Director Management
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Riley C. Walter
Walter & Wilhelm Law Group
A Professional Corporation
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aboyl3@r.postjobfree.com
June 2012
EXPERIENCE
1980 to Present
? Shareholder in commercial law firm emphasizing representation of
borrowers in complex insolvency cases, primarily Chapters 9, 11,
12, receiverships and assignments for benefit of creditors.
? Special emphasis on agricultural insolvencies, especially involving
Producers Liens, PACA, dairies, food processors and wineries.
NOTABLE CASES
? Riverbend International (international food processor)
? Nahama & Weigant Energy (oil and gas)
? California Bean Growers Association (processor)
? Chowchilla Hospital District (Chapter 9)
? CP-Meilland, Inc. (rose grower)
? Powerburst, Inc. (sports beverage company)
? Waterman Industries, Inc. (irrigation valves and gates)
? Property Development Group, LLC (large real estate
development)
? Central Valley Processing, Inc. (Growers Committee)
? TriValley Growers (South Valley Tomato Growers)
? Sierra Kings Health Care District (Chapter 9)
? And numerous large dairies, canneries, farming operations, food
and nut processors, developers, commercial properties, retailers,
transportation companies, non-profits and wineries.
EDUCATION
Western State University
J.D., 1980
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
M.S. in Agriculture, 1974, B.A., 1973
Certified Business Bankruptcy Specialist by the
American Board of Bankruptcy Certification.
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California Agribusiness Executive Program,
University of California-Davis (2008 and 2012)
SERVICE TO PROFESSION
? Representative to Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (2007-
2009).
? Co-Chair of Eastern District Judicial Conference (2008 and
2009).
? Local Rules Advisory Committee, Chapter 11 Subcommittee,
Eastern District of California (2010).
? American Bankruptcy Institute (1988 - Present).
? California Agricultural Lending Institute, California State
University Fresno (Panelist 2003 - Present).
? Fresno County Bar Association (Director 2003 - 2006).
Business Law Section, Chair 1989; Agricultural Law Section,
Chair 1995).
? State Bar of California, Business Law Section, Agribusiness
Committee (Co-Chair 1999 - 2000).
? Federal Bar Association, San Joaquin Chapter (Director 1998 -
2006; President 2003).
? Central California Bankruptcy Association (Past President,
1988).
? California Bankruptcy Forum (Director 1992 - 2000).
? Society of Agricultural Lenders, San Joaquin Valley Chapter
(1998 - Present).
? Central California Receivers Forum, Central Valley Chapter
(Director 2001 - 2007).
? Chair, Agricultural Law Review Advisory Committee, San
Joaquin College of Law (1987 - 2005).
? California Bankruptcy Forum, Program Committee (1993, 1996
and 1997).
? BDRP Advocate/Mediator, Eastern District of California.
? Planning Committee Member and Panelist,
Continuing Education of the Bar,
How to Handle a Chapter 11 Proceeding (1992, 2010).
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
? Frequent lecturer on bankruptcy topics to business, agriculture
and legal groups, including the 2010 National Conference of
Bankruptcy Judges, California State Bar Conference and
Central California Bankruptcy Institute.
? Adjunct Professor of Management (Entrepreneurial Studies),
California State University Fresno, (Fall 2006).
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? Adjunct Professor of Agricultural Law, San Joaquin College of
Law, Fresno (1989 1993).
? Tenured associate professor of agricultural business
management, Cal Poly, Pomona, (1975 1980).
? Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo lecturer in agricultural business
management, (1974 1975).
ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS
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SERVICE TO COMMUNITY
? Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, California
State University, Fresno (2002 Present, Chair, 2012-
Present).
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? Commissioner, City of Fresno Charter Review Commission,
2011.
? Fresno Business Council (Director 2003 - 2008).
? Central Valley Business Incubator, Inc. (Vice President,
Counsel, Director 1997 - 2009).
? Fresno City and County Historical Society (Trustee, 1993 to
1999).
? Fresno Metropolitan Museum (Trustee, 1999 - 2002).
? Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art (Director, 2003 -
2006).
? Bulldog Venture Capital Fund, General Counsel (2005 -
Present).
? Children s Hospital Central California (Trustee, 2012-Present).
RECOGNITIONS
? American College Of Bankruptcy, Fellow, Class XIII.
? Northern California Top 100 Super Lawyers, 2011 and 2012.
? Northern California Super Lawyers, 2004-2012.
? Av rating by Martindale and Hubbell since 1995.
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