PARTNER

DOUGLAS PROVENCHER

Practice Areas

• Debtor and Creditor Rights
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Trial Practice

Education/Appointments

Empire College School of Law
J.D., 1977

Empire College School of Law
Professor: Bankruptcy Law (1982-1985)
Professor: Business Associations (1985-1991)

Committee of Lawyer Representatives
Northern District of California Bankruptcy Courts, 1988-1992

Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum
Director 1991-1994

Bar Admission

Admitted to bar, 1977, California

Membership

American Bar Association; State Bar of California

Certified Specialist, Personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization

Representative Engagements

• Obtained a judgment for more than $400,000 in a jury trial asserting claims for breach of contract and fraud in the sale of a winery.
• Appealed the trial court's denial of a motion to strike under California's anti-SLAPP statute resulting in the reversal of the trial court.
• After successfully defending a professional malpractice case proceeded with an appeal of the damage calculation in this case resulting in a published decision interpreting the application of damages in a good faith settlement.
• Received the largest settlement ever paid by a junior college to a dismissed employee.
• Was one of the lead attorneys in a case involving the loss of tens of millions of dollars by more than 5,000 depositors in failed thrifts in Utah. After filing suit and negotiating with the State of Utah, its insurance carriers and other financial institutions, the depositors received a settlement exceeding $44,000,000.