Attorneys

Nancy J. Bickford  |  Jeffrey B. Miller

NANCY J. BICKFORD
Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization in Family Law, Ms. Bickford practices exclusively in the area of family law. Ms. Bickford is a graduate of California Western School of Law where she received honorable recognition for outstanding achievement in the areas of community property, taxation, and civil procedure, as well as a West Publishing Award in recognition of her overall outstanding scholastic accomplishment. Ms. Bickford received her Bachelor of Science from Miami University, with a dual major in Systems Analysis and Mathematics.

Ms. Bickford earned her Masters in Business Administration from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, and went on to pass the test to be certified by the state of California as a Certified Public Accountant. She worked for Arthur Andersen & Co. in San Francisco where she gained expertise in auditing various types of businesses and financial institutions. Ms. Bickford left Arthur Andersen & Co. to work as the controller for a privately run firm operating hotels and real estate investments.

Following her involvement in the hotel and real estate investment business, Ms. Bickford returned to school to study law. After receiving her Juris Doctorate degree, she was admitted to practice law in the United States District Court Southern District of California and in all courts in the state of California. Ms. Bickford was immediately attracted to family law, where she has found the perfect cross-over that allows her to pursue her passion for the law while also utilizing her financial and business background. Ms. Bickford is the only attorney in San Diego County representing clients in divorce, who is a Certified Family Law Specialist and who also is actively licensed as a CPA.

Ms. Bickford has volunteered her time to the San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program and has been recognized each year for her contributions to the program, whether for volunteering as an attorney, or for contributing to their education programs. For the last 7 years, she has frequently sat as a court appointed temporary judge for the Superior Court, County of San Diego Family Law Division. She has similarly been recognized by the Superior Court of the State of California County of San Diego for distinguished and dedicated services as a Judge Pro Tem of the Superior Court.

Memberships/Awards/Activities

Member: California State Bar and the family law section
Member: San Diego County Bar Association: family law section
Member: Carmel Valley section of the San Diego County Bar Association
Executive Committee Certified Family Law Specialists – San Diego Chapter 2006-2008
Co-Chair: San Diego County Bar Association - Carmel Valley Section 2005-2007
Co-Chair: CFLS Winter Seminar 2007
Chair: CFLS Summer Seminar 2008
Volunteer Lawyers Program – Distinguished Service Award 2002
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists
Presenter: San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Family Law Seminar – 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
Presenter: National Business Institute, September 2003 - “Family Law in California”
Presenter: CFLS Summer Seminar 2003 – “Recent Cases and Statutes”
Presenter: CFLS Winter Seminar 2005 – “Support Calculator Software”
Presenter: CFLS Fall Seminar 2006 – “Evidence”
Presenter: CFLS Fall Seminar 2007 – “Income for Support”
Presenter: San Diego County Bar Association, Carmel Valley Section – “Fiduciary Duties 2004”
Board of Directors: Desert Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce (1980-1985)
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Jeffrey B. Miller is a 1996 Magna Cum Laude graduate of California Western School of Law in San Diego. While at California Western, Mr. Miller earned the top score in six classes, including Family Law and Trial Practice, was a writer and editor for the California Western Law Review and International Law Journal, and spent a summer at the Institute on International and Comparative Law in Oxford, England. Mr. Miller also holds a degree in Business Administration/Finance from California State University Northridge.

Mr. Miller joined the firm in 2005. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Miller was an associate at the Law Offices of Sandra Joan Morris for four years practicing exclusively in the area of Family Law. Upon graduation from California Western and passing the bar exam, Mr. Miller worked for two years in the Sempra Energy Litigation Department.

Mr. Miller is a member of the State Bar of California, the San Diego County Bar Association and the Family Law Section of the San Diego County Bar Association. For two years he served on the Family Law Committee for the San Diego County Bar Association Conference of Delegates. He has argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has presented at the Fundamentals of Family Law Program and has volunteered for numerous organizations including the San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, the Domestic Violence Retraining Order Clinic and the Legal Aid Society of San Diego.
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If you wish to schedule a consultation with Nancy J. Bickford, call us at (858) 793-8884.