Terry McNiff
Curriculum Vitae:
Terry McNiff
Of Counsel, Law Office of Daniel V. Burke
2755 Jefferson St., Suite 1, Carlsbad, California 92008
Telephone 760-434-3330; Fax 760-434-4958
Partner, Goldman & Kagon Law Corporation
1925 Century Park East, Suite 1050, Los Angeles, California 90067
Telephone 310-552-1707; Fax 310-552-7938
Certified Specialist in Family Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
Education
- University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Juris Doctor degree, June, 1983
Professional Experience
- Goldman & Kagon, 1982-Present: Partner in charge of Family Law & Litigation, 1990-Present
- Law Office of Daniel V. Burke, April, 2004-Present, Of Counsel
Bar Activities, Writing, Teaching & Speaking
Court Services
- Arbitrator, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judicial Arbitration Program, 1993-2004
- Arbitrator, Los Angeles County Fee Arbitration Program, 1994-2004
- Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles County Municipal Court (after merger Superior Court), 1994-2004
- Mediator, Los Angeles County Superior Court Family Law Department 2, 2002-2004
Bar Association Activities
- Chair, State Bar of California Family Law Section Support South Committee, 1995-1997 (Vice-Chair, 1993-1995; Member, 1989-2001)
- Appointed by LA County Bar Family Law Chair to Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Family Law Policy
Writing
- Co-Author (with A. David Kagon, in the early years, sole author thereafter), “Family Law Techniques and Trial Tips”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section Symposium Reference Book, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Revisions
- Author, “Ethics in Family Law” & “Analysis of Financial Considerations” for National Business Institute book Family Law in California, 2004
- Co-Author with Daniel V. Burke, Custody Trial Preparation &
Presentation reference book for Key to the Courthouse Series @
keytothecourthouse.com
- Co-Author with Daniel V. Burke, “Custody Trial Preparation
& Presentation” for San Diego County Certified Family Law
Specialists, December 14, 2002
- Co-Author with Daniel V. Burke, “Custody Trial Preparation & Presentation with Checklists” for California State Bar Annual Meeting Program in Monterey, October 12, 2002
- Co-Author with Daniel V. Burke, “The Custody Trial”, for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Institute of Trial Advocacy, in Los Angeles, January 19, 2002
- Co-Author, “Recent Developments in Family Law” for California State Bar Section Education Institute in San Diego, November 14, 1997
- Author, “Support and the Self-Employed Individual” for California State Bar Convention in San Diego September 13, 1997
- Author, “Maximizing Support Results” for California State Bar Section Education Institute in Rancho Mirage November 10, 1996
- Author, “Maximizing Support Results: Insider Tips From the Bench & Bar” for California State Bar Convention in Long Beach October 12, 1996
- Author, “Maximizing Support Results” for California State Bar Section Education Institute in San Diego December 1, 1995
- Co-Author (with Jared Laskin), “Marvin Claims”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section Reference Book 1995
- Co-Author, “A Better Way to Pass Family Law
Legislation”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law
Section Family Law News and Review, Spring, 1994
- Author, Practice Pointers on “Settling or Resolving Difficult Issues”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Symposium Practice Pointers, 1993
- Author, “Practice Pointers: Basic Information to Potential Clients”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Symposium Practice Pointers, 1992
- Author, “Practice Pointers on Taking More Effective Depositions”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Symposium Practice Pointers, 1991
Teaching & Speaking
- Moderator, Speaker and Program Organizer, “Recent Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Annual Meeting Program in San Diego, September 10, 2005
- Moderator, Speaker and Program Organizer, “Recent Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Annual Meeting Program in Monterey, October 9, 2004
- Speaker, “Family Law in California” for National Business Institute program in Pasadena, July 12, 2004
- Moderator, Speaker and Program Organizer, “Recent Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Annual Meeting Program in Anaheim, September 6, 2003
- Speaker, Program Organizer with Daniel V. Burke, “Custody Trial Preparation & Presentation”, San Diego County Certified Family Law Specialists Program, San Diego, December 14, 2002
- Speaker, Program Organizer with Daniel V. Burke, “Custody Trial Preparation & Presentation with Checklists” at California State Bar Annual Meeting Program in Monterey, October 12, 2002
- Moderator, Speaker and Program Organizer, “Recent Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Annual Meeting Program in Monterey, October 12, 2002
- Moderator and Speaker, “The Custody Trial” at
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Institute of Trial Advocacy in
Santa Monica, January 19, 2002
- Moderator, Speaker and Program Organizer, “Recent Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Annual Meeting Program in Anaheim, September 8, 2001
- Moderator, Speaker and Program Organizer, “Recent Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Section Education Institute Program in Oakland, January 20, 2001
- Moderator, Speaker and Program Organizer, “Recent
Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Convention in
San Diego, September 16, 2000
- Moderator, Speaker and Program Organizer, “Recent
Developments in Family Law” at State Bar Education Institute
Program in Monterey, June 4, 2000
- Moderator, Speaker and Program Organizer, “Recent
Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Convention in
Long Beach, October 2, 1999
- Speaker, “Winning Support Cases: Successful Strategies, Techniques, & Demonstration” at California State Bar Section Education Institute in San Diego, December 5, 1998
- Moderator, Speaker and Program Organizer, “Recent
Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Convention in
Monterey, October 3, 1998
- Moderator, Speaker and Program Organizer, “Support and the
Self-Employed Individual” at California State Bar Convention in
San Diego September 13, 1997
- Moderator, Speaker and Program Organizer, “Recent Developments in Family Law” at California State Bar Section Education Institute in San Diego November 14, 1997
- Speaker, “Recent Developments: Proposed Child Support and Spousal Support Legislation”, South Bay Bar Association Family Law Section Luncheon Program in Torrance, June 19, 1997
- Speaker, “Maximizing Support Results” at California State Bar Section Education Institute in Rancho Mirage November 10, 1996
- Moderator, Speaker and Program Organizer, “Maximizing Support Results” at California State Bar Convention in Long Beach October 12, 1996
- Moderator, Speaker and Program Organizer, “Maximizing
Support Results” at California State Bar Section Education
Institute in San Diego December 1, 1995
- Speaker, “Practice Pointers: Basic Information to Potential Clients”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Symposium May 9, 1992