OCBA Member and Smiley Wang-Ekvall, LLP Partner Robert Marticello was recently installed as California Bankruptcy Forum (CBF) President.

The CBF is comprised of seven regional forums and counts more than 500 attorneys and other insolvency professionals among its membership. The organization has provided continuing education, networking, and other services to its members for more than 25 years. CBF is also dedicated to supporting pro bono projects designed to educate and assist unrepresented bankruptcy filers and litigants.

For more than 10 years, Marticello has specialized in bankruptcy/insolvency matters and commercial litigation. He represents debtors, creditors, shareholders, trustees, and other parties in Chapter 11 corporate bankruptcies and out-of-court restructuring in a broad range of industries. He has consistently been recognized as a Rising Star in Super Lawyers magazine, and was selected to participate in the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges’ Next Generation Program, which is designated for the top 40 "up-and-coming" bankruptcy attorneys in the country.