James Arthur Hayes Jr

Partner for Corporate, Insolvency and Commerical Law Matters at Cummins & White, LLP

Western State College of Law at Argosy University

J.D. (1992) | Law

1989 - 1992

Honors: Graduated in top 10% of class with Scholastic Merit

Activities: Law Review; Moot Court Society

University of California - Irvine

B.A. (1975) | Classics

1972 - 1975

Honors: Eta Sigma Phi (Classics Honors Society)

Partner

Cummins & White, LLP

2010 - Current

*Outside General Counsel to Small/Medium-Sized Private Corporations and Limited Liability Companies *Counseling on Corporate Organization, Governance (Fiduciary Duties) and Maintenance Matters *Private Corporate Securities *Business Taxation Matters *Debtor-Creditor Representation and Business Insolvency Counseling *Commercial Transactions (Payment Systems, Sales, and Personal & Real Property Secured Transactions) *Counseling Roman Catholic Dioceses and Parishes on Civil Law/Canon Law Corporate Governance Matters

Senior Counsel for Corporate, Insolvency and Commerical Law Matters

Callahan, Thompson, Sherman & Caudill, LLP

2009 - 2011

*Outside General Counsel to Small/Medium-Sized Private Corporations and Limited Liability Companies *Counseling on Corporate Organization, Governance (Fiduciary Duties) and Maintenance Matters *Private Corporate Securities *Business Taxation Matters *Debtor-Creditor Representation and Business Insolvency Counseling *Commercial Transactions (Payment Systems, Sales, and Personal & Real Property Secured Transactions) *Counseling Roman Catholic Dioceses and Parishes on Civil Law/Canon Law Corporate Governance Matters

Assistant Dean of Academic Programs and Associate Professor

Western State College of Law at Argosy University

1994 - 2009

COURSES TAUGHT Business Associations Corporations Agency, Partnership and Unincorporated Business Associations Contract Law Commerical Law (Payment Systems, Sales and Secured Personal Property Transactions) Legal Writing Appellate Advocacy Financial Principles for Lawyers Contract Drafting Corporate Drafting Advising Entrepreneurs ARTICLES Note, Market Entry Barriers and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appealsâ Antitrust Analysis in United States v. Syufy Enterprises, 19 West. St. Univ. L. Rev. 309 (1991). A Legal Frontier of Church-State Relations in the Portland Diocese Bankruptcy Andrewâs Bankruptcy Litigation Report (West Publishing, August 27, 2004) TREATISES Consultant, Continuing Education of the Bar (State Bar of California) California UCC Sales and Leases (2003 Update), Chapter 10 âBuyerâs Performanceâ.

Counsel

Cummins & White, LLP

2003 - 2007

Corporate governance and transactions, debtor-creditor and insolvency representation and commercial transactions for small to medium-sized businesses.

The Robert H. Green Award for Public Service

Western State College of Law at Argosy University

2007

Canon Law Society of America

Associate

2007 - Current

American Bar Association

Member

1999 - Current

Activities: Business Law Section

American Bankruptcy Institute

Member

1994 - Current

Orange County Bankruptcy Forum

Member

1994 - Current

Orange County Bar Association

Member

1993 - Current

Activities: Corporate and Business Law Section Commerical and Insolvency Law Section

California State Bar  # 162860

Member

1992 - Current

Activities: Business Law Section

California

Since 1992

9th Circuit

U.S. Supreme Court

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