Education & Credentials

Education

University of Michigan Law School
J.D., 1989 (cum laude)

Michigan State University
B.A., 1986 (highest honors)

Bar Admission

District of Columbia, Virginia, Michigan, Puerto Rico (Federal Bar)

Court Admissions

U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Bankruptcy and District CourtsDistrict of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Michigan, Texas, Colorado, and Puerto Rico.

Acknowledgements

• Chambers USA Band 2

Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Washington, D.C.), 2021–2027

• Lawdragon

500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers, 2020–2023
500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers, 2020–2026

• Best Lawyers

Bankruptcy/Insolvency & Reorganization, 2019–2026

• Washingtonian Magazine

Top Lawyer, Bankruptcy Practice (Washington, D.C.), 2022-2024

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Professional Involvement

• International Insolvency Institute (III): Co-Chair of Membership Committee (2024-Present)
• International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy (INSOL): INSOL Fellow
• American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI): Co-Chair of Real Estate Committee (2025 Committee of the Year)
• American Bar Association (ABA), Section on Business Law
• American Bar Foundation Fellow