"I guide people in financial difficulty through the technically difficult and emotionally charged arena of bankruptcy which allows them the Fresh Start provided by Congress."
Bar Admission State Bar of California
Bar Number 44333
Admitted June, 1969
Other Memberships National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
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Education University of California, Hastings College of the Law – Juris Doctor
     San Francisco
University of Missouri – Bachelor of Science, Mathematics
     Columbia, Missouri
Activities and Awards Wiley M. Manuel award, State Bar of California, for Pro Bono legal services
Pro Bono work for Legal Aid of Marin County since 2005
Bankruptcy Presenter for Legal Aid of Marin County
Career Summary Why be limited to one career? I've been a general-civil-practice attorney, computer application software developer, blue-ribbon-winning artist, and now once again an attorney, this time leading people in financial difficulty to a Fresh Start.
Why bankruptcy law? I too have had the experience of seeing my field of work (then computer application software development) shrink before my very eyes with the projects I used to get being sent to India. People in the current economy have similar experiences and I was determined to find a way to use my legal background to help them. I decided that practicing bankruptcy law was the most direct way I could help.
What I like best about my work I like seeing the relief in the eyes and manner of my clients after they've taken the difficult steps they need to take toward a financial Fresh Start. It's a privilege to be an important part of that process.
About my law firm I'm a solo practitioner by choice and all my clients deal directly with me, not non-attorney assistants. I think this is the way it should be done so it's the way I do it.
Personal Interests I'm an ex-ski bum who only skis cross-country now, a pilot, artist (silkscreen/serigraph), and photographer. I still enjoy and appreciate this wonderful place where we live; I never tire of the beauty and diversity of it.