Dahl Law

Dahl Law, led by Walter R. Dahl, has been serving as a Subchapter V bankruptcy trustee since 2020, assisting in the reorganization of small businesses in Northern California. Mr. Dahl has specialized in bankruptcy, workouts, reorganizations, and debtor/creditor rights since 1981, handling hundreds of cases representing debtors, creditors, and creditor committees under Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Pacific McGeorge School of Law, teaching Bankruptcy, Secured Personal Property Transactions, and Sales & Leases of Goods. In early 2020, Mr. Dahl was selected by the United States Trustee for Region 17 to serve as a Trustee in Chapter 11 cases filed under the new Subchapter V small business reorganization law. He has been a long-time member of the Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section of the Sacramento County Bar Association and has served as an active volunteer at the Pro Se Help Desk at the Bankruptcy Court, a resource available to debtors and creditors who have not retained an attorney. Mr. Dahl has also served as a Resolution Advocate (mediator) for the Bankruptcy Dispute Resolution Program since 2008 and frequently presents at various seminars on bankruptcy, secured transactions, and commercial law. He also served as a member of the California Continuing Education of the Bar Business Law Subcommittee from 1988 to 1994. In December 2001, Mr. Dahl was engaged by the National Registration Agency of Secured Transactions, a newly-formed department of the Ministry of Justice, Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, and traveled to Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi to assist the Agency with the establishment of Viet Nam’s first personal property secured transactions filing system. Mr. Dahl is a long-standing member of the Rotary Club of Sacramento, including serving as its President during the 2006-2007 term and Assistant District Governor of Rotary District 5180 from 2013-2015. He has also been active in the Golden Empire Council, BSA, and the Serene Lakes Property Owners Association (President, 2016-2017).