Ms. Bunmi Awoniyi completed all of her education in England. She attended the University of Essex and completed her Bachelor of Law with Honors in 1986. She thereafter obtained a Masters of Law from the University of Leicester which was conferred in 1988. Her thesis The Detection and Investigation of Child Abuse was published. She attended the Inns of Court School of Law in London, England and was called to the Bar of England and Wales in November of 1988 as a Barrister at Law. She is a member of the Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn and Inner Temple in England and Wales and remains in good standing. Ms. Awoniyi was admitted as an Attorney and Counselor at Law in the State of California in 1991.
Ms. Awoniyi began practicing Family Law in 1992.
Ms. Awoniyi is an active member of both her State and Local Bar Associations. She has served in a number of leadership positions:
Past President of the Wiley Manuel Bar Association (Association of African American Attorney's, Sacramento Chapter)
Past Vice President and Sergeant at-arms for the same organization
Elected Member at Large, Sacramento County Bar Association (first term three years 2002-2005, Second term one year 2006). She has recently been appointed to her 3rd term which commenced in 2007
Past Board Member on the California State University Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution
Past Committee Member on the Sacramento Advisory Committee set up to address and evaluate data regarding vehicle stops and racial profiling with the Sacramento Police Department (2001-2002)
Past Participant and representative on Operation Protect & Defend The Constitutional Project sponsored by the Sacramento County Bar Association and The Federal Bar Association (2002-2003)
Serves in a volunteer capacity in the Family Law Department of the Sacramento County Superior Court
Actively involved in representing minors in court appointed cases
Active in the Sacramento Superior Courts Pro Per Clinic and Mediation programs
Has previously taught Family Law at Lorenzo Patino School of Law as an adjunct professor
She is a member of the following associations participating in their events:
AILA: American Immigration Lawyers Association
CPDA: California Public Defenders Association
Member of Sacramento County Bar Association and its Family Law Section
Member of California Bar Association and its Family Law Section
Member of the Sacramento County Children's Counsel Section
Member of the American Inns of Court, Anthony M. Kennedy Inn (Sacramento)
Sacramento Collaborative Law Group
Having practiced as family law litigator for many years Ms. Awoniyi has had the opportunity of seeing the financial and emotional toll that litigation has on families. Oftentimes seeing that even in so called victory the trauma to the parties, their children and extended family is costly and lasting. The seeds of distrust and discord having been so deeply sown she has seen how hard it is for these families to heal and move forward and the children invariably become caught in the middle of the adversarial cycle.
Ms. Awoniyi was concerned that the needs of her clients were not being adequately served with the limited option of traditional litigation in family law. It was with this mindset that she determined to become trained and proficient in both Mediation and Collaborative Negotiation, so that these options can be presented to clients as viable alternatives. It has been her experience that where parties are informed at the outset of the option of Mediation and or Collaborative Negotiation they will opt for one of these alternatives. She believes that most parties want to be equipped with the skills to resolve their own controversy without an outcome being imposed upon them by a Judge who does not know them, their circumstances or their children.
Ms. Awoniyi has undergone extensive training as a Mediator and Collaborative Attorney. Her experience convinces her that parties walk away better equipped to resolve future controversy's without resorting to litigation.
Areas of Practice
95% Family Law
Mediation, Collaborative
Negotiation and Litigation
Litigation & Appeals
Adoption
Child Support
Custody & Visitation
Divorce
Immigration & Naturalization Law
Bar Admissions
California, 1991
U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1992
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1992
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1992
U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1992
United Kingdom, 1988
England and Wales, 1988
Education
Inns of the Court, School of Law, London, England
Professional Law School for Barristers - 1988
Leicester University School of Law, Leicester, England
LL.M. - 1987
Major: Masters in Law
University of Essex School of Law, Colchester, England
LL.B - 1986
Honors: With Honors
Published Works
The Detection and Investigation of Child Abuse
Classes/Seminars
Adjunct Teacher, Lorenzo Patino Law School
Family Law, Lorenzo Patino Law School
Honors and Awards
Sacramento Hub Awards, Best Attorney, 2007
Professional Associations and Memberships
Sacramento County Bar Association
California State Bar Association
Pro Bono Activities
Minor's Counsel
Protem (Temporary Judge) Family Law Small Claims, Traffic
Protem Judge Sacramento Family Law, 2000 - Present
Courts and Traffic and Small Claims, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.
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