Background
Komoroske, Frances E. was born on December 20, 1950 in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.
Komoroske, Frances E. was born on December 20, 1950 in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.
Indiana University (Bachelor of Arts, with highest honors, 1973. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1977. Master of Public Affairs, with highest honors, 1977).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Pi Alpha Alpha.
Worked at Foley, Bezek & Komoroske (Santa Barbara, California) specializing in Lender Liability, Business Litigation, Class Actions, Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Indiana. 1982, California; United States.
District Court, Southern District of Indiana and Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of California.
United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits. United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Beta Kappa. Alpha Lambda Delta. Pi Alpha Alpha.
Publications: Lender Liability, (2nd educated, 1996) Michie-Butterworth Legal Publishers (1994, review 1995); "Lender Liability: The Pendulum Swings: (co-author), Trial (October, 1996).
"Listing Lender Liability Claims in Bankruptcies" (co-author), The Practical Lawyer (July 1996). "Home Court" (co-author), Real Estate Law Supplement, Los Angeles Daily Journal (April 1996).
"Avoiding Malpractice for Lender Liability Claims," Bank Lawyer Liability (March 1996).
"The Use of Certified Public Accountants as Experts in Lender Liability Cases," Certified Public Accountants Litigation Service Counselor (December, 1995). "Real Property Workouts: A Primer Foreign The Borrower"s Counsel," California Real Property Journal (Fall 1995). "Loan Setback: Solving Negative Equity Problems" (co-author), Los Angeles Daily Journal (October 5, 1995).
"Avoiding Malpractice for Lender Liability Claims" (co-author), Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice (September/October 1995).
"Guarantor Beware" (co-author), Los Angeles Daily Journal (July 10, 1995). "Choosing A Bank Foreign Your Business," Personal Finance (June 28, 1995).
"Borrowers" Ten Commandments," Personal Finance (May 24, 1995, April 26, 1995). "Avoiding Liability During Workout Negotiations," Certified Public Accountants Litigation Service Counselor (April 1995).
"Guiding Your Client Through The Lending Maze," The Practical Lawyer (April 1995).
"Prosecuting A Claim for Breach of a Loan Commitment," CTLA Forum (January-February 1995). "The Parol Evidence Rule and Its Use in Lender Liability Cases," Los Angeles Daily Journal (December 13, 1994). "Real Property Foreclosures," California State Bar Journal (April 1994).
"Real Property Foreclosures: A Primer for the Borrower"s Counsel," California Real Property Journal (Winter 1993).
"Damages Available in Lender Liability Cases," Commercial Damages Reporter (June 1993). "Banking on the Legislature," Los Angeles Daily Journal (February 9, 1993).
"Lender Liability Based on Undue Control Over a Borrower," Trial (December 1992). "New Cases: What To Take and What To do With What You Don"t Take," The Practical Lawyer (December 1993).
"Lender Liability Today," Los Angeles Lawyer (July/August 1992).
"Do California Trends Indicate Snowballing Conservatism in Banking Law?" Banking Law Review (Spring 1992). "Exercise of Undue Control By A Lender Over A Borrower," 15 American Juris Proof of Facts 3rd 695 (1992).
"Preparing and Presenting Your Closing Argument," The Practical Litigator (November 1991).
"Lender Liability Litigation: Undue Control," 42 Am.Jur. Trials 4 (1991); "Lender Liability: What Lies Ahead," Trial (May 1991).
"Lender Liability Revisited, "CTLA Forum (June/July 1990). "Despite Some Recent Reversals, Borrowers Continue Suing Banks," National Law Journal (February 19, 1990).
"Fiduciary Relationships Between Lenders and Borrowers," Western State University Law Review (Spring 1988).
Lender Liability: A Practical Guide (Bureau of National Affairs 1987). "Trying the Lender Liability Case: Tips for Borrowers" Attorneys," Trial (October 1987). "The Economics of Business Litigation From the Perspective of Plaintiff"s Counsel," Case & Comment (September/October 1987).
"Lender Liability From the Borrower"s Perspective," Los Angeles Daily Journal Report (July 10, 1987).
"Expand Your Practice To Help Farmers Attack Problem Loans," The Compleat Lawyer (Spring, 1987). "Protecting Farmers Through LenderLiability Suits," The Practical Real Estate Lawyer (November 1986).
"Banking Malpractice?" Case & Comment (September/October 1986). Who"s Who in American Law.
Who"s Who in International Women.
Lecturer. American Bar Association, Partito Liberale Italiano (Italian Liberal Party), American Language Institute -American Bar Association, Continuing Education of the Bar, State Bar of California. Japan Federation of Bar Associations.
Member: Santa Barbara County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of California. Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Consumer Attorneys of California.
Member: Santa Barbara County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of California. Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Consumer Attorneys of California.