David A. Fink

David Fink has over 37 years of experience in the field of Family Law, including 20 years as a litigator and 30 years as a mediator. Since 2008, David’s practice has been limited to neutral work as a mediator, private judge, and parenting coordinator in financial and parenting disputes, and, until 2023, serving as consulting attorney for individual clients engaged in consensual dispute resolution processes without litigation. Since January 2023, he serves exclusively as a neutral through ADR Services, Inc., a leading ADR provider in California.

He is a Certified Fellow and Past President (2008) of the Northern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and has been Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization in Family Law for over 30 years. David is a past Chair and served for 11 years on the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the California Bar Association. David was the second recipient of the Family Law Section’s Distinguished Service Award (2007). He has been selected as a Northern California “Super Lawyer” since its inception in 2004, and, in 2006, was selected to the “Super Lawyers” Top 10.

Education

• J.D. with Highest Honors, Golden Gate University School of Law, 1987
• B.A. in Cultural Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 1983

Awards & Accolades

• Distinguished Service Award, Family Law Section, State Bar of California (2007)
• Eureka Award, Collaborative Practice California (2007)
• Northern California “Super Lawyer” (2004 to present)
  • Top 100 (2004 to 2009)
  • Top 10 (2006)

Associations & Memberships

• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow since 2000, Chapter President 2008
• California Lawyers Association, Family Law Section, Executive Committee 1996-2007, Section Chair, 2000-2001
• Bar Association of San Francisco, Family Law Section, Chair 1996
• Alameda County Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Association of Certified Family Law Specialists
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
• International Commission on Couple and Family Relations