Background
Neely, Sally Schultz was born on March 2, 1948 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Neely, Sally Schultz was born on March 2, 1948 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Bachelor, Stanford University, 1970. Juris Doctor, Stanford University, 1971.
Law clerk to judge The United States of America Court Appeals (9th circuit), Phoenix, 1971-1972. Associate Lewis and Roca, 1972-1975. Assistant professor Law School Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975-1977.
Associate Shutan & Trost, Professional Corporation, Los Angeles, 1977-1979. Partner, senior counsel Sidley Austin LLP (and predecessor firms), since 1980. Co-chair American Law Institute-American Bar Association Chapter 11 Business Reorgns., 1989-1995, 97-, National Conference Bankruptcy Judges, 1988, 90, 95, 96, 97, 99, 02, 06, 08, 10, Federal Judicial Center, 1989, 90, 94-95, 2009, Southeast Bankruptcy Law Institute, 2002, 08, Workshop Bankruptcy and Business Reorganization New York University, since 1992.
Representative 9th circuit judicial conference, 1989-1991. Member National Bankruptcy Conference, since 1993, chair committee on legislation, since 2001, member executive committee.
Chair Stanford University Law School Reunion Giving, 1996. Board visiting Stanford University Law School, 1990-1992. Member board director Los Angeles Children's Chorus, since 2006.
Member of American Bar Association, California Bar Association, American College Bankruptcy (member board regents 1998—2003, board directors 2003-2005, chair educational programs committee since 2003, vice president 2005-2009).