First Admitted: 1997, California

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Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Marriage of Ellis, Case Number B248860 - Published Case where the entry of the first Judgment begins the time for filing an appeal even though subsequent Judgments were entered afterwards if there is no material change in the terms of the subsequent Judgments. , 2015
Marriage of Ackerman, Case Number G034259 - Published Case regarding Valuation of Plastic Surgery Practice and Imputation of Support., 2006
Marriage of McHugh, Case Number G048551 - Published Case Regarding Imputation of Income for Support. , 2014
Hayward v. Napa Superior Court, Case Number A144823 - Published Case - In this case it was discovered the private judge and the husband's attorney had a prior professional relationship that was not disclosed on the record and no written waiver was obtained. In addition, both the private judge and husband's attorney had judged each other's cases in the past without the proper disclosures and waivers being obtained. The Court of Appeal for the First District ruled the private judge should have not acted as the temporary judge and set aside all of her orders in the case and found the Marital Operating Agreement to be invalid., 2016

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Keith E. Dolnick