• Debtor & Creditor
• Consumer Bankruptcy Practice
• Business Bankruptcy Practice
• Special Practice Areas - Representation of landlords as creditors in all bankruptcy proceedings.

Mr. Malter has over 20 years of experience in representing businesses and individuals as debtors or creditors in all types of bankruptcy cases and bankruptcy litigation.

• University of Santa Clara School of Law, J.D. 1980
• University of South Florida, Tampa, B.A. Mass Communications and English Education, 1976, Cum Laude

• Martindale Hubbell Peer Review Rated AV
• 2004-2007, Selected as a Super Lawyer in Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights by Super Lawyer Magazine
• State Bar of California, 1980 to present
• Co-founder and first President, Congressman Don Edwards Bankruptcy Inn of Court, San Jose chapter of American Inns of Court solely dedicated to bankruptcy reorganization practice (2003-present).
• Certified Specialist, Bankruptcy Law, State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, 1995 to present
• Admitted to Practice Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California
• Member, American Bar Association, 1980 to present
• Member, Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1980 to present
• Lecturer at Law, 1985-2000
• Chairperson, Debtor/Creditor Committee, Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1983
• Member, Debtor/Creditor Executive Committee, Santa Clara County Bar Association, 1981-1995
• Appointee, Northern District Bankruptcy Court Bench/Bar Liaison Committee,1993 -1995
• Member, Planning Committee for the Bankruptcy Section, Northern District of California Judicial Conference, 1996
• Appointee, Bankruptcy Judicial Selection Committee, 1991
• Appointee, Resolution Advocate, Northern District of California Bankruptcy Court Dispute Resolution Program, 1995 -1999
• Santa Clara County Bar Association Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year, 1987
• Panelist at numerous CEB and Santa Clara County Bar Association seminars on bankruptcy law and debtors' and creditors' rights, 1983 to present

• Born Long Island, New York, 1954
• Married, two daughters
• Interests include golden retrievers and hiking

• "The End of the World As We Knew It", Ron Suskind, Esquire Magazine, March 31, 2001.
• "The Crash's Silver Lining", Forbes.com, Sally McGrane, September 10, 2001.