Current Employment Position(s):

Sole Practitioner

Litigation Percentage:

20% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

California, 1978

U.S. District Court Northern District of California

U.S. District Court Central District of California

U.S. District Court Eastern District of California

U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit

Education:

Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California, May, 1977

Juris Doctor

State University of New York College, Buffalo, New York, 1973

B.A.

Honors: cum laude

Published Works:

"Computer-Assisted Legal and Tax Research: A Professional's Guide to Lexis, Westlaw & PHINet", (Co-Author), Prentice-Hall Information Services, 1986

 

"Highlights of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1944", Contra Costa Lawyer, 1995

 

"Bankruptcy Discharge Issues and Family Law", Contra Costa Lawyer, 1997

 

"The Bankruptcy Trustee---A Creditor's Friend" Guest Editor of October Issue Devoted to Bankruptcy and Creditor's, Contra Costa Lawyer, 1999

 

"A Summary of Selected Changes to the Bankruptcy Code - The Hidden Time Bomb: Are You a Debt Relief Agency?", Contra Costa Lawyer, 2005

 

"The Real Estate Market and Bankruptcy", Contra Costa Lawyer, 2007

 

"Stripping Liens", Contra Costa Lawyer, 2008

 

"The Devil Could Get a Discharge - If He Were Married to Snow White!", Contra Costa Lawyer, 2010

Classes/Seminars Taught:

The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 and Family Law, Contra Costa Bar Association, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, November 9, 1994

 

Bankruptcy Issues in Family Law, Alameda County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section, November 21, 1994

 

The Effect of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 and Recent Court Decisions on Family Law Cases, Contra Costa County Bar Association, Family Law Section, January 11, 1995

 

Family Law and The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994, Bar Association of San Francisco, Family Law Section, January 25, 1995

 

Bankruptcy Issues in Family Law, Southern California Chapter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, October 31, 1998

 

Bankruptcy Issues in Family Law, Southern California Chapter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, June 5, 1999

 

Bankruptcy Issues in Family Law and Vice Versa, 1998 Family Law Conference of the California CPA Education Foundation, 12/9-10/1998

 

Family Law Issues in Bankruptcy, Contra Costa County Bar Association MCLE Spectacular, November 19, 1999

 

How to Collect on a Judgment, Eastern Alameda County Bar Association of the Alameda County Bar Association, June 16, 2000

 

Bankruptcy and Domestic Relations, Alameda County Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, June 20, 2000

 

How to Collect on a Judgment, Alameda County Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Committee, October 25, 2000

 

The Spectre of Bankruptcy in Real Estate Transactions, Contra Costa County Bar Association MCLE Spectacular, November 17, 2000

 

When D.I.V.O.R.C.E. Spells Bankruptcy, Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum, June 27, 2001

 

Family Law and Bankruptcy Law, San Francisco Bar Association, Family Law Section, April 16, 2002

 

Bankruptcy/Family Law Workshop, Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum, 2002

 

Bankruptcy and Family Law, Contra Costa County Bar Association, Family Law Section, April 14, 2004

 

Bankruptcy and Family Law: Recent Developments and Complex Issues, Alameda County Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, April 19, 2004

 

Bankruptcy and Dissolutions, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Annual Convention, San Diego, California, September 10, 2004

 

Effect of the New Bankruptcy Act on Your Family Law Practice, Contra Costa County Bar Association, Family Law Section, February 8, 2006

 

Collision Course Update: The Bankruptcy and Divorce Train Wreck, Contra Costa County Bar Association MCLE Spectacular, November 17, 2006

 

Bankruptcy Issues in Divorce - A Challenging Minefield, The Rutter Group, 2007

 

Surviving the Meltdown: Strategies for Parties Who are Upside Down in Their Residence, Alameda County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2008

 

60, 65 or 80 Years Old and Filing a Bankruptcy Petition: A Growing Phenomena, Contra Costa County Bar Association, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, 2008

 

Selected Bankruptcy Issues and Cases: Bankruptcy and Divorce, Office of the United States Trustee, Northern District Bankruptcy Court, 2009

 

Family Law Assets in Bankruptcy Cases: What Will the Trustee Look For?, Contra Costa County Bar Association, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, 2009

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum

 

Bar Association of San Francisco, Bankruptcy and Family Law Section

 

Alameda County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section

 

Contra Costa Bar Association, Commercial and Bankruptcy, Family Law Sections

 

Contra Costa County Bar Association Conference of Delegates, 1997

 

Contra Costa County Bar Association Conference of Delegates, 1998

Past Employment Positions:

Kornfield, Paul & Bupp, P.C., Oakland, CA, Senior Associate, 1991 - 1994

 

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