About Richard Alan

Richard Alan Marshack is an attorney that specialize in insolvency and corporate law, with over forty years of knowledge within the field. He used to be licensed to the State Bar of California on December 3, 1982, and is presently related to Marshack Hays LLP. His practice focuses on a number of aspects of insolvency regulation, which includes Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter thirteen bankruptcies, as well as debt relief and commercial litigation.

Marshack obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Irvine in 1979, followed by a Juris Doctor from California Western School of Law in 1982, where he earned magna cum laude honors and served as the lead articles editor for the California Western Law Review. His educational background laid a strong foundation for his professional legal career.

Throughout his profession, Marshack has handled numerous legal stages, which includes legal proceedings, bargaining sessions, trials, appeals, and mediations. He has been an insolvency trustee since 1985 and has held various fiduciary roles such as receiver, examiner, and special trustee for surrogate court. His extensive experience in those areas has contributed to his expertise in insolvency and business law.

Marshack has been recognized as a Super Lawyer since 2005 and has acquired the Peter M. Elliott Award in 2016 for his contributions to the Orange County Bankruptcy Forum. He is a member of several professional associations, which includes the Orange County Bankruptcy Forum and the California Bankruptcy Forum. Additionally, he is actively involved in the community, often lecturing and presenting on bankruptcy and business law problems and authoring articles on associated topics.

Education

California Western School of Law

J.D. (1982)

1982

University of California - Irvine

B.A. (1979)

1979

California Western School of Law

Law Degree

Languages

English (Spoken, Written)

Experience

Founding Lawyer

Marshack Hays LLP
2009

Of Counsel

Shulman Hodges & Bastian LLP
2001

Founder

Marshack Shulman Hodges & Bastian LLP
1993

Burd & Marshack
1989

Garber & Marshack
1985

Capretz & Kasdan
1984

Accepted Jurisdictions

California

Court Admissions

California State Courts State Trial Court
U.S. District Court, Central District of California U.S. District Court · Admitted 1984
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California U.S. District Court · Admitted 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court · Admitted 1984

Types of Cases Handled

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Debt Relief Business Litigation

Legal Services Scope

Litigation Negotiations Trials Appeals Mediations

Professional Associations

Orange County Bankruptcy Forum

Current

Orange County Bar Association

Current

California Bankruptcy Forum

Current