Randall Mroczynski is a partner in Cooksey’s creditors' rights and bankruptcy group.  Since 1991, Mr. Mroczynski has represented secured and unsecured creditors in complex Chapter 7 and 11 cases.  During that time, Mr. Mroczynski has prosecuted and defended hundreds of bankruptcy adversary proceedings and contested matters. Mr. Mroczynski also chairs Cooksey’s bankruptcy and commercial law appellate group and has argued appellate matters to the 9th Circuit Court of appeals, the 9th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, the 8th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and appellate divisions in the state of California.  Mr. Mroczynski served as lead appellate counsel in the case of In re Dumont, 581 F.3d 1104 (9th Cir. 2009) which was the first Circuit level decision interpreting the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 to have eliminated the “pay and drive” option for secured motor vehicle collateral.

 

Through his practice, Mr. Mroczynski has developed specialties in representing clients throughout the Western United States in the automotive, trucking, credit card and real and personal property financing industries.  Mr. Mroczynski has represented a myriad of clients, from large multi-national corporations to individuals.

 

Mr. Mroczynski was the lead or associate counsel with respect to the following matters:

 

In re Dumont, 581 F.3d 1104 (9th Cir. 2009)

In re Dumont, 383 B.R. 481 (9th Cir. BAP 2008)

In re O&S Trucking, Inc., ____ F.3d ____ (8th Cir. 2016)

In re O&S Trucking, Inc., 521 B.R. 711, 2015 WL 1528302 (8th Cir. BAP 2015)

In re O&S Trucking, Inc., 514 B.R. 296 (Bankr.W.D.Mo. 2014)

In re Penrod, 493 B.R. 140 (N.D.Ca. 2013)

In re Penrod, 132 S.Ct. 108 (2011)

In re Penrod, 636 F.3d 1175 (9th Cir. 2011)

In re Penrod, 611 F.3d 1158 (9th Cir. 2010)

In re Penrod, 392 B.R. 835 (9th Cir. BAP 2008)

In re Moeller, 466 B.R. 525 (Bankr.S.D.Ca. 2012)

In re West Covina Motors, 2015 WL 5601821 (2015)