Atty. John D. Fiero
Mr. Fiero serves as a co-chair of the firm's Committee Practice Group and maintains a national practice representing debtors, committees, acquirers, and other significant parties in interest in complex reorganizations and financially distressed situations, both in and out of court.
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John D. Fiero is a bankruptcy attorney based in San Francisco, California, practicing at Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP. They have 38+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1988. Admitted to practice in California (1988). Educated at University of Massachusetts Amherst (B.A., 1985). Recognitions include Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - Bankruptcy (San Francisco) (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Bankruptcy (2026). Serands clients in San Francisco, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mr. Fiero serves as a co-chair of the firm's Committee Practice Group and maintains a national practice representing debtors, committees, acquirers, and other significant parties in interest in complex reorganizations and financially distressed situations, both in and out of court
- Mr. Fiero is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and received his J.D. from Hastings College of the Law, where he was associate note editor for the Hastings Journal of Communications and Entertainment Law
- Mr. Fiero is a co-chair of the 2018 California Bankruptcy Forum
- Every year since 2004, he has been named a Super Lawyer by San Francisco Magazine
- He is also credited for his “highly constructive approach” in Chambers USA’s list of leading bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers and has been named every year since 2013 for his work in bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law by Best Lawyers in America
- Mr. Fiero is admitted to practice in California
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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 San Francisco 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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