First Admitted: 1985, Massachusetts

Bar/Professional Activity:

Member of the Orange County Bar Association
Founding member of the Orange County Jewish Bar Association
Served on the Administration of Justice Committee of the Orange County Bar Association
Former member of the Family Law Section Executive Committee of the State Bar
Served on the Board of Directors of the Family Law Section of the Orange County Bar Association - where he was Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President, and President
Chair of the Family Law Spring Retreat - AAML
Co-Dean of the Family Law Annual Institute of Family Law Trial Advocacy - AAML
Served on the Board of Directors of the Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Founding Fellow of the Society of Fellows of the Orange County Bar Foundation
Member of the Orange County Bar Association's Judiciary Committee (2016 - Present)
Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Massachusetts Bar
New York Bar
U.S. Tax Court
California Bar
U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Pro bono/Community Service:

Member of the Board of Directors, Pacific Marine Mammal Center 2015-2018 (Including Chair 2016-2017)

Honors/Awards:

Listed as an Orange County Family Law Super Lawyer each year since 2004
AVVO Rated 10 out of 10 (Superb) - Orange County Family Law
Listed in Best Lawyers in America each year since 2012 - Orange County Family Law
Certified Specialist in Family Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
AV Peer Review Rated (the highest rating) by Martindale.com

Educational Background:

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

"The Date of Separation Parallax: Then or Now," Orange County Lawyer
"Preparation of Expert Forensic Accountant for Trial," Nassau Academy of Law
Co-authored "The Genesis and Development of Enhanced Earning Capacity," American Conference Institute
Lectured at the AAML Trial Advocacy Institute on "Reading Corporate Tax Returns"
"The Professional Practice Buy-Sell Agreement," Orange County Lawyer
Frequent speaker for the Public Law Center of Orange County on Family Law issues
Lectured for Continuing Education of the Bar on "Family Law Practice: 23rd Annual Recent Developments,"; "Family Law Practice: 22nd Annual Recent Developments,"; "Family Law Practice: 21st Annual Recent Developments,"; "Family Law Practice: 19th Annual Recent Developments Program,"; "Family Law Practice: 18th Annual Recent Developments Program,"; "Family Law Practice: 17th Annual Recent Developments Program," and "All You Ever Wanted to Know About Child Support," for the Orange County Barristers
Lectured for the Orange County Bar Association Family Law section on “Cash Flow Available for Support and Business Valuation Basics, a ‘How to’,” and “Family Law Trial Skills Workshop
Lectured at the OCBA seminar "The Fiduciary Duty Minefield"

Lonnie K. Seide