EXPERIENCE      

Commercial litigation and bankruptcy practice. 

Lecturer:  "Introduction to Collection Law in California," Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Bankruptcy and Voluntary Workouts, May 2000, May 2001.

Partial List of Reported Opinions:  Drysdale v. Educational Credit Mgmt Corp.  (In re Drysdale), 248 B.R. 386 (9th Cir. B.A.P. 2000), aff’d 248 F. 3d 1170 (9th Cir. 2001); East v. Educational Credit Mgmt Corp. (In re East) 270 B.R. 485 (Bankr. E.D. Cal. 2001); Naranjo v. Educational Credit Mgmt Corp. (In re Naranjo), 261 B.R. 248 (Bankr. E.D. Cal. 2001); Fuller v. Dep't of Educ. (In re Fuller), 296 B.R. 813 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. 2003); Educational Credit Mgmt Corp. v. Pope (In re Pope), 308 B.R. 55 (N.D. Cal. 2004).

Expertise in commercial litigation and bankruptcy.  Commercial litigation practice included actions to appoint receivers, contract and other business disputes, products liability and construction defect cases and insurance coverage disputes.  Bankruptcy practice included representation of creditors in trials of adversary proceedings, cash collateral hearings, motions for adequate protection and motions to lift the automatic stay, plan confirmation hearings, and motions to convert or dismiss.  Lecturer, “Litigating Nondischargeable Student Loans: A Lender’s Perspective,” Barristers Club, October 1997.

Experience in all aspects of complex multi-party litigation including jury trials. 

EDUCATION

The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with Honors, 1987.  Phi Delta Phi Academic Honor Society;  Dean's Award of Distinction: Highest Grade in Evidence; Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams Scholastic Achievement Award-Spring 1986; University Scholastic Achievement Award-Spring 1987.

Wesleyan University, Bachelor of Arts in History, 1983.  Phi Beta Kappa.

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