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NANETTE S. STRINGER is a Certified Specialist in Family Law, and has practiced family law on the Peninsula since 1979. Her practice is exclusively dedicated to family law, focusing on mediation and settlement of complex cases and preparation of premarital and postmarital agreements in Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, and Marin counties.

EDUCATION
• BA with honors, 1974, Harvard University
• JD, 1978, Stanford Law School

AWARDS
• Selected for inclusion in Northern California Superlawyers
• AV-rated (5.0 out of 5.0, Preeminent), Martindale-Hubbell National Law   Directory
• Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• State Bar of California Family Law Advisory Commission
• Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, Northern California
• Family Law Section, State Bar of California
• Family Law Section, Santa Clara County Bar Association
• Pro bono panel, California Lawyers for the Arts
• Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution subcommittee, Santa Clara
  County Bar Association Family Law Executive Committee
• Co-chair, Family Law Section, Palo Alto Area Bar Association

Nanette has lived on the Peninsula since attending Stanford Law School. She has three grown children. She is committed to volunteering in and contributing to local community organizations and has served on numerous boards of community organizations. She is the founder of Mieke’s Garden, a nonprofit endeavor to install and maintain accessible herb and flower gardens in senior centers and nursing homes. She holds a certificate in horticultural therapy from the Horticultural Therapy Institute at Colorado State University. She is an avid gardener, yoga practitioner, and a master’s runner and swimmer. She has lived in various regions of the United States and in France, and is conversant in French.