PORTLAND — A Portland lawyer was named to a top position of a national association of family law attorneys.

The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers says Ken Altshuler was named president-elect.

Altshuler works at the Childs, Rundlett, Fifield & Altshuler law firm. He is also well-known as the co-host of a morning radio talk show in Portland.

Founded in 1962, the AAML is comprised of more than 1,600 of the country’s top divorce and family law attorneys.