Fall 2015 • Issue 56, page 18
René Lastreto Appointed Bankruptcy Judge in Eastern District of CA, Fresno
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Jim Lowe (Executives Edge) and Riley Walter (Walter &
Wilhelm Law Group) reported the following CentralCalifornia news: René
Lastreto II has been appointed by theNinth Circuit Court of Appeal to the
bankruptcy bench inthe Fresno Division of the Eastern District of
California. Judge Lastreto was sworn in in September. He fills the slot
previously held by the Honorable W. Richard Lee, who is sitting as a
recall judge on certain specific matters. Judge Lastreto has more than 30
years’ experience as a litigation attorney representing clients in
federal, bankruptcy, and state court matters. He is a long time member of
both the Central California Bankruptcy Association and the Central
California Chapter of the California Receiver's Forum. He has been a
frequent speaker on receivership topics, including moderator and producer
of the Agricultural Receiverships panel at Loyola VI. His colleagues and
the CRF wish him well in this new phase of his career.
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