Michael Kretzmer

Law Office of Michael J. Kretzmer

Profile

I am a native of San Francisco. i have practiced law for 40 years in Southern California primarily in the areas of Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and Complex Custody matter. I am frequent teacher/lecturer to mental health professionals and bar associations

Education

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles 1982, J.D.

Admitted to Practice

California 1982

Legal Organizations

Member, State Bar of California/Family Law Executive Committee, 2010-2014
Secretary, State Bar of California/Family Law Executive Committee, 2012-2014
Member, Board of Directors California Chapter Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2011-present
Vice-President, Board of Directors California Chapter Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2013-present
Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Juvenile Justice Committee, 1988-1990
Los Angeles County Superior Court, Juvenile Dependency Panel, 1993-2004
California Appellate Project, Juvenile Dependency Panel, 1996-2002
Past Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association Minor’s Counsel Committee, 2004-2006
President AFCC California Chapter 2019-2020

CLE Presentations

Speaker, Los Angeles County Bar Association, “Minor’s Counsel in Family Law Matters,” 2004
Speaker, Los Angeles County Bar association, Family Law Symposium, “Crossover in Family Law and Juvenile Dependency,” 2005
Speaker, Los Angeles County Bar Association, “Minor’s Counsel in Family Law Mater,” 2004
Speaker, Juvenile Courts Bar Association “Representing Minors in Family Law Cases,” 2005
Speaker, National Association of Children’s Defense Counsel Conference, “Representing Minor’s in Family Law Disputes,” 2005
Speaker, Santa Monica Bar Association, “What Do You Do When the Department of Children and Family Services Calls,” 2006
Speaker, Los Angeles County Bar, Child Custody Colloquium, Family Law, “Probate Issues Affecting Non-Parent Custody Disputes,: 2009
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, 36th Annual Family Law Symposium, “Do You Lose If You Abuse: A Close Look at Family Law Code Sections 4325, 4320(1) and 3044,” 2010
Speaker, with Leslie Shear, J.D. CFLS, State Bar of California Webinar, “Takin Childres’s Testimony in Family Law Cases” 2011
Speaker/Co-Presenter with Stephen A. Kolodny, Masters of evidence 2011, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Speaker, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, “Working With Minor’s Counsel in High Conflict Custody Matters Involving Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse,” 2011
Presenter/Speaker, with Leslie Ellen Shear, “Taking Children’s Testimony in Family Law Cases,” January 2011
Speaker with Dr. Katz and Dr. Dupee State Bar of California Webinar, “Preparing For A Child Custody Evaluation,” August 2011
Speaker, with Dr. Gould, State Bar of California Webinar, “Deconstructing A Child Custody Evaluation,” August 2011
Speaker, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Minor’s Counsel Program, “Getting Evidence In At Trial,” October, 2011
Speaker, Los Angeles County Bar Association 33rd Annual Child Custody Colloquium, “The Good, Bad and Ehical in Representing Clients in Child Custody Evaluations,” October, 2011
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association 37th Annual Family Law Symposium, “How To Try An International Custody Move-Away Case,” November 2011
Speaker, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, California Chapter, “Constructing and Deconstructing a Child Custody Evaluation, “February, 2012
Speaker, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, California Chapter, “Unsubstantiated/Partially Substantiated/False Allegations of Sexual Abuse: After the Fire,” February, 2012
Moderator, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, California Chapter “Judge’s Round Table How to Obtain the Information Judges Need From Children,” February, 2012
Speaker, California State Bar Convention, Monterey, California, “Representing Minors in Family Law, Probate and Juvenile Dependency Proceedings,” 2012. Numerous programs in California, Texas, Canada, Illinois, Nevada, Washington, D.C. and Washington State, Arizona

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