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Services
Education
- Franklin & Marshall College; University of California at Berkeley (B.A., with honors, 1977).
- Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D. 1980).
- Order of the Coif.
Bar & Court Admissions
- 1980, California.
Attorneys
James I. Stang
Mr. Stang, a founding partner of the firm, has broad experience in bankruptcy reorganization and has acted as a chapter 11 trustee and receiver in numerous cases. Mr. Stang has lectured and written extensively on both bankruptcy and receivership issues. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley and received his J.D. from Hastings College of Law, where he was editor in chief of Hastings International and Comparative Law Review. He holds an AV Peer Rating, Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability. Mr. Stang is admitted to practice in California, and is a resident in our Los Angeles office.
Professional Affiliations
- Member, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum Board of Directors and Executive Committee.
Publications
- "Assumption of Contracts and Leases: The Obstacle of the Historical Default," 24 California Bankruptcy Journal 39 (1998).
Transactions
- Subcommittee of employee organizations in Orange County chapter 9 case.
- Chapter 11 debtors in Gateway Educational Products, manufacturer of "Hooked on Phonics"; American Tissue; Chippendales; Inacom Corporation, Lau Capital Funding; Sizzler Restaurants International; Superior Telecommunications.
- Tort litigants' committee in the Spokane, Washington and Davenport, Iowa Catholic Diocese chapter 11 cases; creditors' committee in Roman Catholic Bishop of San Diego chapter 11 case.
- Creditors' committee in Tom's Foods, Inc.
- Bankruptcy counsel for the Tobacco Committee of the National Association of Attorneys General.