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The Honorable Kathleen M. McCarthy serves in the Family Division of the Wayne County Circuit Court. Judge McCarthy obtained her law degree from the Detroit College of Law and her undergraduate from the University of Michigan. Judge McCarthy has two children, Miranda and Zachary. Prior to taking the bench, Judge McCarthy was a partner in her own firm, specializing in family law and personal injury litigation.

Judge McCarthy is the past President of the Wayne County Family Bar Association, the past President of the Dearborn Bar Association, an active member of the Downriver Bar Association and the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, Advisory Board Member of the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee, Member of the Wayne County Council Against Family Violence, in addition to her active involvement at Divine Child Church in Dearborn. She also teaches for the Institute of Certified Divorce Financial Analysts.

Judge McCarthy is a co-founder of a non-profit organization called Girls Matter, which strives to promote self esteem and self-discipline among young women in the greater Metropolitan Area. She is a 2006 recipient of the Judge of the Year Award presented by DADS of Michigan, and MOMS for DADS for her commitment towards ensuring that children have frequent access to both parents when appropriate.

Frederic J. Siegel

Frederic J. Siegel is a 1979 graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University and a 1982 graduate of the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University. He is a member of both New York and Connecticut Bars and is a partner in the Stamford, Connecticut firm of Fitzmaurice & Siegel, where he specializes in high net worth divorce and pre-nuptial agreements. Fred is the Co-Chair of the Stamford/Norwalk Bar Association Committee on Law Practice Management, he serves on the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association Family Law Section and Chairs their Sub-Committee on Public Service and Education. He also serves on the American Bar Association Family Law Section CLE Committee.

Fred has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, Inside Edition and Bloomberg Radio speaking about divorce and the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Sun Times and other publications. He lectures frequently to the New York and Connecticut Bar Associations and has been a featured speaker to the American Association of Certified Divorce Financial Analysts in both Pennsylvania and Texas.

Fred has represented numerous celebrity and sports clients in a variety of matrimonial matters and in March, 2005, his client received the largest award a wife has ever been awarded following a trial in the history of Connecticut, and one of the largest after trial awards ever made to an individual.

Fadi Baradihi

Mr. Baradihi is the President and CEO of the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts. Mr. Baradihi has helped settle hundreds of divorce cases. Mr. Baradihi is a Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Consultant, Chartered Life Underwriter, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, holds a Master of Business Administration and is currently enrolled in a Doctorate in Business Administration with expected completion in 2012.

Mr. Baradihi is the co-author of The Divorce Survival Guide and is a nationally known expert in this field. He has been interviewed and published more recently by Divorce Magazine (Winter, Spring, and Summer Issues, 2003), Lawyers Weekly USA (9/1/2003), Money Magazine (11/2004) Bloomberg Wealth Manager (1/05), The Detroit News (3/05), LA Times (3/05), The Detroit News (7/2006), Fifty Plus Advocates.com (3/2007), just to name a few.

The Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts (IDFA) is the premier national organization dedicated to the certification, education and promotion of the use of financial professionals in the divorce area.