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AAML Southern California Chapter’s upcoming 31st Annual Trial Advocacy Institute
Our Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers is presenting its 31st Annual Trial Advocacy Institute during the upcoming Martin Luther King weekend (January 13-16, 2023). I am serving for a second tour as the Institute’s Dean (my first experience involved the 2010 Institute). Stephen Hamilton, of Arroyo Grande, is our Co-Dean. […]

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Herring Law Group Welcomes Jack Ucciferri
HLG welcomes our newest attorney, Jack Ucciferri! A long-time Santa Barbara resident, Jack brings a unique resume as a local businessman now engaged in the full scope of family law. Jack attended two tours at the University of California at Santa Barbara. In 2002 he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science […]

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Another Successful Annual Trial Basics Seminar!
Our American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Southern California Chapter presented its seventh annual Trial Basics Seminar through Zoom on June 10. Herring Law Group founded the program in 2015. It has become a major annual event. We are pleased to continually host eager and focused family law lawyers from throughout Southern California. Our Chapter presents TBS […]

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The Honorable John R. Smiley – Retired!
Ventura County Superior Court Judge Smiley elegantly retired a couple weeks ago on his 75th birthday. He was a great judge, and we will miss him. Famously a graduate of Princeton University (his chambers were adorned with Princeton tigers and his orange and black Repp tie was in high rotation), Judge Smiley began his legal […]

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