Team Members

JOHN RAO, Esq.

Link to Firm Bio EDUCATION J.D., Hastings College of Law – University of California, 1982 B.A., Boston University, 1978 ASSOCIATIONS/AFFILIATIONS Conferee, National Bankruptcy Conference Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy Vice-President, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Member, Board of Editors, Collier on Bankruptcy Member, Board of Directors, National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center Member, Judicial Conference … Continued

PROF. RANDAL C. PICKER

Link to Academic Bio Randy Picker graduated from the College of the University in 1980, cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in economics and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He then spent two years in the Department of Economics, where he was a Friedman Fellow, completing his doctoral course work and exams. He … Continued

ISAAC M. PACHULSKI, Esq.

Link to Firm Bio Isaac M. Pachulski is currently a partner at Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones (“PSZJ”) in Los Angeles.  Prior to joining PSZJ, he was a shareholder at Stutman, Treister & Glatt.  Mr. Pachulski was admitted to private practice in 1974 before the State Bar of California. Throughout his legal career, Mr. Pachulski … Continued

PROF. EDWARD R. MORRISON

Link to Academic Bio Ed Morrison is Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. He earned J.D., M.A., and Ph.D. (economics) degrees from the University of Chicago and was an articles editor of the University of Chicago Law Review. Before attending law school, he earned an Honors B.S., summa cum laude, from the University of … Continued

DEAN TROY A. MCKENZIE

Link to Academic Bio Troy A. McKenzie is the Dean and Cecelia Goetz Professor of Law at New York University School of Law.  His scholarly interests include bankruptcy, civil procedure, and the federal courts. From 2015 to 2017, he took a leave of absence from NYU Law to serve as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in … Continued

THOMAS MOERS MAYER, Esq.

Link to Firm Bio EDUCATION Dartmouth College A.B. (1977) Harvard Law School J.D. (1981) PROFESSIONAL CAREER Partner, Kramer Levin (1998-) Partner, Robinson, Silverman, Pearce, Aronsohn & Berman LLP (1988-98) Associate, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (1984-88) Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher (1982-84) PUBLICATIONS “Management Gains and Creditor Losses from Labor Settlements in Chapter 11,” NYSBA … Continued

PROF. BRUCE A. MARKELL

Link to Academic Bio Bruce A. Markell is a Professor of Bankruptcy Law and Practice and the Edward Avery Harriman Lecturer in Law at Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law. From 2004 to 2013, he was a United States bankruptcy judge, sitting in Nevada.  From 2006 to 2013, he was also a member of the … Continued

RALPH R. MABEY, Esq.

Link to Firm Bio Ralph R. Mabey received his law degree from Columbia University where he served on the Board of Editors of the Columbia Law Review. He served with distinction as a United States Bankruptcy Judge from 1979 to 1983 and his judicial opinions have been cited frequently by courts and scholars. Mr. Mabey … Continued

HON. KEITH LUNDIN (RET.)

Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee (1982-2017) Judge, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Sixth Circuit (1997-) Adjunct Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Law Adjunct Professor, Emory University School of Law Assistant Editor, The American Bankruptcy Law Journal (1990-91) Contributing Editor, Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice, (West Group) (Chapter 13) Managing … Continued