About

Richard began his career as a business and real estate transactional attorney.  His work included representing business owners, employees, established corporations, and startups.  Richard has acted as corporate counsel for real estate brokers, mortgage companies, and technology companies.  He has owned and operated his own escrow company and 1031 exchange company, where he employed and supervised several attorneys and nearly 50 escrow officers and paralegals at six locations.

For many years, Richard was a Professor at California State University, Northridge, where he taught Business Law and Real Estate Law.  At Antioch University in Santa Barbara, he taught mediation and negotiation.  Richard is past Vice-President of the Southern California Coalition for Collaborative Law. Very few family law attorneys have Richard’s experience in business matters and real estate law.

After many years as a business and real estate attorney, Richard began teaching family law and community property at a law school in Ventura, California, and he then changed his focus to family law.  He also became trained and certified as a mediator and as a collaborative law practitioner.

As a divorce attorney representing one spouse, or as a neutral mediator working with both spouses, Richard works with clients throughout Southern California.  When not working, Richard enjoys spending time with his family, playing guitar, and sailing.

Contact our offices whether you need an advocate, a litigator, or a family law attorney experienced in negotiation and mediation.