Admitted
1963, California, U.S. District Court, all Districts of California; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School
University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 1962
Law School Graduation Year
1962
College
San Diego State University, B.A., 1956
Memberships
Beverly Hills (Chair, Bankruptcy Section, 1989-1990; Member, Attorney Fee Dispute Arbitration Panel), Los Angeles County (Member, Bankruptcy Committee of The Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, 1990-1993, 1995—) and American Bar Associations (1995—); The State Bar of California (Member, Debtor/Creditor Relations and Bankruptcy Committee, Business Law Section, 1991-1994, 1998—); Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution.
Biographical
Adjunct Professor, University of San Diego. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, 1972-1983. Membership in Professional Associations: National Bankruptcy Conference; Fellow National College of Bankruptcy; National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges; Association of Former Bankruptcy Judges; Financial Lawyers Conference, Bankruptcy Forum. Legal Authorships: Straight Bankruptcy-A Course Handbook, The Rutter Group; Pre-Petition Planning and Exemptions, The Rutter Group; Getting Results in Chapter 11 & 13 Cases, The Rutter Group. Memberships and Offices: Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy to Director, Administrative Office, United States Courts, 1978-1983; Chair, 1980; Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-1983 (Founding Member); Chief Bankruptcy Judges Conferences, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1978-1983; Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1982-1983; Creditors Committees: Imperial Hotel Corporation (Hotels); Borneo International Furniture, Inc. (Furniture Sales); Cal Am Corporation (Tax Shelter Coal Company); Weintraub Entertainment Group (Pre-Petition Bondholders Committee); Goeden Company (Real Estate Developer); Fletcher Oil Co. (Refinery); Stars to Go (Note Holders Committee - Unofficial). Trustee: Air America, Inc. (Charter Airline). Indenture Trustee, Bank of America Re: Solid Waste Transporter, Inc. (Conglomerate of Private Trash Disposal Companies). Workouts: Hotel Investors Trust (REIT) and Hotel Investors Corporation (Hotel Operators); Clark Manufacturing, Inc. (SPA Manufacturer); Progressive Custom Wheels Inc. (Manufacturer of Custom Wheels). Examiner: Tuscon Electric Power Company.