U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of California, 1988-present
Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (1998-2008)
American Law Institute, Fellow
International Insolvency Institute, Fellow
American College of Bankruptcy, Fellow
JCUS Advisory Committees on Bankruptcy Rules &
Federal Rules of Evidence (1998-2007)
Delegate, Working Group on Cross-Border Insolvency, (UNCITRAL) (2008-present)
American Bar Association,
Business Law Section, Business Bankruptcy Committee.
American Bankruptcy Institute.
Law Practice: Judge Advocate USMC; Trial Attorney, U.S. Dept. of Justice;
Associate, Cleary, Gottlieb, et al.; Deputy General Counsel-Litigation,
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Bar Admissions: California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts
JD, University of Chicago Law School
MBA, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
BA & MA, Brown University
US Marine Corps, Lieutenant Colonel (ret.)
