Background
Rahtz, Cristopher was born on May 18, 1945 in Joplin, Missouri, United States.
Rahtz, Cristopher was born on May 18, 1945 in Joplin, Missouri, United States.
Colgate University (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). Brooklyn Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1973).
Worked at McKinley & Capeloto (Pasadena, California) specializing in Financial Institutions, Creditor Rights, Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Workouts, Commercial Law, Civil Litigation, Elder Law, Construction Law. Admitted to the bar, 1974, New York, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and United States.
Company urt of Appeals, Second Circuit.
1976, California, United States. District Court, Central and Eastern Districts of California and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Research Editor, Brooklyn Law Review, 1972-1973.
Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards for Conflict of Laws, Wills, Trusts, Estate and Gift Taxation.
West Publishing Company and Edward K. Thompson Award for Academic Excellence, 1973. Author: "Trusteeship Imposition," 38 Brooklyn Law Review 1139, 1972. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association.
State Bar of California.
The law offices of McKinley & Capeloto are located in the financial district of Pasadena, California. The firm"s primary client base is composed of financial institutions and its practice emphasizes loan and lease collections and workouts for both consumer and commercial indebtedness, bankruptcy matters including relief from the automatic stay, reorganizations and nondischargeability actions, real and personal property secured transactions, foreclosures, receiverships, fraud, negotiable instruments, embezzlement and other operational problems, responses to subpoenas, unlawful detainer matters, as well as defense matters.
The Firm also has an Elder Law Department devoted to meeting the needs of the elderly.
Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association. State Bar of California.