Attorney Diane Wasznicky, Bartholomew, Wasznicky & Molinaro, L.L.P., Sacramento, California

Diane E. Wasznicky
Sacramento, California

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The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

Ms. Wasznicky received her undergraduate degree in psychology, sociology and law from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1977. A native of Massachusetts, she moved to California in 1977 to attend law school at the University of California, Davis, receiving her Juris Doctor in 1980. In 1989, she co-founded the firm of Bartholomew & Wasznicky, specializing in Family Law. She is certified by the State Bar of California as a Family Law Specialist.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, Sociology and Law from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Juris Doctorate from University of California, Davis, School of Law

Admittance to the California State Bar in 1981

Co-founded the law firm of Bartholomew & Wasznicky in 1989 and limits her practice exclusively to family law

Certified by the State Bar of California as a Family Law Specialist in 1987

Served on the Senate Task Force on Family Relations Courts

Co-founder and facilitator of the Sacramento Custody Discussion Group (1983 - present)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Chair of the Judiciary Committee of the Sacramento County Bar Association since 1993

Served as elected member of the State Bar Conference of Delegates Executive Committee (1996-1999)

Chair of State Bar Conference of Delegates Executive Committee (October 1999 to October 2000)

Served on Board of Directors of the Sacramento Women's Network

Served on Board of Directors of the Women Lawyers of Sacramento

Past President, Vice-President and Treasurer of the Women Lawyers of Sacramento

Past President of the Sacramento County Bar Association, 1992

Served on Board of Directors of the California Women Lawyers for 3 years

Co-founder and former President of the Sacramento Area Feminist Legal Services

Co-founder and facilitator of the Sacramento Custody Discussion Group for attorneys, Judges and mental health professionals

Served as Chairperson on the Voluntary Legal Services Program of the Sacramento County Bar Association from 1985-1989

Served as Chairperson of the Family Law Section of the Sacramento County Bar Association in 1989

Member of Family Law Section Custody Sub-Committee (1994 - present)

Member of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists

Member of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists Minor's Counsel Committee

Chair of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists Minor's Counsel Committee (1998 - 1999)

Member of the American Bar Association and its Family Law Section

Member of the California Bar Association and its Family Law Section

Member of the Sacramento County Bar Association and its Family Law Section

Member of the Sacramento County Children's Counsel Section

Member of the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class of 1987

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Teaches courses on child custody and child support for the Learning Exchange, Family Service Agency, and YMCA

Lectured on Family Law in California Continuing Education of the Bar programs

Organized and participated in a number of community-oriented Family Law panels sponsored by Feminist Legal Services, Women Lawyers of Sacramento and the Sacramento County Bar Association

PUBLICATIONS

Co-Author of Child Custody, a Practical Guide for Parents

Divorce and dissolution

Child custody and visitation

Spousal support

Child support