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Practice Areas
Bankruptcy (Debtor, Creditor, Trustee); Bankruptcy Adversary Litigation; Federal Trial and Appellate Practice
States Admitted
1991 California (inactive); 2003 Hawaii (active).
Courts Admitted
U.S District Court, Eastern (1999), Central (2003) and Southern (1992) Districts of California, District of Hawaii (1997); U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Cir. (1998); U.S. Tax Court (2004); U.S. Court of International Trade (2007).
Law School
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (formerly Western State University, College of Law, San Diego), J.D., 1991
College
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, B.S.B.A., 1985
Member
State Bar of California (inactive); Hawaii State Bar Association (Director – Bankruptcy Law Section 2003-2005); American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI); National Association Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA); Director 1996-2002 Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Inc.; Court Appointed Bankruptcy Mediator, District of Hawaii; Member, Disciplinary Board of the Hawaii Supreme Court (2006-present).
Biography
Author: "Substantial Abuse Dismissal under 11 U.S.C. § 707(b): Evolution or Malignancy,” 13 J. Bankr.L. & Prac. 6 Art. 2 (2004), cited in re Johnson, 318 B.R. 907 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. 2005); “Liquidation Analysis and the Chapter 13 Plan – the Best Interest of Creditors’ Test” BLS-HSBA 2001; “Section 523(a)(2)(A) fraud allegations in credit card cases” BLS-HSBA Newsletter 1999.