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I am a California Business attorney, with extensive experience in Bankruptcy and Insolvency for financial institutions. My practice encompasses banking, commercial law, corporate governance, financial transactions, real estate, and trust disputes.
For over 45 years, I have provided skilled counsel and advocacy for an array of complex legal needs. I am dedicated to exceptional representation focused on the best possible results.
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Additional Practice Area
- Trust & Estate Litigation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- California
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- California
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- State Bar of California
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- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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- U.S. District Court for the Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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Languages
- English
Professional Experience
- Co-managing Partner, San Francisco; Co-chair, Bankruptcy Department
- Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
- - Current
Education
- University of California Hastings College of the Law
- J.D.
- Activities: Editorial Review Board, Hastings Law Journal
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- Hamilton College
- A.B.
- Honors: with honors
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Awards
- Bankruptcy
- Best Lawyers in America
- From 2011-2015
- Northern California Super Lawyers
- Law & Politics and San Francisco Magazine
- Consecutively from 2005-2014 (Business Edition in 2014)
- AV Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review
Professional Associations
- Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum
- Current
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- Business Law Section, Committee on Business Bankruptcy, American Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, American Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- Real Property Section, State Bar of California
- Member
- Current
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- San Francisco Bank Attorneys Association
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Speaking Engagements
- When the Well Runs Dry: What You Need to Know About Agricultural Lending & Workouts During the Worst Drought in 500 Years, Commercial Finance Roundtable
- JMBM San Francisco
- Presented with Bob Kaplan
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques: Judicial Reference, Arbitration, Mediation, BDRP, 5th Annual Special Assets Management Association Conference, Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, CA
- State Bar of California’s Financial Institutions Committee
- May 14-16, 2014
- Commercial Loan Workouts: 10 Points to Consider in Developing A Workout Strategy, Presentation
- State Bar of California’s Financial Institutions Committee
- Guaranties, California State Bar Business Litigation Committee
- California State Bar
- Presented with Ed Grenville and Nick De Lancie
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