Family Law Legal Assistant Training (OnDemand)

Hon. Dianna Gould-Saltman (Ret.) is a well-respected family law attorney and was a Los Angeles Superior Court judge. She brings 40 years of experience and a deep understanding of the human complexities that often accompany legal disputes to her new role as Signature Resolution mediator, arbitrator, and judge pro tem.​

Judge Gould-Saltman’s distinguished career in law is marked by extensive judicial service and a substantial background in family law. She gained support from the family law bar and was appointed to the bench in 2010. Shortly after joining the bench, she transitioned to family law, where she presided over multi-week trials of high-net-worth parties, including complex child custody cases. Judge Gould-Saltman most recently sat in a direct trial (long cause) family law court in the Los Angeles Superior Court from 2017 until her retirement from the bench in 2024. Prior to her taking the bench, she practiced family law for 25 years and was certified as a family law specialist in 1992.​

​Motivated by a passion for connecting with people and understanding human behavior, Judge Gould-Saltman pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of California, Irvine. She then pursued her juris doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law. She began her family law career in 1984 at the Law Offices of Lorraine C. Gollub. In 1994, she opened her own practice.  Her firm achieved great success, and within two years, her husband, also a certified family law specialist, joined her in managing the firm’s caseload. They were partners for over 13 years, specializing in family law litigation, negotiation, and mediation, before she took the bench.​

In addition to her professional experience, Judge Gould-Saltman is also an experienced teacher, lecturer and scholar. She is a Judicial Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Law, having been elected to the Academy in 1996, a month after she first qualified for fellowship. She is also a Judicial Fellow of the International Academy of Family Law and served as the 2018-2019 President of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. She received the Pasadena Bar Association Family Law Section 2013 Family Law Judge of the Year award, the AAML, Southern California Chapter 2014 Don Mike Anthony Award as Los Angeles County Family Law Judge of the Year, the Levitt and Quinn Family Law Center 2015 Outstanding Community Service Award, the 2015 Association of Certified Family Law Specialists Hall of Fame Award, the 2023 AFCC John E. Van Duzer Distinguished Service Award, and the Los Angeles County Bar, Family Law Section’s 2023 Spencer Brandeis Award, among many other awards and recognitions.

Carrie Holmes is the Executive Director of the Center for Access to QDROs, where she works to ensure that low-income family law litigants actually receive the retirement benefits to which they are entitled – safeguarding an income that will allow them to live their older years with dignity. Carrie serves as the State Bar Appointee to the Judicial Council of California’s Information Technology Advisory Committee and is a member of the Legal Service Advisory Council for Paladin, a pro bono software platform. She also co-chairs Lawyers Club of San Diego’s Advocacy & Reproductive Justice Committee and volunteers with the Los Angeles Superior Court’s Judgment Assistance Day through the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Carrie is a “double Bruin,” having received both her undergraduate and law degrees at UCLA, and is a member of the 2023 cohort of “Bruin Excellence in Civic Engagement” honorees.

Previously, she was the Pro Bono Manager and Supervising Attorney at San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program and the Pro Bono Director at the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law. She began her career in private practice family law in Beverly Hills. She has also previously served as the co-chair of the Family Law Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association and the co-chair of the Membership Development and Red, White, and Brew Committees of the Lawyers Club of San Diego.

Ron Reitshtein is a Los Angeles native and a founding partner of Los Angeles family law firm, Youngman Reitshtein, PLC. Ron is a seasoned litigator, though his practice of family law is deeply informed by his mediation training. While experienced in all areas of family law, Ron is particularly effective in complex matters, where he can craft unique and elegant solutions to difficult situations. Ron represents a range of clients, from high-net worth entrepreneurs and business owners to prominent individuals in entertainment and professional sports.