Clients value Donald's availability, responsiveness and expertise in bankruptcy, creditors' rights and compliance.

Overview

Donald has extensive experience representing lenders in working out defaults, litigating to enforce rights after default and defending claims by borrowers. He prosecutes lenders' suits to collect loans and enforce loan agreements, including applications seeking appointment of receivers, attachments, claim and delivery actions, real property foreclosures, and enforcement of guaranty contracts.

Donald advises green energy financial institutions regarding practices, procedures and regulatory compliance with consumer protection, privacy, bankruptcy and other federal and state regulatory regimes arising out of the creation, marketing and sale of new and untested financial products.

Donald also defends manufacturers with respect to administrative claims brought before the California New Motor Vehicle Board.

He has extensive national experience in the representation of secured and unsecured creditors in Chapter 7 and 11 business bankruptcies; negotiating agreements and litigating the use of cash collateral; motions for relief from stay; assets sales; negotiating and litigating confirmation of reorganization plans; and defense of preference and avoidance actions. Donald assists a variety of institutional clients with practices, procedures and compliance with federal bankruptcy law.

News & Insights

Speaking Engagements

"Ethics," Business Law Update, February 2026

Professional & Civic Activities

Professional & Civic Activities

Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum, Member

Sacramento Bankruptcy Forum, Member

Admissions

  • California
  • Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Education

Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, J.D., 1989

Texas Christian University, Neeley School of Business, B.B.A., 1986

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