David Gould

Background

Gould, David was born on February 19, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Erwin and Beatrice (Altman) Gould.

Education

University of California, Los Angeles (Bachelor of Arts, 1962). University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall (Bachelor of Laws, 1965).

Career

Worked at McDermott, Will & Emery (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Practice (including Corporate, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Health, Litigation and Tax Law). Admitted to the bar, 1966, California. Author: with Bankruptcy Judge Lisa Hill Fenning, Local Bankruptcy Practice Manual, PESI, 1991.

Deputy Attorney General, California, 1965-1968. Member, Board of Governors, 1977-1980. Secretary-Treasurer, 1980-1981.

Vice President, 1981-1982. President, 1982-1983, Financial Lawyers Conference. Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, 1978-1980.

Adjunct Professor of Law, Pepperdine University School of Law 1982-1983. Member, Personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Law Advisory Commission, Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California, 1993-1996. Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1990.

Secretary, 1990-1991. Second Vice President, 1991-1992. First Vice President, 1992-1993.

President, 1993-1994, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum. Member, Board of Directors, California Bankruptcy Forum, 1993—. Lawyer-Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1990-1994.

Mediator, United States. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, 1995—. Member: Century City, Los Angeles County (Member, Federal Courts Committee, 1987—.

Chair, 1990-1991), American (Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee, Section on Business Law, 1982—. Vice Chair, Rules Subcommittee, 1986-1992. Chair, 1992-1995; Chair, Task Force on International Money Laundering and Asset Training, International Bankruptcy Sub Committee) and Federal Bar Assns.

State Bar of California (Member, Debtor Creditor Relations and Bankruptcy, 1984-1987. Chair, 1987-1988; Advisor, 1988-1989. Member, Uniform Commercial Code Committee, 1988-1991.

Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy. McDermott, Will & Emery is an international law firm founded in 1934. Originally a Chicago tax law practice, the firm has established a full-service presence in seven domestic and three international offices with more than 600 attorneys.

Clients include large corporations and individuals as well as small and medium-sized businesses. The firm represents a wide range of industrial, financial and commercial enterprises, both publicly and privately held. Firm attorneys represent clients in every state as well as numerous foreign jurisdictions.

Achievements

• Bar: California 1965, United States District Court (central, southern, eastern and northern districts) California 1966, United States Court Appeals (9th circuit) 1967, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1995.

Membership

Member, Board of Governors, 1977-1980. Secretary-Treasurer, 1980-1981. Vice President, 1981-1982.

President, 1982-1983, Financial Lawyers Conference. Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, 1978-1980. Adjunct Professor of Law, Pepperdine University School of Law 1982-1983.

Member, Personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Law Advisory Commission, Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California, 1993-1996. Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1990. Secretary, 1990-1991.

Second Vice President, 1991-1992. First Vice President, 1992-1993. President, 1993-1994, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum.

Member, Board of Directors, California Bankruptcy Forum, 1993—. Lawyer-Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1990-1994. Mediator, United States.

Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, 1995—. Member: Century City, Los Angeles County (Member, Federal Courts Committee, 1987—. Chair, 1990-1991), American (Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee, Section on Business Law, 1982—.

Vice Chair, Rules Subcommittee, 1986-1992. Chair, 1992-1995; Chair, Task Force on International Money Laundering and Asset Training, International Bankruptcy Sub Committee) and Federal Bar Assns. State Bar of California (Member, Debtor Creditor Relations and Bankruptcy, 1984-1987.

Chair, 1987-1988; Advisor, 1988-1989. Member, Uniform Commercial Code Committee, 1988-1991. Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy.

Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy.

Interests

• Avocations: trap and skeet shooting.

Connections

Married Bonnie Becker, February 12, 1967. Children: Julie M., Michael.

Father:

Erwin Gould

Mother:

Beatrice (Altman) Gould

Spouse:

Bonnie Becker

child:

Julie M. Gould

child:

Michael Gould