Jill Hersh
Hersh FamilyLaw Practice, P.C.
456 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-788-2200 (telephone)
415-394-0222 (fax)
jhersh@hflp.com (e-mail)
www.hflp.com
Family Law:
Consultation, Mediation, Transactional Documents, Litigation, Appeals, Private Adjudication, and Instruction for both domestic and international family law matters
Mediation:
Ms. Hersh provides mediation services. She received intensive mediation training in 1985 from Gary Friedman at the Center for Mediation in Law. In addition, Ms. Hersh acts as a consulting attorney for clients who are going through mediation.
Lead appellate counsel at the California Court of Appeal. Establishes that a nolo contendere plea to a misdemeanor spousal battery charge constitutes a spousal abuse conviction for purposes of Family Code Section 4320(i) and (m) and Family Code Section 4325.
Lead trial and appellate counsel at the Superior Court, Court of Appeal, and the California Supreme Court. Establishes the natural, legal parental rights of same-sex parents who jointly procreate using reproductive technology and raise the children together.
Lead trial and appellate counsel. Approving off-guideline, above-guideline child and spousal support based upon assets and not income.
Lead trial and appellate counsel. Permits a de facto parent’s access in a same-sex relationship to judicial review through guardianship proceedings.
Lead trial and appellate counsel at the Superior Court, Court of Appeal, and the California Supreme Court. Defines the legal requirements for achieving a post-nuptial transaction between spouses that transmutes the character of property.
Family Law News, Official Publication of the State Bar of California Family Law Section, Issue 3, Vol. 41, No. 3. Discussing the ethical and legal implications of “conflicting out” potential opposing counsel and the formation of an attorney/client relationship.
Discussing the integrated use of the Civil Discovery Act and Evidence Code in order to effectively use the Family Code fiduciary duties to create admissible evidence.
Discussing the process of obtaining appropriate restraining orders in family law proceedings, including personal and property restraints, from initial assessment of client needs to submission to court.
Discussing the tax consequences of stock options and proposing model language for the division of options in a Marital Settlement Agreement.
Discussing the legal history of time-deferred benefits and the characterization and allocation of stock options.
Discussing the innovation of judicial case management with proposed stipulated language placing a case in judicial management and defining the perimeters of the process.
Discussing the civil liability of a treating physician who provides evidence contrary to the interests of his/her patient.
“Family Law Module, Marital Settlement Agreements”, California Transaction Forms. Bancroft Whitney, 1998. Substantive text on the provisions of Marital Settlement Agreements, model language for Marital Settlement Agreements, and practice pointers in the drafting of Marital Settlement Agreements.
“Counseling the Counselor.” Valuing Professional Practices and Licenses: A Guide for the Matrimonial Practioner, publication by Aspen Publishers, 2012, updated in 2014. Discussing the issues that are particular to representing an attorney in a marital dissolution action.
“Recent Developments and Legislative Changes in Family Law“, Tax Aspects of Marital Dissolutions, publication by the National Business Institute, Inc., 1993, 1994, and 1995. Discussing annual updates of recent changes in the field of dissolution and taxation.
“Tax Treatment of Maintenance and Separate Maintenance Payments“, Tax Aspects of Marital Dissolutions, publication by the National Business Institute, Inc., 1993, 1994, and 1995. Discussing the Internal Revenue requirements and disallowances relating to child support, spousal support, and family support.
“Ethics as it Relates to Tax Consequences in Divorce“, Tax Aspects of Marital Dissolutions, publication by the National Business Institute, Inc., 1993, 1994, and 1995. Discussing the ethical considerations entering into the attorney/client relationship as it relates to taxes in a dissolution.
Media Engagements:
“Good Morning America”, ABC, March 24, 2004.
“Forum with Michael Krazny”, NPR, 2003.
Legal InCite Talk Show, Radio 1220 AM KBZS. June 3, 2000. Interview by Peter Keane. Discussing the evolution of the law and same gender parenting issues.
Other radio programs: KGO with Pete Wilson, NPR Virginia, NPR Utah, NPR San Francisco, NPR Santa Cruz, Talk America/ Liberty Broadcasting, Fox News, AP All News Radio, Voice of America, The Lars Larson Show, Out In The Bay with Eric Jansen.
Professional Organizations:
International Academy of Family Lawyers
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers of Northern California
Chair of Community Relations Committee, 2005 and 2006
American Bar Association
Queens Bench
American Civil Liberties Union (philanthropic membership)
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
Executive Committee of the Family Law Section
Bar Association of San Francisco
Secretary, 1997
Chair, 1998
Chair of Education Committee, 1999, 2000
Organize and sponsor Brown Bag educational lunches
Inns of Court, San Francisco Lawyers Club
Mentoring Program, Counselor, 1995, 1996, and 1997
Lawyers Club of San Francisco
Delegate to the State Bar
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
Board of Governors, 1980-1985
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