David A. Foraker

David A. Foraker

Partner

david.foraker@greenemarkley.com

Education & Professional Qualifications

• B.S., summa cum laude, St. Cloud State University, 1978.
• J.D., University of Oregon, 1981
• Admitted to practice in Oregon; U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
• Board Certified: Business Bankruptcy Law, American Board of Certification (1994).

Mr. Foraker has been a featured lecturer at various seminars on topics relating to debtor/creditor relations and bankruptcy. Oregon State Bar (cosponsored by Debtor-Creditor Section) Seminar, 2005; Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Section Annual Meetings, 1984, 1988 and 2004; Northwest Bankruptcy Institute Annual Meeting, 1992; Oregon Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, 1987; Turnaround Management Association, Northwest Chapter Meeting, 2002.

Memberships & Honors

• Oregon State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Turnaround Management Association, Northwest Chapter
• Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Section Subcommittee on Local Bankruptcy Rules (2007)
• Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Section Executive Committee Member (2004)
• Northwest Bankruptcy Institute Planning Committee (2001-2003)

Publications

• Author: "Marital Dissolution and the Consequences of Bankruptcy," Oregon State Bar Family Law Newsletter, Vol. VI, Nos. 1 and 2, 1986
• Co-author: "Foreclosure of Real Property as a Fraudulent Conveyance Under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code: The Rebirth of Durrett in the Ninth Circuit," Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Newsletter, Vol. V, No. 1, 1985
• Contributing Author: Bankruptcy Law Handbook, Continuing Legal Education, Oregon State Bar, 1989
• Editor: Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Newsletter, 1986-present

Practice Emphasis

Mr. Foraker handles our commercial clients' complex bankruptcy and business reorganization matters as well as business transactional matters. His bankruptcy-related clients include debtors, secured creditors, key vendors, asset purchasers and bankruptcy trustees, and he is frequently employed by committees of creditors in major Chapter 11 reorganization cases. His recent engagements include court appointments in the Chapter 11 cases concerning the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland (the Future Claimaints Representative for unkown and minor child abuse victims) and the Oregon Rose Garden (the Examiner).