Mr. Mester is a partner at Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman LLP. Mr. Mester joined the firm in 1999. His practice focuses primarily on bankruptcies, corporate reorganizations and bankruptcy-related litigation.

Mr. Mester has represented debtors, trustees, creditors’ committees, and individual creditors in a variety of large, complex proceedings. His recent representations include Westpoint Stevens, Inc. (Secured Lenders), Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. (Chapter 11 Trustee), Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, L.L.P. (Chapter 7 Trustee), Factory 2-U Stores, Inc. (Debtor-in-Possession), United Airlines, Inc. (Indenture Trustee), Peregrine Systems, Inc. (Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors), SpectraSite Holdings, Inc. (Prepetition Ad Hoc Committee of Bondholders), LTV Steel Company, Inc. (Debtor-in-Possession), Aureal Inc. (Debtor-in-Possession), and WestStar Cinemas, Inc. (Debtor-in-Possession).

Education
University of San Francisco, J.D., 1997
Georgetown University, B.S., Business Administration, 1994

Professional Activities
Law Clerk: Hon. Erithe A. Smith, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, 1998-1999
Admitted: California
Member: Financial Lawyers Conference