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Irv received his undergraduate degree from California State University , Northridge, in 1967, with a major in Accounting. He received his J.D. degree from Loyola University, School of Law, in 1970, and co-founded the law firm of Dushane, Wienerman and Zaroff. In 1972, he co-founded a women’s apparel manufacturing company that became the largest seller of women’s jeans in California. Irv brought his legal and accounting training to bear as the Executive Vice-President responsible for financial and legal matters. Irv received his Master Of Arts Degree from Phillips Graduate Institute in 1990, with a major in Marriage and Family Therapy. He has been practicing as a licensed marriage and family therapist and divorce mediator ever since. In 2004 he co-founded the Center for Cooperative Divorce with Dana Schutz, a licensed marriage and family therapist. Dana and Irv have many years experience working together with high conflict families, parent education, and school counseling. Irv teaches as a core adjunct professor at National University in the master’s program for marriage and family therapy. His course instruction includes Law & Ethics, Child and Adolescent Counseling, Family Therapy, and Practicum (a course geared toward integrating all previous instruction toward clinical application). He has presented legal and ethical workshops for faculty and colleagues at Phillips Graduate Institute. He currently supervises marriage and family therapists in private practice and school counselors in an elementary school district. Irv was admitted to practice by the California State Bar, United States District Court, and the United States Tax Court in 1971. He is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, San Fernando Valley Chapter – California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, and the Southern California Mediation Association. Irv is married to a licensed marriage and family therapist in the San Fernando Valley (Encino), has two adult children, and two wonderful granddaughters. He is also an avid consumer of both fiction and non-fiction audio books to compensate for the stress of driving on the Southern California freeways.
DIVORCE MEDIATION IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY,
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY & SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA Toll Free Phone: 877-318-2323 Fax: 818-349-6480 
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Irving Zaroff, JD, LMFT brings diverse experience to the mediation process. Holding dual licenses as a Marriage and Family Therapist and an Attorney at Law, he brings a useful mix of skills to the mediation process. His law practice included domestic relations, business and tax law, and appellate review.