Representative Experience
Credit recovery and bankruptcy
Collection systems, forms development, regulatory compliance, bankruptcy and legislation
Restructuring and transfer of distressed businesses, both in and outside bankruptcy
Real estate lending - negotiates and documents construction and permanent commercial real estate loan transactions, acquisitions, and refinancing
Representative Clients
Financial institutions, owners of troubled businesses
Publications and Presentations
Speaker and author for industry and professional educational programs, including certified classes of the National Association of Credit Managers, Oregon State Bar, Retail Credit Association and the Oregon Law Institute
Memberships and Activities
Oregon State Bar
Named as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law by Woodward/White, 2003-2004; 2005-06; 2006; 2007; 2008
Named one of “Portland’s Best Lawyers” in bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law by Portland Monthly, 2006
Named as an Oregon "Super Lawyer," Law & Politics, 2006
Education
J.D., University of Oregon School of Law
- Associate Editor, Oregon Law Review
- Order of the Coif
London School of Economics
B.A. in International Studies, Reed College
