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Professional Activities: Certified Specialist, Business Bankruptcy Law American Bankruptcy Board of Certification. Bankruptcy Trends in the Gaming Field, Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, Author, May/June 2001. Protection of Secured Interests, Bankruptcy in Nevada, Contributing Author, 1989. Basic Bankruptcy in Nevada, Author, 1988. Automatic Stay Litigation: Adequate Protection and Other Issues, Author, 1987. Creditors' Rights and Protection of Security Interest in Bankruptcy, Author, 1987. Lectured extensively on both gaming and non-gaming related bankruptcy issues including before the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges. Debtor's counsel to the Silver Bird Hotel & Casino, Landmark Hotel & Casino, Marina, Riviera Hotel, Stratosphere Hotel & Casino, Pioneer Hotel & Casino, Maxim Hotel & Casino, Aladdin Hotel & Casino, Castaways Hotel & Casino, Fitzgeralds Inc. (Fitzgeralds Reno, Fitzgeralds Las Vegas, Fitzgeralds Tunica and Fitzgeralds Blackhawk) and American Wagering, Inc. Represented significant creditors and committees in the Dunes, Main Street Station, Bally's, Treasure Bay, Elsinore Corporation (Four Queens Hotel & Casino), Sunrise Suites Hotel & Casino, Goldriver Hotel & Casino, National Airlines, USA Capital Mortage Company and Enron bankruptcies. Creditor representations include KeyBank National Association, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Wells Fargo, Foothill Financial and Nevada State Bank. Represented the debtor and debtor in possession or operating trustee in other significant non-gaming proceedings including Western Linen, Sunworld International Airways, Pegasus Gold Corporation, Carson Wayne Newton and Mega-C Power Corporation. Member: Clark County Bar Association, American Bar Association, State Bar of Nevada, American Bankruptcy Institute.Practice Areas: Complex Insolvency and Reorganization, Creditors' Rights. | 