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Born Oakland, California, September 3, 1958
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Law; Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation; Probate.
Admitted: 1987, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California ; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1992, U.S. District Court, Central District of California.
Education: California State University at Hayward; St. Mary's College; San Francisco Law School (J.D., 1987).
Committee Member: Insolvency Law Committee of The Business Law Section of The State Bar of California (2000-2003 ); Frequent lecturer for Lorman Educational Seminars.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco; Alameda County (Chair, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, 1997) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Bankruptcy Institute; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees; California Bankruptcy Forum; Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum (Director 1999-2002); Board of Directors of San Francisco Law School (2000-2005). Bench-Bar Liaison Committee of the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (2001-2003).
Reported Cases: In Re Richards, 1990 Bankr. Lexis 607 (Bankr. N.D. Cal 1988); In Re Rawlinson, 209 B.R. 501 (N.D. Cal 1997); In Re R.H. Macy & Co., 236 B.R. 583 Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1999); In Re Vu, 245 B.R. 644 (9th C. BAP 2000); In Re Stinson, 295 B.R. 109 (9th Cir. BAP 2003).
Biography: Eric is a native and resident of Oakland. He has served as the Managing Partner of Kornfield, Paul & Nyberg since 1999. He is active in youth sports, coaching two competitive youth soccer teams. He is an avid cyclist and outdoor enthusiast. Author: "Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994," Westland Review's Quick Guide to Foreclosure Law, 1995 Pacific 60. Mediator, Bankruptcy Dispute Resolution Program, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, 1994. 2006 Northern California Super Lawyer. | 