Winning The War Against Implicit Bias

Dr. Gitu Bhatia has extensive experience working with individuals, couples and families dealing with a range of relational, psychological and emotional issues. She specializes in working with individuals going through the difficult transition of divorce and separation. In addition to psychotherapy, Dr. Bhatia provides professional consultation to other mental health professionals, family law attorneys and judges, parents and teachers. Dr. Bhatia also serves as adjunct faculty in the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine University. Given her own multicultural background, Dr. Bhatia brings cultural sensitivity and competence to all aspects of her work.

Jinna Kang is a Partner at Youngman Reitshtein, PLC, where she represents individuals in complex and high-stakes family law matters. She is a California Certified Family Law Specialist and is licensed to practice law in California, Washington, D.C., and Texas.

Licensed in 2007, Ms. Kang has devoted her practice exclusively to family law since 2011. Her work encompasses complex asset division, child custody, domestic violence, and cross-border family law matters. As a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL), she frequently advises clients on high-value property division, as well as the domestication, enforcement, and modification of foreign judgments and other international family law issues.

A native of Korea with strong professional ties to family law practitioners throughout Asia, Ms. Kang offers a unique cross-cultural and bilingual perspective in cases involving Korean law, language, and customs. She is also conversant in Chinese and Spanish, allowing her to serve a broad and diverse clientele in sophisticated family law matters.

Ms. Kang has moderated and served as a panelist on numerous programs addressing international, cultural, and immigration-related issues in family law for organizations including the American Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, International Association of Korean Lawyers, California Lawyers Association, and the American Inns of Court. She has also served as an expert witness in cases involving the intersection of California and Korean family law and related cross-jurisdictional disputes.

Deeply engaged in the legal community, Ms. Kang serves on the Board of Governors of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, as a Trustee of Southwestern Law School, and as a Board Member of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS) Foundation. She is also an Executive Committee Member of the American Inns of Court and the Family Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

With over fifteen professional memberships and active participation in international legal training programs, Ms. Kang continues to be recognized as a trailblazer and leader in the family law community.

Mia Frances Yamamoto is an attorney at Law Office of Mia Yamamoto and helps clients address Criminal Defense legal issues. She also assists clients regarding Criminal Defense: DUI / DWI issues. Super Lawyers is a designation of top-rated practicing attorneys selected through extensive evaluation. She was awarded this distinction for 2004, 2006 – 2023.  Mia Yamamoto graduated in 1971 from University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law. Mia Yamamoto was admitted to practice law in 1972. She represents clients in the Los Angeles area.