First Admitted: 1984, California

Bar/Professional Activity:

California, 1984
Member of the Executive Committees of the Banking and Lending, and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections of the OCBA
Board of Directors of the OCBF in 2003 and served as its President in 2007
Special Projects Committee of the OCBF from 1989 through 1995
Past Chairperson of the Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section of the OCBA
Mandatory Fee Arbitration Committee of the California State Bar, 2013 - 2016
Co-Chairperson of the OCBA Mandatory Fee Arbitration Committee, 2007 - 2012
Fee Arbitrator and Mediator for the Orange County Bar Association(“OCBA”)
Mediation Panel of the Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
United States Tax Court, 2000
United States Supreme Court, 1994
District of Columbia, 1985

Pro bono/Community Service:

Volunteer, Public Law Center of Orange County
Backhausdance, Orange County, California - Professional Contemporary Dance Company - Member of the Board of Directors, 2025
Newport Aquatic Center, Newport Beach, CA - President and Member of the Board of Directors, 2025
US Dragon Boat Federation Ethics Committee - Member 2020 - 2022 and 2024 - 2026, Chairperson 2020 - 2022., 2025

Honors/Awards:

Most frequently chosen mediator for the Santa Ana Division, 2010 - 2011
Most frequently chosen mediator for the Santa Ana Division, 2013-2014
Mediator who conducted the longest mediation that resulted in settlement, 2012-2013
Mediator who conducted the shortest mediation that resulted in settlement, 2011-2012
Mediator who settled the most cases for the entire Central District, 2011-2012
Mediator who settled the most cases for the Santa Ana Division, 2011-2012

Educational Background:

B.S., Biological Sciences, University of California Irvine (1979), 1975-1979
M.S., Administration, University of California Irvine, Graduate School of Management (1981), 1978-1981

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Editor and Author of various chapters of Personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Practice in California published by California Continuing Education of the Bar (“CEB”)
Recent Bankruptcy Developments, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum (“OCBF”), 1997 - present
Board of Editors of the California Bankruptcy Journal in 1989 and 1990

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Four medals (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) Dragon Boat Club Crew World Championships, Ravenna, Italy., 2024

Industry Groups:

Christopher Blank