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STEPHANIE D. CURTIS
CURTIS | CAS TILLO PC
Bank of America Plaza
901 Main Street, Suite 6515
Dallas, TX 75202
Tel: 214-752-2222
Fax: 214-752-0709
scurtis@curtislaw.net
www.curtislaw.net
Spend just five minutes with Stephanie Curtis, and you will
see why her elite Dallas bankruptcy boutique has experienced
enormous success for more than a decade. She is not afraid
to make tough decisions, which is why she is highly respected
among colleagues and in state and federal courts. Curtis
founded Curtis | Castillo PC, certified as a minority-owned
business in 1999. The firm was ranked as one of the top
100 largest women-owned businesses in North Texas by the
Dallas Business Journal in 2011, and, in February 2014, she was
named in “Woman Leaders in Law 2014” by D CEO Magazine.
Since founding CCPC, Curtis has also founded other enterprises
in the insurance, restaurant, financial services, and real estate
industries, where she has served as outside general counsel.
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
BANKRUPTC Y: BUSINESS
MICHAEL L. ECKSTEIN
ECKSTEIN LAW FIRM, APC
1515 Poydras Street
Suite 2195
New Orleans, LA 70112
Tel: 504-527-0701
Fax: 504-566-0040
mle@eck-law.com
www.eck-law.com
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
JONATHAN L. ENGMAN
FABRIZIO & BROOK, P.C.
700 Tower Drive
Suite 510
Troy, MI 48098
Tel: 248-362-2600
Fax: 248-269-8503
jonengman@fabriziobrook.com
www.fabriziobrook.com
Jonathan Engman is a Shareholder at Fabrizio & Brook in Troy,
Michigan where he has practiced since 1999. Jon maintains
a broad practice with particular focus on commercial and
residential mortgage lending, default servicing, curative title
actions, and complex litigation. He is an active participant of
local and national associations throughout the industry. Jon
frequently contributes to industry publications and presents
seminars on issues such as property preservation, loss mitigation,
and regulatory compliance. He is a former Chairman of the
Oakland County Bar Association’s Real Property Committee and
an active member of the Real Property Section of the Michigan
State Bar. Prior to practicing law Jon was a police officer and
field training officer for eight years in Oakland County, Michigan.
REAL ESTATE
CIVIL LITIGATION: DEFENSE
CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS
LEONARD L. GUMPORT
GUMPORT | MASTAN
550 South Hope Street
Suite 1765
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Tel: 213-452-4901
lgumport@gumportlaw.com
www.gumportlaw.com
Leonard L. Gumport does bankruptcy, business litigation, and
investigations. Besides serving as counsel to trustees, public
entities, and creditors, he has served as a bankruptcy trustee
and as an SIPC trustee, examiner, and provisional director. He
received his B.A. from Yale and his J.D. from Columbia Law
School. He clerked for U.S. District Judge Gus J. Solomon
(D-OR). He was an associate and then a partner at the law
firm originally named Beardsley, Hufstedler & Kemble. In 1995,
Mr. Gumport co-founded the law firm now known as Gumport
| Mastan. He is a member of the panels of mediators of the
federal district and bankruptcy courts for the Central District
of California.
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
ALTERNATIVE DISPU TE RESOLU TION
BANKRUPTC Y: BUSINESS
CRAIG HASTON
THE HAS TON LAW FIRM, P.C.
12807 Jones Road
Houston, TX 77070
Tel: 281-890-1300
Fax: 281-890-1335
chaston@hastonlaw.com
www.hastonlaw.com
Craig Haston, Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas
Board of Legal Specialization since 1999, has over 19 years of
experience in the practice of family law. Mr. Haston represents
clients in complex property cases, child custody and support,
modifications and enforcement of orders, and premarital
agreements. Mr. Haston is also a trained and experienced family
law mediator with hundreds of successful mediations under his
belt. Mr. Haston is a member of the State Bar of Texas Family
Law Council and is a past chair of the Houston Bar Association
Family Law Section and a Past-Chair of Gulf Coast Family Law
Specialists. He is also a sustaining life member of the Texas
Family Law Foundation and is a member of the Texas Academy
of Family Law Specialists.
ALTERNATIVE DISPU TE RESOLU TION
BUSINESS LITIGATION
FAMILY LAW
DEAN T. KIRBY, JR.
KIRBY & MCGUINN, APC
707 Broadway
Suite 1750
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: 619-525-1652
Fax: 619-525-1651
dkirby@kirbymac.com
www.kirbymac.com
Dean is the only San Diego attorney who is a Certified Specialist
in both 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 LITIGATION
CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS
DENNIS D. MILLER
LUBIN OLSON &
NIE WIADOMSKI, LLP
The Transamerica Pyramid
600 Montgomery Street, 14th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: 415-981-0550
Fax: 415-981-4343
dmiller@lubinolson.com
www.lubinolson.com
Dennis D. Miller is a partner at Lubin Olson representing
financial institutions and other creditors, focusing on real
estate secured loans and commercial landlords in complex
reorganization bankruptcy cases and litigation. His bankruptcy
practice includes representing clients in Chapter 11 cases in
bankruptcy courts in New York, Delaware, California, and
Arizona. Dennis also has extensive experience representing
clients on matters involving California real estate litigation,
workouts, and foreclosure law. He is a Conference Co-Chair for
the 2015 California Bankruptcy Forum Conference. Dennis is a
former President of the Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum and the
California Receivers Forum, Bay Area Chapter.
CREDI TOR DEBTOR RIGH TS
BANKRUPTC Y: BUSINESS
MARK A. SERLIN
SERLIN & WHITEFORD LLP
700 E Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel: 916-446-0790
Fax: 916-446-0791
mserlin@globelaw.com
www.swllplaw.com
Mark A. Serlin is the managing partner of Serlin & Whiteford
LLP, a boutique creditors’ rights firm located in Sacramento,
California. He is engaged primarily in creditors’ rights and
business litigation for his clients in state and federal courts
in every part of California, including substantial work in the
bankruptcy arena. Mr. Serlin also handles corporate and real
estate matters in and out of the litigation context. His clientele
ranges from very large banks and leasing companies to sole
proprietorships. Each client relies on Mr. Serlin’s keen business
sense and highly regarded legal skills. Mr. Serlin is frequently
sought by other law firms throughout California for his extensive
knowledge and experience in complex judgment collection
matters, prejudgment remedies, and receiverships.
BUSINESS LITIGATION
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
CREDI TOR DEBTOR RIGHTS
RONALD A. ZAMANSKY
ZAMANSKY PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATION
3901 IDS Tower
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Tel: 612-340-9720
Fax: 612-340-9662
zamansky@zamanskylaw.com
www.zamanskylaw.com
Zamansky Professional Association has a broad-based business
practice representing individuals, startups and well-established
business entities with dedication to the law, service, good
judgment and the community. Ronald Zamansky graduated in
1972 from the University of Minnesota Law School. Ron became
a partner at Doherty, Rumble & Butler. Ron received the
University of Minnesota College Alumni of Notable Achievement
Award and the Sidney Barrows Lifetime Commitment Award
from the Cardozo Society and is the founder of Create A Memory
Foundation. Ron is rated an AV preeminent lawyer by his peers.
He and his wife Lynn have two sons, attorneys practicing law in
Minnesota: Rory is a partner at Zelle Hofmann and Drew is a
named member of Zamansky Professional Association.
REAL ESTATE
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
