Location:

• 255 E. Temple Street, Suite 1482 / Courtroom 1475 
  Los Angeles, CA 90012
• Chambers: (213) 894-8980
  Courtroom Deputy: (213) 894-3688
  Court Recorder Contact: (213) 894-1480

Appointment(s):

• Appointed 02/01/01 by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (Current term expires 01/31/15.)

Education:

• University of California at Los Angeles, 1982, B.A., (summa cum laude) (phi beta kappa);
• University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, 1985, J.D.,

Career Record:

• 1995-2001, Partner, Irell & Manella LLP, Los Angeles, California;
• 1991-95, Shareholder, Murphy, Weir & Butler, Los Angeles, California;
• 1983-91, Associate, Gendel, Raskoff, Shapiro & Quittner, Los Angeles, California.
• Admitted to the California Bar, 1985.

Publications and Other Media:

• "To File or Not to File,"
• "Assessing the Usefulness of Chapter 11 Filing,"
• "Insulating Purchasers in Bankruptcy from Successor Liability,"

Professional Memberships:

• Los Angeles County Bar Association;
• Financial Lawyers Conference;
• Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum;
• American Bankruptcy Institute;
• American Bar Association;
• Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles/Camp Max Straus.

United States Bankruptcy Court
Central District of California