Michelle Katz

Background

Katz, Michelle was born on May 26, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Education

University of California at Berkeley. Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts, 1964. Master of Education, 1965).

Mid-Valley College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1977).

Career

Admitted to the bar, 1978, California and United States. District Court, Central District of California. Mediation: Fall 1995, with Professor Robert Mnookin, Gary Friedman and Jack Himmelstein, 35 hours, Harvard Law School Program of Instruction for Lawyers Mediation.

Workshop with Professor Roger Fisher, 35 hours, June, 1996, Harvard Law School Program of Instruction for Lawyers Negotiation.

Mediator, Family Law Mediation Program, Los Angeles Superior Court. Member: Beverly Hills (Member: Executive Committee, A.D.R. Section, 1994—.

Executive Committee, Family Law Section, 1987—. Vice-Chair, 1994—; Company-Chair, 1994—.

Chair, 1995—; Delegate, State Bar Convention, 1987) and Los Angeles County (Member: Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Family Law Section, 1995—.

Child and Spousal Support Enforcement Committee. Attorney/Client Relations Fee Dispute Panel of Arbitrators) Bar Associations. State Bar of California (Member, 1990-1994 and Chair, 1995—.

Executive Committee, Family Law Section.

Member, Committee for Southern California, 1995—). Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1990.

Chair, Family Law Section, 1983-1986. Company-Chair, Lawyers Referral Service, 1986-1989.

Company-Chair, Judicial Nominees Evaluation Committee, 1987-1988.

Delegate, State Bar Convention, 1985). Southern California Mediation Association. (Certified Specialist, Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).

Achievements

• Michelle Katz has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Beverly Hills (Member: Executive Committee, A.D.R. Section, 1994—. Executive Committee, Family Law Section, 1987—. Vice-Chair, 1994—; Company-Chair, 1994—.

Chair, 1995—.

Delegate, State Bar Convention, 1987) and Los Angeles County (Member: Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Family Law Section, 1995—. Child and Spousal Support Enforcement Committee. Attorney/Client Relations Fee Dispute Panel of Arbitrators) Bar Associations.

State Bar of California (Member, 1990-1994 and Chair, 1995—.

Executive Committee, Family Law Section. Member, Committee for Southern California, 1995—).

Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1990. Chair, Family Law Section, 1983-1986.

Company-Chair, Lawyers Referral Service, 1986-1989.

Company-Chair, Judicial Nominees Evaluation Committee, 1987-1988. Delegate, State Bar Convention, 1985). Southern California Mediation Association.

(Certified Specialist, Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).