Dustin P. Branch

Dustin P. Branch

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Dustin P. Branch concentrates his practice in commercial law, representation of creditors in bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy workouts, and retail shopping center owners, managers and developers.

Mr. Branch received his Juris Doctor from The University of San Diego School of Law in 1994 where he graduated cum laude and was a member of the San Diego Law Review.  He received his bachelor’s degree in 1991 from University of California at Santa Barbara.

Before joining the firm, Mr. Branch was the law clerk to the Honorable Peter W. Bowie, United States Bankruptcy Judge of the Southern District of California from 1995 to 1997, and then an Associate at Luce, Forward, Hamilton Scipps LLP in San Diego.

Mr. Branch is admitted to practice in the State of California, all United States District Courts in the State of California and has been admitted on specific cases to appear before the Bankruptcy Courts of the Southern District of Texas, the Southern District of New York and the District of Delaware.

Mr. Branch is a past member of the California and San Diego bankruptcy forums, is a past member of the California and San Diego Receiver’s forum and served on the board of the San Diego Receiver’s forum in 2000 and 2001.

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June 10, 2010
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Background

Education

  • B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1991
  • J.D., University of San Diego School of Law, 1994, cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • California, 1994

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California

Memberships

  • International Council of Shopping Centers
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • California Bankruptcy Forum
  • California Bar Association