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# James Stang

James Stang, a founding partner of the bankruptcy boutique *Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones*, has dedicated the better part of his 43 years of restructuring practice to helping plaintiffs pursue their rights against institutions that file bankruptcy. He is a 1980 graduate of the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco; a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, and admitted to practice in California. Mr. Stang can be reached at JStang@pszjlaw.com.

### Articles written by this author:

[![Your client filed for bankruptcy: What now?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/stang-istock-1469621124_4943ef128377c007e6377bb841e1401e.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-june/your-client-filed-for-bankruptcy-what-now "Your client filed for bankruptcy: What now?")

## [Your client filed for bankruptcy: What now?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-june/your-client-filed-for-bankruptcy-what-now "Your client filed for bankruptcy: What now?")

A look at how a PI claim can become an asset in a bankruptcy estate that may be used to pay creditors

[James Stang](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/james-stang "James Stang")

[2023 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-june)

## [The Texas Two-Step](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may/the-texas-two-step "The Texas Two-Step")

A legitimate federal tool to deal with mass-tort claims?

[James Stang](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/james-stang "James Stang")
[Jonathan Kim](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jonathan-kim "Jonathan Kim")

[2024 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may)

## [Bankruptcy mediation – Is it a trap for the unwary state court practitioner?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september/bankruptcy-mediation-is-it-a-trap-for-the-unwary-state-court-practitioner "Bankruptcy mediation – Is it a trap for the unwary state court practitioner?")

Mediation in bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy proceedings are different animals

[James Stang](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/james-stang "James Stang")

[2025 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september)