David Ewing Wald Curriculum Vitae

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1 David Ewing Wald Curriculum Vitae 660W. First Street Tustin, Ca (714) Education 1970-California State University, Long Beach- Bachelor of Arts-(With Honors) 1973-California Western School of Law-Juris Doctorate Professional Experience 2008-Present. Mr. Wald is a Principal in the prestigious family law firm of Hughes & Hughes, and it s predecessor firm, Hughes & Sullivan with the primary responsibility of litigation of complex family and elder abuse cases and the training and supervision of firm associates and paralegals. Mr. Wald received extensive mediation training and conducts family law mediation as an alternative to litigation : Mr. Wald maintained a select, private practice in Irvine, California restricted exclusively to family law and domestic relations litigation. Mr. Wald has been responsible for numerous high profile dissolution actions in the Orange County Superior Court, including issues related to contested child custody and visitation, valuation and division of community business entities, determination and collection of child and spousal support and other complex domestic relations issues. Mr Wald has vast litigation experience, including, innumerable Court Trials, contested hearings on Order to Show Cause and Law & Motion practice : Mr. Wald was employed as a Senior Litigation Associate by the Century City law firm of Novak, Cooper & Wohlgem uth.. Mr. Wald s professional responsibilities included, the litigation of complex domestic relations cases, the training and education of associate attorneys and paralegals, business generation, case management, and the maintenance of client relationships : Mr. Wald assumed a position as civil and family law litigation associate in the San Diego firm of Sankary & San kary. This position provided Mr Wald with the opportunity to preside over numerous civil and dissolution trials, as well as preparation of discovery, law & motion and related procedures.

2 Professional Recognition Mr. Wald has been assessed with an AV peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory Present. Mr Wald is frequently appointed by the Orange County Superior Court to act in the capacity of Special Master to the Court to issue recommendations and findings regarding various issues arising from domestic relations litigation. Mr. Wald has successfully concluded approximately 100 such appointments , Mr Wald frequently assisted the Orange County Superior Court by sitting as Judge Pro- Tem, presiding over various civil settlement conferences and small claims trials. Mr. Wald has completed the intensive 40 hour training in Mediating the Divorce Agreement as offered by the renowned American Institute of Mediation. Mr. Wald is currently one of the select members of the family law bar requested by the Family Bench of the Superior Court, to preside over Voluntary Settlement Conferences in family law cases. Professional Activities Adjunct Professor at Goldengate University, Irvine Campus ( ). Mr. Wald authored written course materials and composed and personally delivered weekly three hour lectures for a ten-week course entitled "Legal, Tax and Valuation Aspects of Marital Dissolutions, a post-graduate course for Certified Public Accountants. This course has been recognized for Continuing Education requirements for the California Accountancy Board. Panelist, University of California, Los Angeles Center for Legal Psychiatry, "The Role of Mental Health Professionals in Child Custody Litigation. Featured Speaker, Orange County Bar-Clergy Symposium on Dissolution, Practice & Procedure. Founder and Featured Lecturer, Newport-Mesa YMCA Divorce Recovery Workshop. Guest Speaker, Irvine Unified School District, "Preparing for a Future in the Legal Profession. Featured Lecturer, Klarin, Martin & Lamb, CPA, Inc. Continuing Education for Accountants, "The Role of the CPA as Forensic and Percipient Witnesses in Domestic Relations Litigation. Featured Lecturer, Orange County Chapter, California Society of Accountants, What Every Accountant Needs to Know About Dissolution of Marriage. Featured Speaker, Orange County Barristers Seminar, Six Secrets of Family Law Practice

3 Author, Orange County Lawyer, The Family Law Corner Getting Paid After Being Fired Featured Speaker, National Business Institute, Obtaining The Best Result For Your Client in a Marital Dissolution: Procedures and Strategies For Effective Settlement and litigation in California Panelist and Presenter, Orange County Bar Association, Family Law Section, The Role of The Special Master in Alternative Dispute Resolution Panelist and Speaker, Orange County Bar Association, Tricks of the Trade for Family Lawyers. Presenter and Table Moderator, Orange County Bar Association, Family Law Section, The Elkins Commission and the Future of Family Law Guest Instructor, Chapman University School of Law, Trial Practice, The Family Law Trial ( ) Featured Speaker, Orange County Bar Association, Probate and Trust Section, How Family Law Rules Concerning Transmutation of Property Affects Probate and Trust Practice Featured Speaker, Orange County Paralegal Association, How to Successfully Use the Dissomaster Software Guest Lecturer, Irvine Valley College, Paralegal studies, How to Successfully Use the Dissomaster Software Featured Speaker, Orange County Paralegal Association, Spousal Support and the Family Code 4320 Factors Guest Lecturer, Irvine Valley College, Paralegal Studies, The Nuts & Bolts of Dissomaster Software. Professional Memberships and Associations Admitted to practice before the California Supreme Court and a member of California State Bar Admitted to practice before Federal District Court and 9th Circuit Court of Appeal Member of the Orange County Bar Association/ Family Law Section Admitted to practice before The United States Supreme Court Civic Organizations During the past 35 years Mr Wald has assumed various leadership positions in Orange County Charities, and philanthropic organizations, including membership and chairmanship of the Boards of Directors of The Padrinos of Children s Hospital of Orange County, and the Newport Mesa YMCA. Performer, William Hall Master Chorale; Saddleback Master Chorale, Concordia Master Chorale Member of Rotary International

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