“It was an excellent seminar, full of information and helpful tips in a very difficult substantive area,” said one attendee of the CLE on retirement benefits on March 15th hosted by the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law Continuing Legal Education Program. At the CLE, local pension law attorneys, Louise Nixon and Linda Morra presented
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In the sleek surroundings of the Conga Room at L.A. Live, actress (The Wonder Years) and Harriett Buhai Center supporter, Danica McKellar, led the upbeat, high-energy crowd in salsa dancing with her skilled partner. They captivated the 250 guests of the Center with their cha-cha moves and Latin dance prowess. Many patrons joined them on
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Former Harriett Buhai Center board Vice President, Laura Wasser, is featured in the 2012 edition of Loyola Law School Alumni Magazine. The article highlights many of Wasser’s strengths, including her intellect, discretion and empathetic nature, all qualities that the Center staff came to know and appreciate during her tenure on the board. Wasser emphasizes the
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Congratulations to Harriett Buhai Center board member Stephanie Barnett, whose article “The Uncertainty of Spousal Support Waivers” was published in The Recorder last month. Barnett is a senior associate with Beverly Hills-based family law firm Jaffe and Clemens, and has been a Center board member since last year. Barnett’s article discusses the evolution of spousal
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The Harriett Buhai Center staff extends a warm, and well-deserved, congratulations to board member David Ettinger for his featured profile in the Pro Bono section of Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine. Ettinger, a Center board member since 1997, is an appellate attorney practicing in Los Angeles who handles family law cases on appeal for the
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