MEMBERS OF FIRM
Janis K. Stocks (Member) admitted to bar, 1974, California and U.S. District Court, District of California. Education: San Diego State University (B.A., 1971); University of San Diego (J.D., 1974). Recipient: 1993 Judge Norbert Ehrenfreund Family Law Award (Norby) for dedicated and meritorious service to Family Law Bench and Bar, awarded by Family Law Judicial Officers. Listed in: America's Top Lawyers, Family Law, 2001-2007. Member, Board of Directors, San Diego County Volunteer Lawyer Program, 2002-2006. Judge Pro Tempore, Settlement Conference Judge, San Diego Superior Court, 1980. Member: San Diego County (Member: Family Law Section; Executive Committee, Certified Family Law Specialists Committee, 1990-1993, 1998-1999; Chair, 1993) and American (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Board Member, Executive Committee, Family Law Section (FLEXCOM), 1990-1993; Advisor, 1994-2000); Lawyers Club (Member). Fellow: Academy of California Adoption Lawyers (President, 1996); American Academy of Adoption Attorneys; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member: Southern California Chapter, 1993, President, 2004-2005); International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. (Certified Specialist, Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: In re Michael H., (1995) 10 Cal. 4th 1043. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Divorce Mediation; Child Custody; Adoption Law; Guardianship; Child Support; Spousal Support.Email: Janis K. Stocks
Hildy L. Fentin (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, September 10, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Massachusetts and Connecticut; 1983, California. Education: University of Massachusetts, Amherst (B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1977); Rutgers University-Camden (J.D., 1980). Recipient, 2001 Judge Norbert Ehrenfreud Family Law Award (Norby) for dedicated and meritorious service to Family Law Bench and Bar, awarded by Family Law Judicial Officers. Listed in America's Top Lawyers, Family Law and Mediation, 2007-2009. Judge Pro Tempore, Settlement Conference Judge, San Diego Superior Court, 1993. Lecturer, Family Law, San Diego Certified Family Law Specialists. Member: San Diego County Bar Association (Member: Family Law Section; Executive Committee, Certified Family Law Specialist Committee, 1995-1997 and 1999-2001, Chair, 2001; Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee, 1994; Family Court Services Committee, 1999-2003; Minors Counsel Committee, 1997 and Chair, 1997-1998; Chair, Family Law Local Rules Committee, 2003-2004); The Lawyer's Club of San Diego; San Diego Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Attorney Referral Service; Chair, Family Law Section, 1995-2000); Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego (Board Member, 2009). Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Treasurer, 2006). (Certified Specialist, Family Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce Mediation; Childrens Rights; Child Custody; Child Support; Spousal Support; Paternity.Email: Hildy L. Fentin
ASSOCIATE
Kristine Pogalies (Associate) born Salinas, California, September 29, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., 1989); Western State University (J.D., 1993). Fellow, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Member: San Diego County and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Family Law Section); Adoption Coalition of San Diego (Treasurer, 1998-2003 and Chair, 2003); Lawyer's Club of San Diego. Fellow: Academy of California Adoption Lawyers (Membership Chair, 2005-2009). Practice Areas: Adoption Law; Interstate Adoptions; Family Law; Divorce; Surrogacy Law; Guardianship; Mediation; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs).Email: Kristine Pogalies