Attorney Profile
Michael R. Sment
Principal
Email: Contact Michael R. Sment
Phone: 805-654-0311
Fax: 805-654-0334
Mr. Sment has earned an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest recognition possible in the legal industry, for his professionalism and ethics.
Practice areas
Admitted
- California, 1979
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of California, 1981
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1982
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1983
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 1987
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
Education
- University of San Diego, J.D., 1979
- University of Southern California, B.A., cum laude, 1976
- Pepperdine University, Dispute Resolution Institute, Mediation Certificate, 1995
Languages
- Spanish
Representative transactions
- Creditor Representation in Chapter 11 reorganizations including:
- LandSource Communities Development LLC (2009-2010)
- Delphi Automotive Inc. (2006)
- Global Crossing Telecommunications Ltd. (2004)
- BIBO Inc. (2000)
Representative cases
- BFP v. Resolution Trust Corporation, 511 U.S. 531, 114 S.Ct. 1757 (USSC 1994)
- In re Gasprom, Inc.(Gasprom v. Fateh) 500 B.R. 598 (9th Cir. BAP 2013)
- In re BFP, 974 F.2d 1144 (CA9 1992)
- In re Taylor, 884 F.2d 478 (CA9 1989)
- Walker v. California Mortgage Service, 861 F.2d 597 (CA9 1988)
Associations and memberships
- Ventura County Bar Association (Member, Bankruptcy Section, 1991—; Chairman, 1999—)
- Ventura Bankruptcy Forum (Member, 1993—; Chairman, 1999–)
- State Bar of California (Member, Real Property Section, 1980—)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Commercial Law/Bankruptcy Section, 1984-2004)
Biographical details
- State of California, District Court of Appeal (4th District), Senior Research Attorney, 1979-1980, Extern, 1978
- Member, San Diego Law Review, 1978-1979
- Senior Research Fellow, University of San Diego (B. Siegan, “Economics & The Law”), 1978-1979
- Judge Pro Tempore, Ventura County Superior Court, 1991–
- Judicial Arbitrator, Ventura County Superior Court, 1992–
- Settlement Officer, Ventura County Superior Court, 1998–
- Mediator, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Central District CA), 1995–
- Instructor, Ventura College of Law (Legal Research), 2002-2003
- Instructor/Adjunct Professor, Oxnard College (Contracts, Business Law, Legal Research, Evidence, Civil Litigation, Torts), 1991-2012
- Instructor, University of California – Santa Barbara (Extension) (Legal Communications; Bankruptcy And Foreclosure Mediation), 2012-2013
- Member, California Federation of Teachers and American Federation of Teachers, 1991-2013
- Board Member/Assistant Editor/Author, CITATIONS Magazine, VCBA, 1994–
- Member, American Bankruptcy Institute, 1985-2005
- Member, Board of Advisors, Law and Public Services Academy, Oxnard High School, 2007– (Advisor Award,2010)