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Aug. 29, 2011

Denise Motter

Commissioner Denise Motter made a midlife career change 20 years ago from IRS agent to lawyer.

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By Pat Alston

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA BARBARA - Family law attorneys with complex child-support matters find an astute fact finder in Commissioner Denise Motter.

Before Motter made a midlife career change 20 years ago, she was an Internal Revenue Service agent and a certified public accountant.

"She's a quick study when figuring financials," said David M. Bixby, a family law attorney who has known Motter for 25 years.

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