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Zina B. Gleason is a Family Law Attorney with Irwin & Irwin, LLP.   She has many years of experience compassionately guiding clients through the complexity of the family law process.  Ms. Gleason originally earned her Juris Doctor in Law from Western State University, College of Law (WSU).  Ms. Gleason went to law school with the desire to help families in crisis.   While in law school she worked for various Family Law firms, obtained a specialized certificate in Family Law mediation and also served as the President of the Human Rights Association. 

Ms. Gleason was born and raised in Southern California.  Her undergraduate studies were at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and a minor in child psychology.  During Ms. Gleason’s tenure at CSULB, she interned at the Long Beach Police Department in the Crime Scene Investigation Unit, served as President of the Campus Progressives group and played Division 1 water polo.  Ms. Gleason finished her undergraduate degree in 3.5 years and took a year off to work with at-risk youth in Juvenile Hall and young women living in group homes.  She also volunteered with Proposition 36 first time drug offenders with the Orange County Probation Department.  After seeing different sides of the justice system, that’s what really drove her to attend law school and ultimately pursue a career in family law.

Ms. Gleason is a member of the California State Bar and the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA).  She is also a member of the Family Law Sections of the OCBA and the State Bar.  Ms. Gleason has been admitted to practice law before the California Bar.  She limits her practice exclusively to Family Law matters and currently accepts cases in Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties.