JONI E. SALOMON
Certified Family Law Specialist
State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
SALOMON LAW CORPORATION, APC
A Professional Corporation
9595 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 900
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Office #: 310.282.0858
Fax #: 310.282.0884
Named as a Superlawyer Rising Star by Superlawyers and LA Woman Magazine, Top Women Attorneys in Southern California for 2011.
Named as a Superlawyer Rising Star by Superlawyers and LA Magazine for 2012.
EDUCATION:
LOYOLALAWSCHOOL, LOS ANGELES, JD 2002
High Grades: Legal Writing and Research (92)
Contracts (88)
Employment Discrimination (86)
Alternate Dispute Resolution (85)
Appellate Advocacy (84)
Law Review: Entertainment Law Review, August 2001 – May 2002
Moot Court: FDMCC, Western Region Moot Court, Best Oral Advocate, 2002
FDMCC, Western Region Moot Court Finalist, Second Place, 2002
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, MASTER OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, (M.H.A.) 1999
Honors: National Association of Health Care Executives Essay Scholarship
University of Washington Graduate Academic Scholarship
Health Management Scholarship
Activities:Student Public Health Association, MHA Representative
Amer.College of Health Care Exec. Student Elected President
Univ. of Wa. Mentor Program, Student Committee Member
Graduate Professional Student Senate, Delegate
CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, GEORGIA, B.S. BIOLOGY, 1996
Honors:FiskUniversity, Pre-Med Summer Scholarship Program
ClarkAtlantaUniversity, Health Careers Summer Scholarship
Health Careers Scholarship
Dean’s List
Activities: Pre-Med Society
Clark Atlanta Band Majorette
CERTIFICATION
Certified Family Law Specialist, California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California
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TRIAL TRAINING
Graduate of the Texas Southern Law School Family Law Trial Institute
EMPLOYMENT:
Salomon Law Corporation, APC2007 - Present
Attorney/Sole Proprietor: Opened own law practice. Devoted to the practice of Divorce and Family Law. Responsible for all operation, marketing and management.
UCLA 2008 - Present
Paralegal Professor: Teaching various courses geared to train Paralegals in specific areas of the law. Responsible for creating syllabus, content, grading
assignments, preparing and grading tests, midterm and finals, and weekly content of law presentation. Courses taught: Family Law, Demurrers and Other Motions.
Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle 2006 – 2007
Family Law Associate Attorney: Managed and responsible for own case load/clients. Responsible for marketing and business development. Responsible for Firm’s Family Law Web Blog. Retained own cases/clients. Handled all
aspects of Family Law Cases including but not limited to Divorce, Custody, Support, Paternity, Guardianships and De Facto Parent Status and Standing.
University of California, Irvine2005 -2006
Paralegal Professor: Teaching various courses geared to train Paralegals in specific areas of the law. Responsible for creating syllabus, content, grading
assignments, preparing and grading tests, midterm and finals, and weekly content of law presentation. Courses taught: Legal Writing, Contracts and Tort Law.
Law Office of Judi A. Curtin2005 – 2006
Family Law Associate Attorney: Intimately involved in all stages of the marital dissolution process and family law issues, including but not limited to client interviews and daily interactions, drafting Preliminary and Final Declarations, discovery (family law and special interrogatories, demand for production and request for admissions), preparing trial and mandatory settlement conference briefs, law and motions (support modifications, attorney fees, personal jurisdiction matters etc.), court appearances (OSCs and Noticed Motions), drafting various Judgments for dissolutions and stipulations, preparing marital balance sheets and taking depositions (party, witness & expert).
Jackson & Wallace 2005
Associate Attorney: Responsible for managing litigation case load ranging from Veterinarian Malpractice, Real Estate Disputes, Construction Defect, Personal Injury and Contract Disputes.
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Franscell, Strickland, Roberts & Lawrence2005
Litigation Associate Attorney: Responsible for case load in both state and federal court. Involved in managing cases from the Complaint to the trial phase. Draft pleadings, discovery and law & motion.
Bonne, Bridges, Mueller, O’Keefe & Nichols 2003 – 2004
Litigation Associate Attorney: Responsible for all aspects of litigation including, client and witness interviews, court appearances, law and motion, oral arguments on dispositive motions, written discovery, depositions, alternative dispute resolution, settlement conferences, witness preparation, pre-trial motions
and trial preparation. Draft litigation reports and budgets to insurance carriers and third party claim administrators.
Bonne, Bridges, Mueller, O’Keefe & Nichols 2000 – 2003
Law Clerk: Drafted Motions for Summary Judgment/Adjudications, Motions to Compel, Motions in Limine and Motions to Strike/Demurrer. Prepared and
responded to Motions in Limine and Motions to Strike/Demurrer. Prepared and responded to Form Interrogatories, Request for Production, Specially Drafted and Pre-trial Interrogatories. Answered Complaints and drafted Affirmative
Defenses. Attended depositions of clients and experts, mediation hearings, trials and settlement conferences. Conducted legal research and writing.
Jensen & McIntosh2000
Summer Legal Clerk: Drafted mediation briefs, demand letters and complaints. Interviewed clients, researched cases, drafted briefs and appeals and negotiated with carriers.
SAMPLE TRAINING & CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION
(a)26th Annual Family Law Refresher Course25th;
(b)Declarations of Disclosure: Policies, Procedures and Enforcement;
(c)Analyzing and Dissecting Tax Returns and Financial Statements;
(d)Annual Family Law Refresher Course (Rutter Group);
(e)Practical Tips on Complex Issues in Family Law; (f) Fiduciary
Duty and Transfers Between Spouses; (g) Family Law Boot Camp (2005) Garrett C. Dailey, Esq.; (h) Managing Issues in Child & Spousal Support; (i) Effective Presentation of Family Law Matters; (j) Common Family Law Issues, Presenter: Honorable Kenneth A. Black; (k) Software Training for CFLR DissoMaster Suite; (l) Advanced DissoMaster, Propetizer & Executioner, Support Theory/Intro to Tax; (m) Evidentiary Issues in Family Law Matters; (n) Recognizing and Dealing with Parental Alienation Syndrome; (o) Family Law Update of Recently Enacted Statutes and Recent Case Law; (p) Getting Better Results with the Help of a Forensic Accountant; (q) 730 Evidence Code Seminar; (r) The Use of Receivers in Family Law Litigation; (s) Family Law –State of the Union Address; (t) The
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Permanent Spousal Support Enigma, (u) Negotiation Techniques in Family Law Matters, (v) Texas Trial Institute
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
California State Bar; California Certified Family Law Specialists; Beverly Hills Bar Association,; Barristers Board of Governors; American Bar Association; Beverly Hills Bar Association; Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce; Los Angeles County Bar Association
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