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Hon. Keith M. Clemens
Keith M. Clemens, Commissioner of the Superior Court (Ret.), celebrates 50 years as an attorney this year. He became a Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner in 1991, serving in family law judicial assignments, initially in the North Valley District in San Fernando and then in Department 9 in what is now the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. Commissioner Clemens has been a private judge for the past 26 years, limiting his practice as a neutral solely to adjudicating and mediating family law matters. He works through ARC (Alternative Resolution Centers).
Beyond serving as a judicial officer and neutral, Commissioner Clemens has taught family law and community property law as an adjunct professor at Southwestern University School of Law and the University of West Los Angeles School of Law. He was one of the Three Amigos (the other Amigos were Commissioner James Endman, and Judge Robert Schnider) who for 30 years presented the Beverly Hills Bar Association’s annual Three Amigos Family Law Update program. Commissioner Clemens has also lectured frequently on a wide variety of family law subjects in other MCLE programs.
Commissioner Clemens has written numerous articles on a variety of family law topics. He also wrote most of the 30 annual summaries of family law cases that were provided by the Three Amigos programs.
Commissioner Clemens received a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was Order of the Coif and Associate Editor of the UCLA Law Review. Before going to law school, he received a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, worked as an economist and did graduate studies in economics at Berkeley and Harvard University.
Bruce Clemens
Bruce Clemens is a prominent figure in family law, now in his 49th year of private practice as a family law lawyer, including 46 years representing clients in family law matters, teaching, writing, and finally combining all of this experience in his current work as a neutral/mediator. He started his family law career in 1974 at Loeb and Loeb and soon co-founded the esteemed Beverly Hills family law firm of Jaffe and Clemens in 1977, where he served the next 42 years as the managing partner, leaving an indelible mark on the firm's success. Today, Bruce Clemens dedicates his expertise exclusively through ARC (Alternative Resolution Centers), where he excels as a Family Law Settlement Specialist and Early-Stage Dialogue Facilitator.
Certified as a Specialist in Family Law by the California Board of Legal Specialization since the program started in 1980, Bruce Clemens has deftly handled more than 700 complex marital dissolutions, collectively valued at an impressive net worth far exceeding $35 billion. His remarkable 95% settlement rate of his litigation cases underscores his skill in conflict resolution by combining creative deal structuring, deep tax and legal knowledge, recognizing individual needs, and having endless energy. His remarkable trial skills were effectively applied to the 5% of his cases that did not settle.
Acknowledged by national publications, Bruce Clemens consistently ranks as one of the finest family law attorneys in California. Best Lawyers in America has recognized him for nearly 30 years years, first in the Family Law category, including awarding him Family Law Lawyer of the Year in 2010, and now in the Family Law Mediation category. He has been in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers for more than 30 years and was certified in Matrimonial Mediation by the AAML in 1999.
Bruce Clemens' commitment to education during his legal career is exemplified through his role as a prolific lecturer, author, and panelist on family law matters. With over 40 family law courses taught and significant recognition for his contributions, he epitomizes dedication to the field.
Before embarking on his legal career, Bruce Clemens was a computer systems analyst on the Apollo 8/11 First Man on the Moon project at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Bruce Clemens received a J.D. from UCLA School of Law, a M.S. in computer science from Stanford University, and a B.A. in mathematics from Michigan State University-The Honors College.
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