FAMILY LAW
Mission: The purpose of the Family Law Section is to provide a forum for family law mediators, practitioners and court-involved professionals to keep each other informed and
Family Law Section Chair / Family Law Section Board Representative
Patricia Schuermann
Clement, Fitzpatrick & Kenworthy Inc.
FAMILY LAW SECTION COMMITTEES:
FAMILY LAW STEERING COMMITTEE (FLSC)
- Tricia Seifert, Chair (2023-2025 term)
- Michael Liotta, Vice-Chair & Board Liaison (2024-2026 term)
- Kelsey O'Rourke, Secretary (2024-2026 term)
- Erin Farley, Rules Committee Liaison (2023-2025 term)
- Destinee Tartuffe (2023-2025 term)
- Janessa McCune, Title IVD Committee Liaison (2024-2026 term)
- Michael Fish, Chair of the Family Law Education Subcommittee (2025-2027 term)
- Patricia Schuermann (2025-2027 term)
- Julie Levy (2025-2027 term)
- Hon. Shelly Averill, Judicial Officer (non-voting)
- Hon. Kinna Patel Crocker, Judicial Officer (non-voting)
- Hon. Paul Lozada, Judicial Officer (non-voting)
- Robin Estes, Mental Health Committee Liaison (non-voting)
- Shuree McVay, Clerk's Office (non-voting)
- Kwesi Williams, Family Court Services (non-voting)
- Carly Roden, Family Law Facilitator (non-voting)
- Sheila Craig, Department of Child Support Services (non-voting)
The Family Law Steering Committee (“FLSC”) is a sub-committee of the Sonoma County Bar Association's (“SCBA”) Family Law Section. The committee is made up of representatives from the groups of professionals, agencies, and organizations that work with family law litigants in Sonoma County.
The purpose of the committee is to provide a monthly forum for these family law mediators and court-involved professionals to keep each other informed of news, issues, projects, and trainings that relate to the practice of family law in Sonoma County.
This Committee meets to discuss significant issues and news in the Court pertaining to the practice of Family Law in Sonoma County. Minutes of all FLSC meetings are distributed to all Family Law Section members after the minutes have been approved, about one to two months after the meeting.
FAMILY LAW EDUCATION COMMITTEE
- Michael Fish, Chair
- Laura Dunst, Vice-Chair
FL MENTAL HEALTH LIAISON COMMITTEE (MHLC)
- Tom Gallahan, Chair
- Robin Estes, Liaison to the FLSC
The MHLC facilitates trainings, works to improve communications between professionals that work with families in crisis, by bringing together the family law judicial officers, court-involved therapists, and family law attorneys.
FL TITLE IV LIAISON COMMITTEE
- Janessa McCune, Liaison to the FLSC
MINORS COUNSEL COMMITTEE
- Beki Berrey, Chair
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