Meet and Confer: Making It Meaningful and CCP Compliant

Hon. Mark A. Juhas has served as a Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court in a general family law assignment since his appointment by Governor Gray Davis in August 2002, and is actively involved in judicial education as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School and as a regular instructor for the Center for Judicial Education and Research (CJER) and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He serves on numerous committees dedicated to improving the justice system, including the Judicial Council’s Family and Juvenile Advisory Committee, the CJER Governing Committee, and as Chair of the Access and Fairness Committee for the Los Angeles Superior Court. Judge Juhas earned his undergraduate degree from Colorado College and his J.D. from the University of Puget Sound School of Law (now Seattle University School of Law).

Anthony D. Storm is a neutral at Signature Resolution, serving as current President of the Beverly Hills Bar Association with a decades-long career handling some of California’s most consequential family law cases. He spent years litigating complex dissolution, custody, and property matters at Harris Ginsberg and Walzer Melcher before co-founding his own firm, Storm Palyan LLP, focused exclusively on high-asset dissolution, spousal and child support, and property division.

His career began at the United States Attorney’s Office, where his work on federal criminal matters earned recognition from both the U.S. Attorney and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office — a foundation that shaped his litigation fluency and deep understanding of how judges think and where risk lies. Tony also brings a distinct edge in privacy and digital security, informed by his prior role advising public figures and entertainment entities on protecting sensitive matters from public scrutiny. His commitment to access to justice extends beyond his private caseload through his co-chair of the Voluntary Attorney Settlement Team (VAST) and co-management of Judgment Assistance Day (JAD), court-adjacent programs supporting settlement and resolution for self-represented litigants.