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Education
- University of Massachusetts (B.A., cum laude, 1985).
- Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., cum laude, 1988).
Bar & Court Admissions
- 1988, California.
Attorneys
John D. Fiero
Mr. Fiero's practice focuses on the representation of debtors and committees in complex chapter 11 cases. In more than twenty years of practice, he has litigated insolvency cases in courtrooms across the nation and has lectured on topics ranging from loan fraud to bankruptcy ethics to chapter 11 sale procedures. Mr. Fiero is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and received his J.D. from Hastings College of the Law, where he was associate note editor for the Hastings Journal of Communications and Entertainment Law. In each of the last six years, he has been named a Super Lawyer by San Francisco Magazine. He is admitted to practice in California and is resident in our San Francisco office.
Professional Affiliations
- Member, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California Bench-Bar Liaison Committee (2006 - 2009).
- Chair, American Bar Association Real Property Section Litigation and Dispute Resolution Committee (1998-2000).
Representations
- Chapter 11 debtors: ManagedStorage International (Delaware); Heller Ehrman LLP (San Francisco); Tri Valley Growers (Oakland); Webvan (Delaware).
- Creditors' committees in Carinalli (Santa Rosa); Humboldt Creamery LLC (Santa Rosa); Pacific Lumber Company (Corpus Christi); The Billing Resource (San Jose); Prediwave Corporation (Oakland); Crescent Jewelers (Oakland); Northpoint Communications (San Francisco); Adesta Communications (Omaha); WinFirst (Denver).
- Trade creditors' committee in Metricom (San Jose).