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Westlake Village Office

3075 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.

Westlake Village, CA 91362

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Ventura Office

1198 Navigator Drive #20

Ventura, CA 93001

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Phone: 805-477-0505

Fax: 805-676-1481

At the Ventura County Law and Mediation Offices of Barton Pokras we provide personal attention in matters related to divorce, support, & custody. We serve clients in Westlake Villlage, Thousand Oaks, Agoura Hills, Moorpark, Oak Park, Simi Valley, Calabasas, Camarillo, Oxnard, Ventura, and Ojai. We represent families and individuals throughout Los Angeles County and Ventura County.

The Law and Mediation Offices of Barton Pokras

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Practice Information

Divorce

High Net Worth Divorces

Mediation & Collaborative Law

Negotiaton Methods

Attorney Pokras is licensed to practice in all the courts of the State of California and in the United States Tax Court. He is a member of the Coalition for Collaborative Divorce, the Collaborative Family Law Professionals (Ventura), and the Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association, as well as the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Barton Pokras is on the Board of Directors of the Ventura Family Law Bar Association and current president (2009) of the Coalition for Collaborative Divorce.

Attorney Pokras has represented clients in the California Supreme Court, the California Court of Appeals, the Superior Courts in Ventura, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Marin, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz and Solano Counties, as well as in the Federal District Court for Northern California.

Professional

1972 Admitted to California Bar

1972-1973 Staff Attorney, Community Legal Services, Philadelphia, PA

1973-1992 In private practice, San Francisco, CA. Emphasizing Family Law, Civil and

Tax Litigation, Admitted to practice before The United States Federal District Court for Northern California, The United States Tax Court. Hearing Officer - San Francisco Rent Board

1992-2006 Studying and teaching Talmudic Law in Jerusalem, Israel and Mexico

2007-Present Private practice in Ventura County, CA, devoted almost exclusively to Family Law, (he has also assisted Families with Estate Planning matters.)

Member

State Bar of California, Family Law Section

Ventura County Family Law Bar Association (Board of Directors)

International Association of Collaborative Professionals

Coalition for Collaborative Divorce (President, 2009)

Collaborative Family Law Professionals (Ventura)

Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association

American Bar Association, Family Law Section and Alternative Dispute Resolution Section

Volunteer

Ventura Superior County Family Law Facilitator's Office

Volunteer Family Law Attorney for Ventura County Bar Association

Volunteer Family Law Attorney for Bar Association of San Francisco, with commendation by State Bar of California for Outstanding Volunteer Legal Services

Vista Pilot Project to Teach the Children of Migrant Farm Workers in the Central Valley of California

San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation

Attorney Profile - Barton Pokras

Divorce Attorney, Mediator & Collaborative Divorce Lawyer

With over 20 years of Family Law experience , Barton Pokras is a Professor of Law, teaching California Community Property Law at the Southern California Institute of Law.

Education

1969 B.A. English Literature, University of California at Santa Cruz

1972 J.D. University of California, Hastings College of Law (Honors)

1981 L.L.M. Taxation, Golden Gate University Law School