Recipient, Award for Outstanding Legal Journalism, 1982; Business Reorganization, University of Southern California, 1983. Associate Editor, Law Review, 1982-1983. Judicial Clerkship, Hon. James R. Dooley, 1982-1985 and Hon. Richard Mednick, 1982, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California. Member, Bankruptcy Local Rules Committee, Central District of California, 1988—. Co-Author: "'Trust Me' or Trustee? The Requirements for Appointment of a Trustee or Examiner Under 11 U.S.C. §1104," 17 Cal. Bankr. J. 34, 1989. Speaker: "Chapter 11-Changes in Attitudes and Latitudes," New York Institute of Credit and Business, 1994; "Acquisitions Through Chapter 11 - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1991; "You Say Potato, I Say Potato - Calculating Claims under Section 507(a)(4) for contributions to employee benefit plans," Client Briefing Conference, Los Angeles, 1995; "Dances with Wolves - Warn, Golden Parachutes and other Labor Issues in Bankruptcy," Client Briefing Conference, Los Angeles, 1993.