1825 NW 65th Street
Seattle, WA 98117
Phone: (206) 448-7996
Fax: (206) 297-8778
Email: office@hutzbah.com

Court Admissions

• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
• United States District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington
• United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington
• Supreme Court of the State of Washington

Bankruptcy and Insolvency Practice

• Representation of Creditors and Debtors in Possession in Chapter 11 Proceedings.
• Representation of creditors and debtors in Chapter 7 and 13 proceedings.
• Representation of trustees in Chapter 7 liquidations.
• Representation of creditors and debtors in general litigation in the bankruptcy court, including dischargeability, claims objections, cash collateral matters, fee disputes, and general claims. Fraud investigation and pursuit.
• Representation of State Court Receivers as Attorney for Receiver in state court proceedings.
• Receiver in State Court Proceedings.
• Board Certified as a Business Bankruptcy Specialist by the American Board of Certification, 1993 – Present
• Receiverships and Cannabis receiver approved by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board

Other Legal Experience

• Civil Litigation of commercial disputes and collections in Washington State and Federal District Court. Entity formation, and general business including litigation of commercial issues. Tax issues, particularly collection defense, and responsible corporate officer liability. Real Estate matters. Asset Protection and Business Planning. Receiverships in Washington State Courts

Certifications

Professional Experience

• 1981 to Present – Solo Practice, King County, Washington
• 1979 to 1981 – Associate, Bruce T. Thurston
• 1978 to 1979 – Contract Attorney, Ritchie and Thurston and other firms in Seattle

Significant Professional Organizations and Offices Held

• Washington State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
  • Trustee – 1985 – 1988
  • Division Secretary 1987 and 1988
  • CLE Committee 1981 – 1985

• American Bar Association
  • GP|Solo Division
    • Programs Chair Bankruptcy Committee 2000
    • Co-Chair – Bankruptcy Committee 2001 – 2010
    • Council 2006 – 2009

• Joint Ad-Hoc Committee on Bankruptcy Courts and Structure 2001 – Present
  • Task Force on Attorney Discipline and Reasonable Inquiry 2005 – Present
    • Working Group on Scope of Reasonable inquiry 2005
    • Working Group on Best Practices 2006 – 2009
  • Working Group on ABA Technical Corrections 2007-2009
  • Chair, Working Group on Amicus Brief to the United States Supreme Court in Millvetz v. U.S. 2009
  • Working Group on Electronically Stored Information in Bankruptcy

• American Bankruptcy Institute
  • National Steering Committee on the Consumer Fee Study 2008 – 2011

Publications

• S5406, Washington’s New Homestead Law – April 2021
• The Constitution is Not a Suicide Pact: Quarantine, Masks, and the Constitution – King County Bar Bulletin, September 2020 (paywall – see full version here)

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Reported Decisions

• In re Chappell, 373 BR 73 (9th Cir BAP 2007), aff’d 621 F.3d 1206 (9th Cir 2010)
• American Discount Corp. v. Shepherd 129 Wash. App. 345, 120 P.3d 96 (2005), aff’d 156 P.3d 858 (2007)
• Mutual Sec. Financing v. Unite, 68 Wash. App. 636, 847 P.2d 4  (1993)
• In Re: Puget Sound Plywood, Inc., 924 F.2d 955 (9th Cir 1991)
• In Re: Borste, 117 Bankr. 995 (Bkcy WDWA 1990)
• In Re: Shorb, 101 Bankr. 185 (9th Cir BAP 1989)
• In Re: Western Farmers Association, 13 Bankr. 132 (Bkcy WDWA 1981)
• In re Marriage of Mahalingam, 21 Wash.App. 228, 584 P.2d 971 (1978)(intern – argued)

Education

• J.D. University of Idaho, College of Law, Moscow, ID December 1977
• A.B. cum laude Washington University, St. Louis, MO May 1975
  • Majors in Anthropology and Political Science
• Seattle Central Community College
  • Courses in Accounting and Marine Engineering 1980 – present