ARIZONA – NEW JERSEY
BUSINESS & TRANSACTIONS
LARRY O. FOLKS
FOLKS & O’CONNOR, PLLC
1850 North Central Avenue
Suite 1140
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Tel: 602-256-5906
Fax: 602-256-9101
folks@folksoconnor.com
www.folksoconnor.com
LAWRENCE E. WILK
JABURG & WILK P.C.
3200 North Central
20th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Tel: 602-248-1000
Fax: 602-248-0522
lew@jaburgwilk.com
www.jaburgwilk.com
ROBERT E. GIPSON
GIPSON HOFFMAN &
PANCIONE
1901 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 1100
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Tel: 310-557-8806
Fax: 310-556-8945
rgipson@ghplaw.com
www.ghplaw.com
ALTERNATIVE DISPU TE RESOLU TION
BANKRUPTC Y & CREDI TOR/DEBTOR RIGHTS
REAL ESTATE
BANKRUPTC Y & CREDI TOR/DEBTOR RIGHTS
BUSINESS & TRANSAC TIONS
Larry Folks has over t wo decades of experience in protecting the
Arizona interests of banks and other creditors in commercial and
consumer bankruptcy, foreclosure, creditors’ rights, collections,
civil litigation, and loan restructuring and workout matters. He
is a past chair (2009-2010) of the Bankruptcy Section of the
State Bar of Arizona. Larry Folks has significant experience as
a foreclosure trustee and is a trained neutral (Straus Institute
for Dispute Resolution) in mediating bankruptcy and other civil
disputes. A graduate of the Northwestern University School
of Law, Larry Folks is a Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law
(Arizona Board of Legal Specialization) and a Certified Specialist
in Business Bankruptcy (American Board of Certification).
For more than 30 years, Lawrence Wilk, an equity partner at
the Phoenix law firm of Jaburg & Wilk, has played a pivotal
role in several of the largest fraud cases in Arizona, including
several high-profile Ponzi scheme cases. Larry has expertise in
financial fraud, Ponzi scheme litigation, bankruptcy litigation,
workouts, and creditors’ rights. He represents secured and
unsecured creditors, trustees and receivers. He also seeks and
obtains appointment of receivers to take possession and control
of property on behalf of his lending clients and is frequently a
resource for government officials looking to take control of a
company. Larry has worked on innumerable bankruptcies in the
aggressive pursuit of his clients’ collateral and the recovery of
any unsecured portion of debt.
Robert (“Reg”) E. Gipson is a business transactional lawyer who
represents businesses, corporations, high-net-worth families,
and charitable entities. Reg works with his clients in buying,
selling, creating, and organizing business ventures of many
kinds. Reg graduated from Harvard College (1967) and Yale
Law School (1973). He was elected Managing Editor of the
Yale Law Journal and served as such in 1972-1973. He is also
a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the CFA
Society of Los Angeles. Reg serves on a variety of company
boards, both private and public, business and charitable, and is
experienced in corporate transactions, management transitions,
and organizational development issues. He lectures regularly
on legal and investment topics.
SECURITIES & CORPORATE FINANCE
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
DEAN T. KIRBY, JR.
KIRBY & MCGUINN, APC
Dean is the only San Diego attorney who is a Certified Specialist
in both the fields of Creditor Rights and Bankruptcy. For over
30 years, his practice has concentrated on the representation
of lenders, creditors, landlords, and fiduciaries in foreclosure,
receivership, commercial collection, and bankruptcy matters.
Dean is also an experienced transactional attorney in real estate
and commercial finance. He has represented California clients
throughout the country, including in Nevada, New York, and
Delaware. He is rated AV preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, its
highest rating of skill and integrity as established by confidential
opinions from members of the bar. Dean has been appointed
to serve as a trustee and as an examiner in Chapter 11 cases.
REAL ESTATE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
BANKRUPTC Y & CREDI TOR/DEBTOR RIGHTS
BARRY M. BARASH
BARASH & EVERE TT, LLC
Barry M. Barash concentrates on bankruptcy, Chapters 11 and 12,
federal trials and appeals, business transactions, and corporate
law. He earned his B.A. from Cornell University in 1960 and
graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1962.
He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the
United States, the U.S. Courts of Appeals in the Seventh and
Eighth Circuits, the U.S. District Court in the Central and
Northern Districts, the U.S. Tax Court, and the U.S. Claims
Court. He is a member of the Illinois State and Knox County Bar
Associations and the American Bankruptcy Institute and is a
Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy.
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
BANKRUPTC Y & CREDI TOR/DEBTOR RIGHTS
JANET A. SHAPIRO
THE SHAPIRO LAW FIRM
In 1995, Janet A. Shapiro founded The Shapiro Law Firm
in Beverly Hills, California. Her national practice focuses on
secured and unsecured creditors’ rights, Sec. 524(g) asbestos
bankruptcies and other mass torts, asset purchases, and
commercial transactions. She is an author of the California
Practice Guide on Bankruptcy, published by the Rutter Group,
and a contributing editor of the Rutter Group’s National Practice
Guide on Bankruptcy. Janet is a past President of California
Bankruptcy Forum, past President of Los Angeles Bankruptcy
Forum, and former Editor in Chief of the California Bankruptcy
Journal. She holds a real estate broker’s license and is the
principal of The Shapiro Realty Co. in Beverly Hills. AV-rated
by Martindale-Hubbell.
REAL ESTATE
INSURANCE DEFENSE
BANKRUPTC Y & CREDI TOR/DEBTOR RIGHTS
MICHAEL L. ECKSTEIN
ECKSTEIN LAW FIRM, APC
Michael L. Eckstein is a Board Certified Tax Attorney and a
Board Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist
who has a broad-based tax and business practice, which
includes individual and corporate tax planning, business
planning, estate tax planning, closely held business law,
entrepreneurial business law, mergers and acquisitions, real
estate tax practice, and tax controversy work at the city, state,
and federal level. Mr. Eckstein also has significant experience in
the representation of professional athletes, high-tech/venture
capital concerns, and communications businesses. Mr. Eckstein
received his undergraduate degree at the University of Kentucky,
his Juris Doctorate degree at Tulane University Law School, and
his LL.M. in taxation from Georgetown University.
ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
TAX
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
ROLAND SANCHEZ-MEDINA, JR.
SANCHEZ-MEDINA,
GONZALEZ, QUESADA,
LAGE, CRESPO, GOMEZ &
MACHADO LLP
Roland Sanchez-Medina, Jr. earned a B.B.A. from the University
of Miami, a J.D. from Boston College Law School, and an LL.M.
in taxation from New York University School of Law. Roland
has represented a wide variety of public and large closely held
businesses, both domestic and international, and concentrates
his practice on the areas of corporate law; mergers and
acquisitions; securities law; divestitures; joint ventures; finance;
board governance; real estate transactions, including real estate
financing, tax planning, and structure; and international tax
planning for inbound transactions. Roland is a past President
of the Cuban American Bar Association and past Chairman of
the Corporations, Financial Services and Securities Committee
of The Florida Bar.
CLOSELY HELD BUSINESS
REAL ESTATE
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
ROBERT P. AVOLIO
AVOLIO & HANLON, PC
BUSINESS LITIGATION
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
Mr. Avolio primarily practices in the areas of corporate law,
mergers, acquisitions, and business litigation. He is licensed to
practice in the States of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
and Florida; in the District of Columbia; before federal courts
located in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, the
District of Columbia, Wisconsin, and Illinois; and before the
United States Court of Claims and the United States Supreme
Court. Mr. Avolio is a Trial Attorney certified by the Supreme
Courts of New Jersey and Florida and previously clerked for the
Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
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