Atty. James I. Stang
James Stang, a founding partner of the firm, has dedicated the better part of his forty years’ of restructuring practice to helping plaintiffs pursue their rights against institutions that file bankruptcy in an attempt to evade liability. He has represented close to twenty creditors’ committees in recent mass tort chapter 11 cases, and is frequently called upon when the stakes are high, including Boy Scouts of America, Weinstein Company, Takata, USA Gymnastics, and nineteen chapter 11 cases involving the Roman Catholic Church.
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James I. Stang is an Attorney based in Los Angeles, California, practicing at Pachulski Stang Ziehl And Jones Llp. They have 46+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1980. Their practice focuses on bankruptcy and product liability. Admitted to practice in California (1980). Educated at Franklin & Marshall College University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1977) and Hastings College of the Law, University of California J.D. 1980 Order of the Coif (—). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Professional Affiliations • Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year, Century City Bar Association. Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- James Stang, a founding partner of the firm, has dedicated the better part of his forty years’ of restructuring practice to helping plaintiffs pursue their rights against institutions that file bankruptcy in an attempt to evade liability
- He has represented close to twenty creditors’ committees in recent mass tort chapter 11 cases, and is frequently called upon when the stakes are high, including Boy Scouts of America, Weinstein Company, Takata, USA Gymnastics, and nineteen chapter 11 cases involving the Roman Catholic Church
- Mr. Stang has been featured in The Wall Street Journal for his work on behalf of victims
- Jim is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, named in the Best Lawyers in America, and has been named “Super Lawyer” in the field of Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights every year since 2005
- He was listed by Lawdragon as one of the 2020 “Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyers.” He holds an AV Peer Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell‘s highest recognition for ethical standards and legal ability
- He has lectured and written extensively on both bankruptcy and receivership issues
- Jim is a graduate of UC Berkeley and received his J.D. from UC Hastings College of Law, where he was editor in chief of Hastings International and Comparative Law Review
- Jim is admitted to practice in California and is resident in our Los Angeles office
- Publications •Bankruptcy Mediation - Is it a Trap for the Unwary State Court Practitioner?
- CAALA Advocate Magazine, August 2025 •The Texas Two-Step: A Legitimate Federal Tool to Deal With Mass-Tort Claims Advocate Magazine, May 2024 •Your Client Filed for Bankruptcy: What Now?
- Plaintiff Magazine, June 2023 •“Boy Scouts Victims Urge Judge to Release Names of Abusers” ( Bloomberg, February 19, 2020) •“Veteran of Catholic Chapter 11s Represents Weinstein Victims” ( Wall Street Journal, April 08, 2018) •“Weinstein Creditors Hire Firm That Represented Catholic Church Abuse Victims” ( Variety, March 30, 2018) •James Stang Articles ( National Catholic Reporter ) •Dollar Signs of the Cross ( UC Hastings Law, September 9, 2015) •“An Unholy Dispute” ( Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, October 02, 2007) •“Assumption of Contracts and Leases: The Obstacle of the Historical Default,” 24 California Bankruptcy Journal 39 (1998)(addressing “going dark” provisions of car dealership agreements) News Bankruptcy Court Confirms Consensual Reorganization Plan for the Archdiocese of New Orleans December 8, 2025 Bankruptcy Court Approves Disclosure Statement in Archdiocese of New Orleans Bankruptcy
- Abuse Survivors Will Now Vote on Settlement Plan August 12, 2025 Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to the Lawdragon '500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers' Guide for 2025 LawdragonJune 27, 2025 PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers USA Guide Chambers USAJune 5, 2025 PSZJ’s Representation of the Creditors’ Committee in Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco Case Covered by NBC Bay Area April 16, 2025 Judge Authorizes Unprecedented Disclosure of Independent Review Board Minutes and Aggregated Claims Data in Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco Case March 28, 2025 PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers Global Guide Chambers GlobalFebruary 12, 2025 Archdiocese and Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors Agree to Nonmonetary Provisions November 7, 2024 PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch August 15, 2024 PSZJ, Six Attorneys Recognized in IFLR1000 IFLR1000July 31, 2024 Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers for 2024 LawdragonJune 14, 2024 PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers Guides Chambers Global, Chambers USA June 4, 2024 Survivors Overwhelmingly Reject the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre's Plan of Reorganization April 12, 2024 Nineteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2024 Southern California “Super Lawyers” List January 10, 2024 PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America August 17, 2023 Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers for 2023 LawdragonJune 16, 2023 PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers Guides Chambers Global, Chambers USAJune 1, 2023 Creditors' Committee Files Motion to Dismiss Diocese of Rockville Centre's Bankruptcy March 28, 2023 Diocese of Rockville Centre Creditors Committee Files Amended Plan of Reorganization and Disclosure Statement February 6, 2023 Creditors' Committee Files Reorganization Plan for Diocese of Rockville Centre
- Diocese of Rockville Centre Files Reorganization Plan in Response January 27, 2023 Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2023 Southern California’s “Super Lawyers” List January 1, 2023 Bankruptcy Court Confirms Archdiocese of Santa Fe Plan of Reorganization Settling Hundreds of Sexual Abuse Claims December 30, 2022 PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America August 18, 2022 James Stang and Robert Saunders Named 'Lawyers of the Year” in 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America August 18, 2022 PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers Guides Chambers USA, Chambers GlobalJune 1, 2022 Seventeen PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2022 Southern California’s “Super Lawyers” List January 20, 2022 Fourteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2022 Lawdragon '500 Leading U.S
- Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers' Guide LawdragonJanuary 14, 2022 Tort Claimants’ Committee for Boy Scouts of America Bankruptcy Rejects Proposed Settlements September 14, 2021 PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers in America August 19, 2021 Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among Leading Law Firms April 25, 2019 Judge Walrath Approves Weinstein Co. Plan of Liquidation, PSZJ Lawyers Rep Committee January 1, 2021 Nineteen PSZJ Attorneys Named 2021 Southern California “Super Lawyers” January 1, 2021 Jim Stang’s Archdiocese of Santa Fe Church Abuse Case Covered in Associated Press, Various Outlets December 11, 2020 United States Bankruptcy Court Issues Opinion in Jim Stang’s Archdiocese of Santa Fe Case October 1, 2020 PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America August 20, 2020 Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among Leading Law Firms May 20, 2021 Jim Stang Quoted in Bloomberg Article Regarding Boy Scouts Abuse Victims BloombergFebruary 19, 2020 Twenty-One PSZJ Attorneys Named 2020 Southern California “Super Lawyers” January 15, 2020 Bloomberg Businessweek Article Highlights Jim Stang's Representation of Catholic Church Sex Abuse Victims January 9, 2020 PSZJ Partner Jim Stang Appears on 'CBS Weekend News' to Discuss New York Child Victims Act August 1, 2019 PSZJ Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America August 15, 2018 James Stang Recognized in UC Hastings Law “Gamechangers” Issue UC Hastings MagazineMay 23, 2019 Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among Leading Law Firms April 23, 2020 Twenty-One PSZJ Attorneys Named 2019 Southern California “Super Lawyers” January 30, 2019 Diocese of Great Falls-Billings Confirms Chapter 11 Plan August 16, 2018 PSZJ Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America August 15, 2019 Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among the Best Law Firms June 8, 2017 Jim Stang Church Abuse and Weinstein Lawyer Featured in Wall Street Journal April 1, 2018 Variety: Weinstein Creditors Hire Firm That Represented Catholic Church Abuse Victims March 30, 2018 Twenty PSZJ Attorneys Named 2018 Southern California “Super Lawyers” January 31, 2018 Thirty-Five PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America August 15, 2017 Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among the Best Law Firms May 7, 2018 James Stang Quoted Regarding Legal Options for USA Gymnastics March 24, 2017 Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named 2017 Southern California “Super Lawyers” January 25, 2017 Judge Confirms Diocese of Stockton Chapter 11 Plan January 12, 2017 Nineteen PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America August 1, 2016 Dollar Signs of the Cross October 1, 2015 Seventeen PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America August 17, 2015 Pachulski Stang Confirms Major Wins in Archdiocese of Milwaukee Sex Abuse Case March 9, 2015 Thirteen PSZJ Attorneys Selected as Southern California Super Lawyers Los Angeles magazineFebruary 1, 2015 Thirteen PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America August 1, 2014 Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones: Five M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards February 1, 2014 Ten Southern California Super Lawyers at Pachulski Stang Los Angeles magazineFebruary 1, 2014 Abuse Victims' Committee Settles With Catholic Religious Order Operating Schools May 24, 2013 American Suzuki Swiftly Glides to Plan Confirmation March 6, 2013 Federal Religious Freedom Act Not Valid Defense to Bankruptcy Avoiding Actions January 1, 2013 Eight Southern California Super Lawyers at Pachulski Stang Los Angeles magazineJanuary 1, 2013 James Stang Interviewed by The Deal: Lessons for Penn State From Catholic Church Bankruptcies The DealAugust 1, 2012 Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Emerges From Chapter 11, Sizable Trust Funded for Abuse Survivors September 1, 2011 Court Approves Wilmington Diocese Plan July 29, 2011 Pachulski Stang Selected to Represent Creditors in Christian Brothers Chapter 11 Cases May 1, 2011 Committee of Abuse Survivors Reaches Settlement in Society of Jesus Chapter 11 Case March 25, 2011 Bankruptcy Court Rules Large Investment Pool Is Property of Wilmington Diocese Chapter 11 Estate June 1, 2010 Rhodes Emerges From Chapter 11 April 1, 2010 James Stang Named Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year January 11, 2010 Pachulski Stang Selected as Committee Counsel in Jesuit Chapter 11 March 1, 2009 Eight Southern California Super Lawyers at Pachulski Los Angeles MagazineMarch 1, 2008 How Plaintiffs Attorneys Successfully Challenged the San Diego Diocese California LawyerOctober 1, 2007 Bankruptcy Judge Rules on Ownership of Property in Catholic Diocese Bankruptcy Case September 9, 2005 Eleven PSZJ Attorneys Named to Lawdragon’s Leading Global Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyers Guide August 11, 2020 Events The Rights of Children Victims to Justice Child USA's Symposium on Children’s Rights and Justice Philadelphia, PA November 4, 2025 What to Do If Your Client Has Filed Bankruptcy and Didn't Tell You Beverly Hills Bar Association Zoom webinar April 16, 2024 Accountability & Protection: Child Sexual Abuse Claims in Chapter 11 Child USA Los Angeles, CA October 27, 2023 The Mystery of Official Committee Formation & Its Unique Governance Issues 2023 National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Austin TX October 12, 2023 Turnaround Strategy in Sexual Abuse-Related Restructuring Cases 31st Annual TMA Conference Cleveland September 25, 2019 Shark Tank ABI Bankruptcy Battleground West Los Angeles March 21, 2017 Chapter 11: Introduction-Filing to Confirmation National Association of Attorneys General Training Institute: Bankruptcy From a Government Perspective Savannah GA November 16, 2017 First Day Orders National Association of Attorneys General Training Institute: Bankruptcy From a Government Perspective Savannah GA November 14, 2017 Stayin' Alive-Business Development and Keeping Your Book Alive in a Slow Legal Environment 28th Annual California Bankruptcy Forum May 21, 2016 Diocese and Religious Order Bankruptcies American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference Phoenix December 4, 2015 Preferences for Dummies ABI Winter Leadership Conference December 6, 2013 Priests and Penn State: Holding Institutions Accountable 2013 National Conference of National Center for Victims of Crime Phoenix September 9, 2013 Where Is Bankruptcy Headed and How Could It Be Made Better Credit Research Foundation Credit & Accounts Receivable Open Forum Marina Del Rey CA March 20, 2012 Mass Tort Chapter 11 Cases Northwest Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association Annual Cross-Border Conference Portland OR September 9, 2011 The Catholic Church in Bankruptcy - Diocesan and Religious Order Chapter 11 Cases and the Lessons Learned Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum April 28, 2011 Mass Torts, Class Actions, and Other Issues That May Arise From the Gulf Oil Crisis ABI Winter Leadership Conference Scottsdale AZ December 1, 2010 The Role of Creditors Committees in Chapter 11 Credit Research Foundation Credit & Accounts Receivable Open Forum & EXPO Chicago August 17, 2010 Strategies for Working With Your Customer in Chapter 11 CRF Credit & Accounts Receivable Open Forum Chicago August 11, 2009 2005 NAPEO Legal & Legislative Conference The New Reality: The Federal/State Connection Arlington VA May 23, 2005 17th Annual California Bankruptcy Forum Conference May 13-15 Westin Mission Hills Resort, Rancho Mirage CA May 13, 2005
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James I. Stang's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases James I. Stang handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Bankruptcy & Debt
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Product Liability
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Jurisdictional Context
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Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Los Angeles are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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Where is James I. Stang's law office located?
James I. Stang's law practice is located in Los Angeles, California. The firm is Pachulski Stang Ziehl And Jones Llp. You can contact the office directly through this profile page.
What practice areas does James I. Stang handle?
James I. Stang focuses on bankruptcy, product liability. Each practice area listed reflects experience handling cases of that type in California.
How long has James I. Stang practiced law?
James I. Stang has 46+ years of legal experience and has been licensed since 1980.
Where did James I. Stang go to law school?
James I. Stang earned their education at (B.A., 1977); (—).
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What awards or recognition has James I. Stang received?
James I. Stang's notable recognition includes: AV Preeminent.
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Education
B.A.
Franklin & Marshall College University of California at Berkeley
- 1977
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Hastings College of the Law, University of California J.D. 1980 Order of the Coif
- In Progress
Awards
AV Preeminent
Bar Admissions
California
Admitted: 1980
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