Areas of Practice

• 90% Bankruptcy Law

Bar Admissions

• Utah, 1979
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1988

Education

• University of Utah College of Law, Salt Lake City, Utah
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: William H. Leary Scholar
  
  
• University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1974
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts in Spanish
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  Honors: Phi Kappa Phi
  
  

Representative Cases

• Bankers Life Insurance Company of Nebraska v. Alyucan Interstate Corp., et al (In re Alyucan Interstate Corp.), 12 B.R. 803 (Bankr. D. Utah 1981), ( )
• In re Barrington Oaks General Partnership, 15 B.R. 952 (Bankr. D. Utah 1981), ( )
• In re Ayala, 35 B.R. 651 (Bankr. D. Utah 1983), ( )
• In re Neiheisel, 32 B.R. 146 (Bankr. D. Utah 1983), ( )
• In re American Resources Management Corporation, 51 B.R. 713 (Bankr. D. Utah 1985), ( )
• In re Hall, 51 B.R. 326 (Bankr. D. Utah 1985), ( )
• Wesreco, Inc. v. United States Department of the Interior, 618 F. Supp. 562 (D. Utah 1985), ( )
• In re TS Industries, 125 B.R. 682 (Bankr. D. Utah 1990), ( )
• In re TS Industries, 125 B.R. 638 (Bankr. D. Utah 1991), ( )
• In re Rocky Mountain Helicopters, Inc., 186 B.R. 270 (Bankr. D. Utah 1995), ( )
• In re AAPC, Inc., 277 B.R. 785 (Bankr. D. Utah 2002), ( )

Representative Clients

• General Mills Federal Credit Union
• Highline Capital
• Young Electric Sign Company

References

• Chase Bank

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Utah Collection Law, Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1984
• Chapter 11 - Preparation and Planning, National Business Institute, 1991
• Valuation, Collections & Miscellaneous Matters, 1991
• Financially Troubled Businesses: Working with Creditors, Alternative to Bankruptcy, and Bankruptcy, University of Utah Continuing Education, 1990 - 1992
• Strategies in Dealing with a Financially-Troubled, Closely-Held Business, Rocky Mountain Business Institute, 1991
• Elements of Bankruptcy, Solo, Small Firm and Rural Practioner CLE Discussion Group, Utah State Bar, 1998
• Pre-Bankruptcy Planning - When Worlds Collide, Bankruptcy Section, Utah State Bar, 1999
• The Law of New Bankruptcy Legislation, Utah State Bar Bankruptcy Section and Utah Bankruptcy Lawyers Forum, 2005

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Utah Bankruptcy Lawyers Forum
  Founding Trustee
  
  
• Utah State Bar, 1985 - 1986
  Chairperson (Bankruptcy Section)
  
  
• American Bar Association, 1979 - 2006
  Member
  
  
• American Bankruptcy Institute
  
  
• Panel of Trustees, USBC for District of Utah, 1981 - 1983
  Chapter 7 Trustee
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Fabian & Clendenin, Shareholder, 1992 - 1996
• Allen, Nelson, Hardy & Evans, Shareholder, 1987 - 1992
• Nielsen & Senior, Shareholder, 1981 - 1987
• Roe & Fowler, Associate, 1979 - 1981

Fraternities/Sororities

• Delta Gamma

Birth Information

• November 7, 1952, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America