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About Douglas R. Donnelly

Practice Areas:
Adoption Law; Guardianships; Interstate Child Custody

Admitted:
1977, California; 1978, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

Law School:
Loyola University of Los Angeles, J.D., 1977.

College:
Westmont College, B.A., cum laude, 1974.

Member:
Academy of California Adoption Attorneys (President, 1993; Chairman, Ethics Committee 1998-present); American Academy of Adoption Attorneys (Chairman, Ethics Committee, 1990-1992); Santa Barbara County Bar Association; State Bar of California (Member, Adoptions Committee, Family Law Section); Christian Legal Society; Better Business Bureau

Biography:
Author: Adoption Chapter, "California Transaction Forms: Family Law," West Group, 1998; "A Guide To Adoption," Focus on the Family Press, 1987. Co-Author: "Complete Adoption Handbook," Zondervan, 1992. Fellow, Academy of California Adoption Lawyers (President, 1993).

Reported Cases:
Adoption of Michael H. (1995) 10 Cal.4th 1043; In re Kyle F. (2003) 112 Cal.App.4th 538; Applegate v. Ota (1983) 146 Cal. App. 3d 702.

References Available Upon Request.

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