Background
Clemens, Bruce A. was born on September 23, 1946 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Clemens, Bruce A. was born on September 23, 1946 in San Francisco, California, United States.
Michigan State University (Bachelor of Arts, high honors, 1967). Stanford University (Master of Science, 1971). University of California at Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, 1974).
Worked at Jaffe & Clemens (Beverly Hills, California) specializing in Family Law. Admitted to the bar, 1974, California. Pi Mu Epsilon. Recipient: Wilson Scholarship.
Distinguished Advocate Award, Moot Court.
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member, Moot Court Honors Program.
Judicial Clerkship, Chief Justice, High Court of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, 1973-1974. Company-Author: "Division and Taxation of Retirement Benefits in Dissolution Proceedings," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1979, revised editions, 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1989.
"Drafting and Litigating Prenuptial, Cohabitation and Marital Settlement Agreements," with Daniel J. Jaffe, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1981.
"Marital Dissolution," California Certified Public Accountants Foundation for Education and Research, 1981. "The Business Divorce," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1987. "Employee Retirement & Deferred Compensation Plans on Dissolution of Marriage," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1995.
Company-Author and Lecturer: "Tax Planning for Marital Termination Settlement," California Continuing Education of the Bar, October, 1987.
Lecturer: "Divorce Taxation: Property Division," American Bar Association, 1993. "Tax Traps in Divorce," State Bar of Nevada, 1994.
"Avoiding the 10% Penalty for Early Distributions from Retirement Plans," Beverly Hills Bar Association, 1994. "Employee Retirement & Deferred Compensation Plans on Dissolution of Marriage," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1995.
"Bridging the Gap," Lawyers Club of Los Angeles County, 1995 and 1996.
"Executive and Celebrity Goodwill in Family Law," 1990 Family Law Symposium. "Use of Demonstrative Exhibits and Evidence," American Bar Association, May 1, 1993. "Divorce Taxation, Strategies and Traps," Continuing Education of the Bar, October, 1993.
Master"s Panel Lecturer: "Cash Client, Controlling Experts, Fifth Amendment, Etc.," Beverly Hills Bar Association, 1996.
Panelist: United States Commission on Interstate Child Support, 1991. "Master Strategies for Modifying and Terminating Support," Beverly Hills Bar Association Family Law Symposium, November 7, 1992.
Instructor, Family Law: University of Southern California Law Center Advanced Program, 1981-1982. University of California at Los Angeles, 1988.
Member: Beverly Hills (Member, Executive Committee, Family Law Section, 1986-1987), Los Angeles County (Member, Executive Committee, Family Law Section, 1987-1988) and American (Member, Section of Family Law) Bar Associations.
State Bar of California. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Association of Certified Family Law Specialists.
(Certified Specialist, Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).
Co-Author: "Division and Taxation of Retirement Benefits in Dissolution Proceedings," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1979, revised editions, 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1989. "Drafting and Litigating Prenuptial, Cohabitation and Marital Settlement Agreements," with Daniel J. Jaffe, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1981. "Marital Dissolution," California Certified Public Accountants Foundation for Education and Research, 1981.
"The Business Divorce," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1987. "Employee Retirement & Deferred Compensation Plans on Dissolution of Marriage," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1995. Co-Author and Lecturer: "Tax Planning for Marital Termination Settlement," California Continuing Education of the Bar, October, 1987.
Member, Moot Court Honors Program. Judicial Clerkship, Chief Justice, High Court of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, 1973-1974. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists.
(Certified Specialist, Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).