Greg graduated from the University of California at Davis with a degree in Political Science in 1986. In 1989 he received his law degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. His first three years of practice were in Los Angeles, with Lord, Bissell & Brook. In 1992 Greg and his young family moved to Ventura County, at which time he joined FCOP. His background is in civil litigation, which has also provided a foundation for his family law specialty.

He is certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California as a specialist in Family Law (2003-present), and is a Member of the California Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (2003-present). 

Greg is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (www.aaml.org) (Southern California Chapter (www.aamlsocal.com)) (2005-present). It is an association of the nation’s top family law lawyers. He currently serves on the Southern California Chapter’s Board of Directors, its Amicus Committee (regarding pending appellate cases) and its Legislative Review Committee.  He served as the Dean of the Chapter’s 2010 Annual Institute of Trial Advocacy.

He is named in Los Angeles Magazine’s “Super Lawyers” section as one of Southern California's top family law lawyers (2007-2010). He is also named in the Los Angeles Times Magazine's "Southern California's Best Lawyers" survey (2008-2010).

His published articles include:

• "Top Family Law Legislation Cases of 2009" (Citations, 2010).
• "Jamie McCourt, Meet Jill Friedman: Post-marital Agreements and the Dodgers" (Citations, 2009)
• "Extortion - Free Attorneys' Liens in Family Law Cases" (assisted by Bret G. Anderson, Esq.) (Citations, 2009)
• "There Ought to be a Law...or Not (the legislative process and AB612 re: Parental Alienation Syndrome)" (Citations, 2009)
• "Elkins Redux" (Citations 2009)
• "Top Family Law Legislation for 2009" (Citations, 2009)
• “In Elkins v. Superior Court, The California Supreme Court Demands Due Process And Justice, Not Just Expediency, In The Family Law Courts” (Citations, 2007).
• “Transmutation Landmine:  Marriage of Starkman’s Questionable Application of the MacDonald Test and Failure to Acknowledge the Possibility of “Estate Planning Transmutations” under Federal Tax Law” (Family Law News, 2007).
• "What Words Don't You Understand - - Fiduciary or Duty? In Amending Family Code Section 721, The Legislature Gives Unhappy Couples One More Thing to Fight About" (Family Law News, 2002 (co-authored with Peter M. Walzer, Esq.).)
• "What Every Attorney Should Know about Newly Amended Family Code Section 721" (Citations, 2002).

(Family Law News is the California State Bar Family Law Section's quarterly periodical, and Citations is the Ventura County Bar Association’s monthly periodical.)

Greg's presentations include:

• Moderator: "Protecting the Appellate record at Hearings and Trial" (Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fifteenth Institute of Trial Advocacy, January 2008).
• Panelist: "Gift Giving/Transmutation" program (Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2007 Retreat).
• Panelist: “Fundamentals of Family Law Practice” (California State Bar/Continuing Education of the Bar program in Los Angeles, 2006).
• Presenter: “Striving for Full Accountings: The Productive Use of Forensic Accountants in Family Law Cases” (CPA*Law Society of Ventura County, 2002).

His family law appellate cases include:

• Wolf v. Wolf (2009) (pending) (with Wendy C. Lascher, Esq.) (financial information production issue re: "extraordinarily high earner" for child support purposes).
• Marriage of James (2008) (not certified for publication) (multiple issues)
• Lisman v. Lisman (2008) (not certified for publication) (multiple issues)
• Marriage of Starkman ((2005) 129 Cal.App.4th 659, 28 Cal.Rptr.3d 639 (rev. den.) (Transmutation issues)

He previously served as Chair (2004-2005) and Vice-chair (2003-2004) of the Executive Committee of the State Bar's Family Law Section (www.calbar.ca.gov).  In 2005-2006 he was one of the Committee’s Advisors. The Committee (1) organizes Continuing Legal Education Programs for the Family Law Section, (2) publishes Family Law News and (3) tracks and helps shape statewide legislation concerning family law matters.  Greg also previously served as the Editor (2003-2004) and Assistant Editor (2002-2003) of Family Law News.  

At the Countywide level, Greg is the Family Law Editor of and the monthly family law commentator for the Ventura County Bar Association's monthly periodical, Citations. He previously served as a member of the Board of Directors and as a former officer (various positions) of the Ventura County Family Law Bar Association. He also formerly served on the Bar's Business Law & Litigation Section, and is currently a member of the Business Law Section (as renamed).

Out of the office, Greg spends his time with his wife and children. He is an avid mountain biker, surfer and swimmer. His surfing/professional lifestyle has been featured in the Los Angeles Times and in Coastal Living magazine. Having founded what is now known as the Ojai Valley Library Friends & Foundation in 1995, Greg also remains an enthusiastic supporter of the County's libraries.