Practice Area
- Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1977, Brigham Young University
- Juris Doctor, 1980, Washington & Lee University
- Admitted to State Bar of California, 1981
- Admitted to US District Courts
-Eastern District of California, 1981
-Central District of California, 1982
-Northern District of California, 1983
-Southern District of California, 1981
- Admitted to United States Tax Court, 1981
- Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law and Consumer Bankruptcy Law, American Board of Certification, 2007
Professional Experience
- Rudnick & Arrache, 1981-1983
- Austin, Thompson, Sims & Welsh, 1983-1984
- Price & Welsh, 1984-1985
- Law Offices of Leonard K. Welsh, 1985-1998
- Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP, 1998-present
Practice Focus
- Bankruptcy
- Farm Reorganizations
- Debtor and Creditor Rights
Professional/Community Activities
- Kern County Bar Association, 1981-present
- State Bar of California, 1981-present
- American Bar Association, 1981-present
- American Bankruptcy Institute, 1996-present
- Central California Bankruptcy Association
- Kern County Bankruptcy Forum
- National Association of Chapter 12 Trustees
- Bankruptcy Judgeship for the Eastern District, California
- Merit Screening Committee, 1997
- California State University, Bakersfield
- Conference for the US District Court for the Eastern District, California
- Attorney, Delegate, twelve times
