J.D., 1988, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

B.S., 1985, Suffolk University Business Administration

• Member of California State Bar Bankruptcy-Debtor/Creditor Committee of the Business Law Section 1998-2000
• Vice-chair of bankruptcy section of American Bar Association's General Practice and Small Firm Section 1998-2002
• Financial Lawyers Conference
• Los Angeles and Orange County Bankruptcy Forums
• American Bar Association

• Initial law clerk to the Honorable Alan M. Ahart, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Central District of California, 1988-1989
• American Jurisprudence Award for the study of bankruptcy law

• Panelist: State Bar of California Business Law Section Education Institute, 2000, "The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000: Changes in Practice Under Chapter 11"
• Panelist: Beverly Hills Bar Association, 2000, "Who's the Boss, Exploring Ethical Issues and Conflicts in Bankruptcy Cases"
• Panelist: Los Angeles Paralegal Association, 2001, "Who's the Boss, Exploring Ethical Issues and Conflicts from the Paralegal's Perspective"
• Panelist: State Bar of California 2001 Annual Meeting, "Is There a Safe Harbor? Ethical Dilemmas of Pre Bankruptcy Exemption Planning & Other Transfers"
• Panelist: Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Section—Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2001, "Cash Collateral—Back to the Basics: The ABC's of Using Cash Collateral in Bankruptcy"
• Lecturer: Pepperdine University Graduate School of Management, February 2002, "Corporate Restructuring and Valuation Seminar"
• Panelist: Anderson School at UCLA, July 2002, "Buying and Selling a Company in a Tough Economy—How to Optimize Price and Liquidity in a Buyer's Market"
• Panelist: California CPA Education Foundation's 2002 Bankruptcy Conference, September 2002, "Claims Litigation"
• Moderator: Beverly Hills Bar Association, 2003, "Judicial Experience Since General Order 02-02: A Three-Judge Perspective"
• Lecturer: Pepperdine University Graduate School of Management, February 2003, "Corporate Restructuring and Valuation Seminar"
• Panelist: Real Property Law Section—Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2003, "Issues Arising Out of Bankruptcy Filing by Tenant"
• Panelist: Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors, June 2003, "Issues and Strategies for Forensic Investigations"
• Panelist: California CPA Education Foundation's 2003 Bankruptcy Conference, September 2003, "DIP Financing: Financing the Chapter 11 Debtor"
• Panelist: Financial Lawyers Conference, October 2004, "Current Ethical Issues Facing Commercial and Bankruptcy Professionals Representing Debtors, Creditors and Lenders in the 'Zone of Insolvency'"
• Panelist: Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, 2008, an LABF “Smackdown”: Sections 365 vs. 363; Entz-White; and El Toro.
  

State Bar of California

State Bar of Massachusetts

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

U.S. District Court, Central District of California

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

U.S. District Court, Southern District of California