HAEWON SHIN, ESQ., CFLS.
First Korean-American Certified Family Law Specialist in California
BAR ADMISSION:
- State Bar of California 1996
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California 1996
- Certified Specialist in Family Law 2005
The State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization
EXPERIENCE:
- Law Offices of Haewon Shin, A P.C. 1996 – Present
- Los Angeles County Bar Family Law Section Executive Committee 2011
- Counsel for Plaintiff Jae Won Jeong in Korean Slave Labor Action
Against Japanese Conglomerate Re: World War II Slave/Forced Labor
Filed in U.S. Court 1999 – 2005 - Externship with LASC Family Law
Presiding Judge Richard E. Denner 1995 - Externship with LA County Counsel
Probate Division 1994
EDUCATION:
- Juris Doctorate Degree 1995
Southwestern University School of Law
Los Angeles, California - BS in Information and Computer Science 1988
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California - BA in English Language Education 1985
Seoul National University
Seoul, Korea
Valedictorian of College of Education
PUBLICATIONS AND SPEECHES:
- Selected as ‘2009 10 Leading Attorneys of California’
By Goldline Research
Published in Forbes Magazine, December 2009 - Legal Columnist / Speaker
한국일보
한국일보 H 메거진
Radio Seoul
Radio Korea
중앙일보
여성중앙
Various Television and Radio Programs in Los Angeles, California
Since 1998 - Present
LESLIE FREED PETERSIL, ESQ.
BAR ADMISSION:
- State Bar of California 1994
EXPERIENCE:
- Practicing Family Law since 1994
- Volunteer Attorney for the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s
Domestic Violence Project 2018 - Present - Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University, School of Law 2007-2023
- Volunteered at the Southern Poverty Law Center 1991-1992
- Summer Associate at Pual Hastings LLP 1991
- Director of the Peer Health Counselor Program 1984
University of California Los Angeles
EDUCATION:
- Juris Doctorate Degree 1992
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California - BA in History 1985
University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa