Hon. Howard R. Tallman

Howard R. Tallman was appointed a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Colorado on Dec. 6, 2002, in Denver and was named Chief Judge in January 2007. Prior to taking the bench, he served as the U.S. Trustee for Region 19, covering Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Previously, Judge Tallman prac- ticed with the Denver firm of Markus Williams Young & Zimmermann, LLC, where he specialized in the representation of debtors, creditors, trustees, committees, asset-purchasers and other parties in work- outs, restructurings, commercial litigation and bankruptcy cases and proceedings. He was also a member of the chapter 7 panel of trustees for Colorado from 1996 until his appointment as U.S. Trustee. From 1986-95, Judge Tallman practiced with the Denver office of Holland & Hart LLP, representing creditors and debtors in chapter 11 reorganizations. Beginning in 1980, he worked as an attorney/analyst in the Denver office during the pilot phase of the U.S. Trustee Program, and served as Assistant U.S. Trustee for Colorado and Kansas from 1982-86. From 1977-80, Judge Tallman was an assistant professor and member of the legal staff of the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, an educational joint venture among Rutgers University Law School, Seton Hall Law School and the New Jersey Bar Association. He is an ABI member and is Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification. Judge Tallman received his B.A. summa cum laude from Villanova University, his J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law and his M.B.A. in finance from the University of Colorado Graduate School of Business.