Admitted
1969, Florida; 1970, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1980, California and U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Miami, J.D., cum laude, 1969
Law School Graduation Year
1969
College
University of Miami, B.B.A., 1966
Biographical
Member: Bar and Gavel; Wig and Robe. Member, Editorial Board, University of Miami Law Review, 1968-1969. Executive Editor, Amicus Curia. Law Clerk to the Hon. William O. Mehrtens, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1969. Student Instructor, Research and Writing, University of Miami Law School, 1968-1969. Adjunct Professor, Real Estate Bankruptcy, Graduate Program, Miami Law School, University of Miami, 1998. Lecturer: Emerging Trends in Bankruptcy Law, Chapman University School of Law, 2003; Real Estate Bankruptcy, University of Southern California, 1997-1999; Foreclosure and Repossession in California - How to Do It Right, National Business Institute, 1989; Strategies For Dealing With Customers and Suppliers in Bankruptcy, Orange County CFO Forum, 1989. Panel Member: Hot Topics on Insolvency, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, 1998; Workouts and Prepackaged Plans, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, 1997; Trial and Appellate Procedures in the Bankruptcy Court, California Bar Association, 1994 Convention; Legal Issues - When Things Go Wrong, Women in Commercial Real Estate, 1993; Repositioning in the ‘90 ’s, Kenneth Leventhal & Co. Technical Update, 1993; New Developments in Bankruptcy, Price Waterhouse Orange County CFO Forum, 1993; Claims in Bankruptcy, National Convention Federal Bar Association, 1993; Confirmation Issues in Chapter 11, Turnaround Management Association, 1992; Financial Concerns of the Health Care Industry, Whittier Law School Health Symposium, 1987. Director: California Bankruptcy Forum, 1989-1991; California Bankruptcy Journal, 1989-1991; University of Miami Law Alumni Association, 1971-1972. Founder, Past President, Chairman of the Board and Ex Officio Director, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, 1988-1997. Chairman: California Bankruptcy Forum State Conference, 1991 and 1992; Liaison Committee Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, Orange County Bar Association, 1989-1991. Lawyer Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1991-1994.