Spring 2005 • Issue 17, page 12

Long Time CRF Member Alan G Perkins Is Appointed to Sacramento County Superior Court

By Rense, Kirk*

Alan G. Perkins, Esq., a five-year member of Sacramento’s California Receivers Forum Chapter and 30-year business litigator with the firm Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP has been appointed to the Sacramento County Superior Court bench by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The official announcement, released February 16, 2005, recounts Mr. Perkins’ extensive experience in business and bankruptcy litigation and practice, as well as his substantial background in alternative dispute resolution as both an arbitrator and a mediator. RN asked soon-to-be Judge Perkins about his experiences with the CRF.

Mr. Perkins responded that the CRF provides a great learning resource, not only through local programs but also with the Loyola II seminar and new newsletter. Mr. Perkins co-hosted a forum on hotel and healthcare receiverships with Rob Warren at last year’s two-day event at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.

RN asked Mr. Perkins if he thinks receivers and receiverships will be useful tools for him on the bench.

“I’ll have to put on my new judicial hat to answer that one,” he said. “Judges are always concerned about costs, of course. But receivers can be a great way to get a handle on difficult cases and situations and can be cost-effective in a great many circumstances.”
Soon-to-be Judge Perkins earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Davis School of Law, where he has also served as a part-time adjunct law professor.

Chapter President Robert C. Greeley of the Greeley, Lindsay Consultant Group said that Mr. Perkins will be missed by the receivership community.

“We’ll be losing both a Chapter member and a board member, and an attorney who has an excellent understanding of the receivership tool, the bankruptcy tool and the requirements of a workout,” Mr. Greeley said. “But, on the other hand, we’ll be gaining a new judicial panelist for our future programs.”