Frederick J. Glassman is a founding partner of Mayer & Glassman Law Corporation in Los Angeles; a veteran of 35 years of litigation, he now focuses his practice on resolution-oriented approaches to family law disputes. He is the President of the Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association and writes a monthly column for the LACFLA Newsletter.

Fred has authored local and national articles and teaches courses for the UCLA Extension Department of Legal Programs on Collaborative Practice and Mediation. He continues to present his protocol for enrolling the client to collaborative practice groups throughout California. Fred has appeared on the Time Warner Public Television Shows "Changing the Face of Divorce "New Century, New Beginnings" and What is Collaborative Law?". He has appeared on the Time Warner Public Television Shows “Changing the Face of Divorce – New Century, New Beginnings”; “What is Collaborative Law?”; and in 2008 his own “Collaborative Practice: the Sensible, Safe and Sensitive Way to Divorce” for the series “From the Halls of Justice” and as viewed on Video.Google.com commencing May, 2008 or http://www.mglawcorp.com/video.

Fred is a frequent speaker and panel member for the American Bar Association Family Law and Dispute Resolution Sections annual conferences as well as the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals annual forums. He has presented Collaborative Law “ The Optimum Fit for Financial Professionals for the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts. His review of Family Code 2013 recognizing collaborative law in California appears as the leading article for the September, 2007 issue of LexisNexis-Matthew Bender California Law Monthly. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America. He is the recipient of the 2008 State of California Collaborative Practice Eureka Award. In 2008 Fred will serve on the Board of Directors for the California Dispute Resolution Council.