• Emory University, B.A., 1969
• Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1976

• United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of California (June 16,1988)

Professional Affiliations:

• Member, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (1988-present)
• Board of Directors, Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum (1991-1993)
• Trustee, Santa Clara County Law Related Education, (1986-1988)
• Bankruptcy Advisory Committee to the United States District Court, (1984-1988)
• Founding Member and Vice President/Secretary, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (N.A.B.T.) (1981-1988)
• Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (1987-1988)
• President, Santa Clara County Bar Association (S.C.C.B.A.)(1985-1986); Treasurer (1982)
• Chairman, Debtor/Creditor/Insolvency Committee of the S.C.C.B.A.(1979, 1981)
• President, Santa Clara County Bar Association Law Foundation (1985); Trustee (1982), Secretary, Pro Bono Project (1986-1988)

• Referee and Probation Monitor, State Bar Court (1979-88)

Community Services:

• Trustee, Santa Clara County Public Facilities Corporation (1981-1988)
• Trustee, Santa Clara County Building Authority (1981-1988)
• Advisory Board, Downtown YWCA (1984-1988)
• Director, Downtown Development Corporation (1983- 84)
• President, Santa Clara County Century Club (1982)
• Director, The Women's Fund (1987-1988)
• Member, Rotary Club of San Jose (1987-present), Board of Directors (1992-1996)
• American Red Cross Board Development Committee (1995)

Contributions to Professional Education:

• Testimony to the National Bankruptcy Review Commission (1997 Panelist)
• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (May 1997 Panelist)
• "Intellectual Property and Bankruptcy," S.C.C.B.A. (September,1997)
• Also a frequent participant in programs sponsored by the Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section of the Santa Clara County Bar Association, the Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum, the California Bankruptcy Forum, the Pacific Bankruptcy Law Institute, and the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees.