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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Judith C. Nesburn

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