90049
First Admitted: 1986, California
Professional Webpage: http://www.judithcnesburn.com/CM/Custom/Attorneys.asp
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, State Bar Committee on Adoptions For Southern California, Family Law Section, State Bar of California, (1988-1992)
- Board Member, California Dispute Resolution Council, 2013
- Founding Member, State Bar Consensual Dispute Resolution Committee (formerly ADR Committee) for Southern California, Family Law Section, State Bar of California (1997-present)
- Chair, Continuing Legal Education, Family Law Section Execution Committee, State Bar of California, (2000-2002)
- Founding Member, State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee for Southern California, Family Law Section, State Bar of California (1995-Present)
- Chair, State Bar Committee on Adoptions For Southern California, Family Law Section, State Bar of California (1990-1992)
- Board Member, Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association (2008-Present)
- California State Bar, 1986
- Chair, State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee For Southern California, Family Law Section, State Bar of California (1997-2001)
- Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Family Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association (1996-1999)
- United States Supreme Court, Central District, 1986
- Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section, (1986-present)
- Member, Family Law Executive Committee, State Bar of California (1999-2002)
- Member, Executive Committee, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, (1993-2005)
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Family Law Mediator, L.A. County Superior Court, Central District
- Volunteer family law mediator for the Los Angeles Superior Court as well as the Court of Appeals Volunteer attorney for California Innocence Project
- Family Law Mediator, Court of Appeals Appellate Mediation Project
- Founder and Co-coordinator, Family Law Mediation Program, LA County Sup. Ct, West District
Honors/Awards:
- AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell: 10 Year Top Peer Review Rating in Legal Ability and Professional Ethics
- Law Honor Society, American Jurisprudence Award - Trial Advocacy and Dean's Honor List, Loyola Law School
Educational Background:
- University of California, Bachelor of Arts, Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Dean's Honor List, 7 semesters and Phi Beta Kappa Scholastic Honor Society
- Columbia University, Masters of Social Work, Honors: Magna Cum Laude and National Institute of Mental Health Scholarship
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association (LACFLA), Annual Collaborative Professionals Interdisciplinary Trainings: "First Four Way Session", "Anatomy of Resolution: Brainstorming Options", "Between the Sessions", "Moderator for Role Play Sessions"
- The Family Law Section, State Bar of California, A Better Divorce and Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association (LACFLA): "Divorce in the 21st Century: Understanding the Expanding Role of Mental Health Professionals"
- Basic Skills I Collaborative Law, Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association
- UCLA Extension Program, Collaborative Family Law, "Interest Based Negotiations"
- USC Graduate School of Social Work, MSW Program, "The Nexus of Law and Social Work in Family Law", "Overview of the Family Law Court"
- International Association of Collaborative Professionals, "A (Not So) Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Altar: Premarital Agreements as a Collaborative Dialogue"
- American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution Seventh Annual Conference, "The Golden State of ADR", "The Language of Agreement: How the Words You Use Can Create a BluePrint for Successful Resolution"
- American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution Eighth Annual Conference, "ADR in Bloom", "Transforming Families"
- American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution Sixth Annual Conference: Family Law Mini Plenary, "There's Room at the Table"
- Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association, "Collaborative Premarital Agreements: Tying the Knot Without Strangling the Romance"
- California State Bar Section Education Institutes, "Family Law Mediation - What's in it For You?", "The Nightmare Case: Solutions Through Mediation", "A Guided Tour Trough the Successful Family Law Mediation", "Caucusing in Family Law Mediation: Magic or Mistake?"
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section, ADR Committee, Continuing Education Workshop "Expanding Your Practice Through Family Law Mediation; The Roles and Responsibilities of Participants in the Process"
- Beverly Hills Bar Association Annual Family Law Workshops, "Private Matrimonial Mediation - What it Really is and Can You Ignore it any Longer?", "Private Matrimonial Mediation - How It Works"
- Collaborative Law Training Instructor, Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association (LACFLA) Interdisciplinary Annual Training Program, 2009-2012
- Southern California Mediation Association 10th Annual Interactive Conference, "The Challenging Family Law Case: Solutions Through Meditation"
- Advanced Mediation Training, Gary Friedman and Jack Himmelstein, Center for Mediation in Law, Mar de Jade, Mexico, Winter, 2008, pre Conference Institute, IACP, Chicago, 2012
- California State Bar Annual Meeting, "Mediation After the Divorce", "Caucusing in Mediation: Magic or Mistake?", "Premarital Agreements in the New Millennium: Tying the Knot Without Strangling the Romance"
- Advanced Collaborative Law Training, Pauline Tessler, Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association, Los Angeles, Fall, 2009
- Advanced Mediation/Collaborative Law Seminar, Gary Friedman, Center for Mediation in Law, Los Angeles, CA Fall, 2007
- Collaborative Law Seminar/Training, Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association, Spring 2005
- Collaborative Law Training, Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association, Spring 2004
- Mediating with High Conflict Couples, Gary Friedman, Center for Mediation in Law, Santa Barbara, CA, Winter, 2000
- Basic Mediation Skills, Center for Mediation in Law, Mill Valley, California, Fall, 1993
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Dispute Resolution Training Program, Winter, 1992
- Consensual Dispute Resolution Standing Committee of the State Bar of California, Pepperdine University, Strauss Center for Dispute Resolution: "Helping Families in transition: ADR in Challenging Times"
- Consensual Dispute Resolution Committee, State Bar of California: "The Next Decade in Dispute Resolution: Creating Opportunities in Challenging Times"
- Family Law Section, State Bar of California, Dispute Resolution Standing Committee, A Better Divorce: "Protecting Your Clients and Expanding Your Practice."
- USC Graduate School of Social Work, Law and Social Work Program: " Mediation & Collaborative Divorce: Overview of the Family Law System"
- Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Section (LACFLA)
- Annual Collaborative Basic Training: "The First Four Way Session"
- Annual Collaborative Basic Training:"Brainstorming Options for Resolution"
- Annual Collaborative Basic Training: "Between the Sessions - Opportunities and Challenges"
- Annual Collaborative Basic Training: "Moderator for Role Play Sessions"
- International Association of Collaborative Professional (IACP), Annual Conference, Washington, DC: "When Termination is Inevitable: Exiting the Collaborative Highway: A Guide for Assessing Road Conditions and Avoiding a Collision on the Offramp", 2010-2011
- USC Graduate School of Social Work, Law and Social Work Program, "Overview of the Family Law System; Alternative Dispute Resolution for Divorcing Families", 2010-2011
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