MEMBERS OF FIRM
William W. Bunting, III (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, March 30, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California. Education: University of Wyoming (B.S., 1985); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1989). Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Insurance Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Business Law; Products Liability Law.
Douglas P. Drayton (Partner) born Sacramento, California, April 28, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (A.B., 1986); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1989). Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California; American Bar Association (Member, Litigation and Business Law Sections). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Law; Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy; Insurance Litigation; Real Estate Litigation.
Mitchell J. Alward (Partner) born Redding, California, June 24, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: California State University, Chico (B.A., with distinction, 1985); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., with distinction, 1988). Member: Moot Court Honors Board, 1987; Traynor Honor Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Advanced Torts, 1988. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Business Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Litigation; Employment Law; Asbestos Defense; Toxic Tort Defense.
OF COUNSEL
Christopher Alliotts (Of Counsel) born Teaneck, New Jersey, June 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, New York; 1992, California. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1986); New York Law School (J.D., 1990). Law clerk to the Hon. Marilyn Morgan, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, San Jose, California (1990-92). Judicial Extern, Circuit Executive's Office, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Summers of 1988 & 1989). Articles: The 'Sherwood' Case, National Law Journal (October 24, 2005); Involuntary Proceedings, National Law Journal (July 18, 2005); Costs of The New Act, National Law Journal (April 11, 2005); Debtors as Lessors, National Law Journal (December 20, 2004); The Importance Of 'Till', National Law Journal (September 6, 2004); Retention Agreements, National Law Journal (May 17, 2004); Protecting Retirement Plans, 2:4 Asset Protection 35 (March/April 1997); The Evolving Standards and Applications of the Doctrine of Equitable Subordination, 8:1 Cal. Bus. L. News 11 (Winter 1993); Forms of Action: A Primer on Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure, Norton Bankruptcy Law & Practice (2d ed. 1993). Reported Cases: In re M. Blackburn Mitchell, Inc., 164 B.R. 117 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. 1994); In re Wu, 173 B.R. 411 (Bankr. 9th Cir. 1994); In re Gonzales, 225 B.R. 401 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1999). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Litigation; Creditors Rights; Workouts; Foreclosures; Insolvency; Liquidations; Corporate Reorganization.
Kirkland W. Garey (Of Counsel) born Detroit, Michigan, December 30, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1989, California; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of California; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston University; University of Chicago (A.B., 1979); Wayne State University (J.D., 1982). Member: State Bar of Michigan; State Bar of California. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Torts; Probate Litigation; Construction Litigation.