Location:

• 255 E. Temple Street, Suite 1552 / Courtroom 1545 
  Los Angeles, CA 90012
• Chambers: (213) 894-6098
  Courtroom Deputy: (213) 894-4085
  Court Recorder Contact: (213) 894-4083

Appointment(s):

• Appointed 10/24/11 by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (Current term expires 10/23/25.)

Education:

• Johns Hopkins University, B.A. 1984
• Boston University School of Law, J.D. Magna Cum Laude 1988; Law Review

Career Record:

• 1988-89, Law Clerk, Chief Justice Paul J. Liacos, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
• 1989-92, Associate, Palmer & Dodge; Edwards & Angell, Massachusetts
• 1992-00, Private practice; Hovis, Smith, Stewart, Lipscomb & Cross etc., San Francisco, California
• 2000-08, Law Clerk, Hon. Dennis Montali (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, and Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit)
• 2008-09, Special Counsel, Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, P.C., San Francisco, California
• 2009-11, Special Counsel, Duane Morris, LLP, San Francisco and Los Angeles, California

Private Practice Specializations:

• Commercial bankruptcy and insolvency practice, including a focus on secured creditor representation and substantial representation of trustees, receivers, debtors/borrowers, guarantors, unsecured creditors, prospective purchasers of assets out of bankruptcy, parties to executory contracts and unexpired leases, equity holders, and other parties in interest.

United States Bankruptcy Court
Central District of California