Joel R. Ohlgren

Joel R. Ohlgren is Of Counsel in the Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group in the firm's Santa Barbara office.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Ohlgren's areas of practice are bankruptcy, creditors' rights, complex bankruptcy litigation, international insolvency issues and commercial law.  He has represented various interests in a wide range of industries, including agriculture (growers, packers and distributors), building and construction, real estate, healthcare, petroleum and energy, shipping companies, hotel and hospitality, retail, wholesale and manufacturing businesses.

Before joining the firm, Mr. Ohlgren served as an instructor at the University of Malawi Law School in Malawi, Central Africa, in 1968-70.

Education

• J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1968, Order of the Coif, senior editor of the Law Review
• B.A., Economics, University of California, Los Angeles, 1965

Admissions

• California, 1969

Honors

• The Best Lawyers in America, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• Southern California Super Lawyer, 2008, 2009, 2010
• Which Lawyer?, Restructuring and Insolvency, Practical Law Company, 2007, 2008, 2009
• Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, 1993

Memberships

• Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association (chair, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, 1983-84)
• Member, The State Bar of California
• Member, American Bar Association (Business Bankruptcy Committee)
• Board of Govenors, Financial Lawyers Conference, 1980-81)
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
• Member, International Insolvency Institute (co-chair, Committee Corporate and Professional Responsibilities in Bankruptcy, 2004-present)
• Member, Turnaround Management Association

Articles

• Ride-through Revisited (Again) - The Strategic Use of the Ride-through Doctrine in the Post -Catapult Era, July 18, 2005
• Knowing "When to Hold Them and When To Fold Them": Negotiating The Fiduciary Challenges Facing Officers and Directors Post-Insolvency, September 1, 2004

Speeches

• Mr. Ohlgren is a frequent lecturer on debt collection, workouts, debtor/creditor relations and bankruptcy for lawyers and non-lawyers, including the California Continuing Education for the Bar, California Bankers Association, various sections of the Los Angeles Bar Association, Financial Lawyers Conference, Practicing Law Institute, International Insolvency Institute, and The University of Texas Law School Valcon Conference.