Diane E. Wasznicky | Attorney

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
• Appointed member of State Bar Family Law Section Executive Committee (2000 - 2003)
• Legislation Chair, FlexCom (2001 - 2003)
• Advisor, FlexCom (2003 to present)
• Appointed member of California Judicial Council Family and Juvenile Advisory Committee (2001 - 2004)
• Liaison to Family and Juvenile Advisory Committee for FlexCom (2004 to present)
• Appointed member California Chapter of Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (currently President-Elect from 2008 - 2010)
• Member of Family Law Section Custody Sub-Committee (1994 - present)
• Member of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists
• 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, Sacramento County Bar Association Delegation to Conference of Delegates (Chair 1993 - 1996 and 1997 - 1999; currently Chair, Family Law Sub-Committee of Delegates 2003 - present)
• Member of the Sacramento County Children's Counsel Section (Chair, 2006 to present)
• 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