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Jeff Garfinkle is a Shareholder of Buchalter Nemer. Mr. Garfinkle is head of Buchalters Insolvency and Bank and Finance Practice Groups in its Orange County office. Mr. Garfinkle's practice encompasses the representation of secured creditors, creditors committees,unsecuredcreditors,debtorsandotherpartiesinavarietyofbankruptcyand restructuringcases,includingoutofcourtworkouts. Mr.GarfinkleroutinelyrepresentsclientsthroughouttheUnitedStates.Someofthemore notablebankruptcycasesMr.Garfinklehashandledinclude: Real Estate PartnersRepresents the joint equity committee in these large real estate investment bankruptcy cases, involving $60 million in investments in multiple limited partnerships. These cases filed Chapter 11 in November 2007 in SantaAna,California. OwnitMortgageRepresentsthislargesubprimelender,asspecialcorporateand reorganization counsel, in its Chapter 11 case filed in December 2006 in Los Angeles, California. This case involves the first major subprime lender to file Chapter11.

JeffreyK.Garfinkle
OrangeCounty,California Shareholder P(949)7601121 F(949)7200182 jgarfinkle@buchalter.com

London Fog/Pacific Trails/Homestead Home FurnishingsRepresents the creditors committee of these debtors thatfiledChapter11inReno,NevadainMarch2006.Thedebtorswereinvolvedinthemanufacture,distribution andsaleofapparelandhomefurnishings. ProtocolServicesRepresentsthedebtorsintheChapter11casesofProtocolServicesanditsrelatedcompanies whicharependinginSanDiego,California.ProtocolisonethelargestdirectmarketingcompaniesinNorthAmerica with operations in 10 states and Canada and over 4,000 employees. The company successfully reorganized in January2007. IntrepidUSAFrom2004until2006,representedthecreditorscommitteeintheChapter11casesofIntrepidUSA, whichwerefiledinMinneapolis,Minnesota.IntrepidUSAwasoneofthelargesthomehealthcareprovidersinthe UnitedStatesthenoperatingin27states.InJanuary2006,Intrepidsreorganizationplanwasconfirmed.Underthe plan,unsecuredcreditorswerepaidinfull. Proxim, Inc.During 2005, represented Moseley Wireless as the stalking horse bidder and DIP lender in its proposedacquisitionofProximoutoftheDelawarebankruptcycourt. PharMor,Inc.Since2001,representsthelargestunsecuredcreditorandchairmanofthecreditorscommitteein thePharMorbankruptcycase(currentlypendinginYoungstown,Ohio).PharMorwasaregionalpharmacybased in the midwest that as of its bankruptcy filing had nearly 140 stores. In its second bankruptcy case, PharMor liquidatedallofitsstoresandMr.Garfinklewasactivelyinvolvedinthoseliquidations. KMartIn 2003, represented United Online in its purchaser of Bluelight.com, an internet service provider with 600,000customers,intheKMartbankruptcycaseinChicago,Illinois. Philippine AirlinesFrom 1997 through 2003, represented Philippine Airlines in its worldwide bankruptcy case, includingits304ancillarybankruptcyproceedinginSanFrancisco,California.

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From1991through2003,Mr.GarfinklewasanAssociatethenSeniorCounselwiththenationallawfirmofBrobeck,Phleger & Harrison LLP. In February 2003, Mr. Garfinkle relocated his practice to Buchalter, Nemer. During 1990 and 1991, Mr. GarfinkleservedaslawclerktotheHonorableLouiseDeCarlAdler,UnitedStatesBankruptcyJudgefortheSouthernDistrict ofCalifornia. Throughout his career, Mr. Garfinkle has been lead counsel in notable bankruptcy appellate decisions issued by Federal CourtsofAppeals.Theyinclude: Ameriquest v. Nosek, 544 F.3d 34 (1st Cir. 2008)first appellate court decision holding that Bankruptcy Code 1322(b)doesnotrequirehomemortgagelenderstoconforminternalaccountingpracticestotherepayment structures authorized by Chapter 13 plans, thereby resulting in a reversal of $750,000 in sanctions awarded againstthemortgageservicer. PharMor, Inc. v. McKesson, 534 F.3d 502 (6th Cir. 2008)landmark appellate court decision establishing the senior priority of reclaiming sellers over all secured creditors and the right of reclaiming sellers to receive administrativeclaimsonaccountofgoodssoldontheeveofbankruptcy.Inthisdecision,the6thCircuitrejected numerouscontrarylowercourtdecisions. InreRainbowMagazine,Inc.,77F.3d278(9thCir.1996)recognizingtheinherentpowerofbankruptcycourts tosanction,andinsodoing,reversedpriorcaselawin9thCircuit. In addition, Mr. Garfinkle has been involved with numerous disputes that resulted in published decisions of bankruptcy courts. They include In re Women First Healthcare, Inc., 345 B.R. 131 (Bankr.D.Del. 2006); Homestead Holdings, Inc. v. Broome&Wellington(InrePTIHoldingCorp.),346B.R.820(Bankr.D.Nev.2006);InrePharMor,Inc.,301B.R.482(Bankr. N.D.Ohio2003);InreJaeger,213B.R.578(Bankr.C.D.Cal.1997);InreMaruko,Inc.,206B.R.225(Bankr.S.D.Cal.1997);In reSanDiegoSymphonyOrchestraAssn.,201B.R.978(Bankr.S.D.Cal.1996);InreMaruko,Inc.,200B.R.876(Bankr.S.D. Cal.1996);andInreWarnerSpringsPartnership,193B.R.28(Bankr.S.D.Cal1995). Mr.Garfinkleisafrequentspeakeronbankruptcy,debtfinancingandcommerciallawissues.HehasspokenattheNational ConferenceofBankruptcyJudges,conferencesoftheAmericanBankruptcyInstitute,andseveralconferencesheldbythe AmericanBarAssociation. The following is a partial list of Mr. Garfinkles published articles: Choice of Bankruptcy Law Arising from International Transactions (ABA 1999); Close Enough for Comity: Philippine Rehabilitation Law and Philippine Airlines Section 304 Proceeding,AmericanBankruptcyInstituteJournal,February1999;andNinthCircuitRecognizesNewValueExceptionfor Chapter11Plans,DistressedBusinessRealEstateNewsletter,Oct.Nov.1993. Mr.GarfinkleisadmittedtotheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt,First,SixthandNinthCircuitCourtsofAppealsaswellasall UnitedStatesDistrictCourtsinCalifornia.HeisamemberoftheAmericanBarAssociation,AmericanBankruptcyInstitute, FinancialLawyersConferenceandtheCaliforniaBankruptcyForum. Mr. Garfinkleearned his J.D. degree in 1990 from EmoryUniversity School of Law. He received hisB.A. degree from the UniversityofFloridain1987.

AreasofPractice: FinancialSolutions BankandFinance Bankruptcy Insolvency Workouts

BarAdmissions: U.S.SupremeCourt U.S.CourtsofAppeal 1st,6thand9thCircuits U.S.DistrictCourts,AllDistrictsinCalifornia

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Benjamin Seigel is a Shareholder in the firm's Financial Restructuring and Insolvency Practice GroupinLosAngeles.Mr.Seigelhasrepresentednumeroustypesofinterestsinbankruptcycases throughoutthecountry.Hehasrepresentedsignificantpartiesinbankruptcycasesincluding: B.U.M.International,Inc.(counseltoexitfinancier) Carter,Hawley,Hale(counseltolargestunsecuredcreditorandservedoncreditorscommittee) Converse(specialcounseltocreditorscommittee) Fedco,Inc.(counseltopropertyownerandotherinterests) Frederick'sofHollywood(counseltocreditorscommittee) LaykinetCie(liquidatingtrustee) OrangeCounty(counseltoOrangeCountyEmployees'RetirementSystem) SusanJ.Powter(counseltoequitygroup) Sambo'sInc.(counseltolandlords) StandardBrandsPaintCo.#2(counseltoliquidator) TR3Industries(counseltoseniorsecuredcreditor) TheSirenaApparelGroup(counseltocreditorscommittee) TeddiofCalifornia,Inc.(counseltoseniorsecuredlender) Factory2UStoresInc.(counseltopreferencedefendants) HealthPlanoftheRedwoods(counseltocreditorscommittee) BrotmanMedicalCenter,Inc.(counseltocreditorscommittee) S&BSurgeryCenter(counseltocreditorscommittee)

BenjaminS.Seigel
LosAngeles,California Shareholder P(213)8910700 F(213)6305676 bseigel@buchalter.com

Mr.SeigelservedasanofficerintheUnitedStatesNavyfrom19581961,wherehewasatrialanddefensecounselforSpecialCourtsMartial. AsanadjunctinstructorattheUniversityofWestLosAngelesSchoolofLawandParalegalStudies,Mr.Seigeltaughtlegaltheoryandpractice, contracts, torts, real property, business planning and bankruptcy. He frequently lectures to accounting firms, financial institutions and other organizationsondebtor/creditortopics,includingthefinancialandpsychologicalbenefitsofresolvingdisputesthroughmediation. Mr.SeigelhaspublishedseveralarticlesonthepracticalaspectsofmediationofbusinessdisputesandhasservedasamediatorfortheUnited States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California since 1995. He is the founder and current President of the American Mediation Association,Inc. RecentPresentationsandPublications MeltdownMediation,DisputeResolutionMagazine,Winter2010 StayingAlive;Making$$$inaDownMarket,FashionGroupInternational,March26,2009 ContingentLiabilities,RMAJournal,March2009 Alternatives to Chapter 11 After the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA), California Capital Markets Meeting,September19,2008 Chapter11AfterBAPCPA:AlternativesRevisited,Points&Authorities,Spring2007 MediationofProfessionalLiabilityDisputes,CountyBarupdate,March2006 UsingContingentLiabilityAnalysisintheLoanApprovalProcess,RMAJournal,December2005January2006 Valuationofcontingentliabilities:someriskmanagementconsiderationsforlenders,RMAJournal,2005 MediationofBankruptcyDisputes:AnEconomicLessonforLenders,Points&Authorities,Fall2004 Mr. Seigel is the founding President and Director of the California Bankruptcy Forum. He is also a Director and former President of the Los AngelesBankruptcyForumandpastChairoftheBankruptcySectionoftheBeverlyHillsBarAssociation.Mr.SeigelisamemberoftheFinancial Lawyers Conference and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He served on the Debtor/Creditor Relations and Bankruptcy Committee of the CaliforniaStateBar.HewastheprincipaldrafterofassignmentforbenefitofcreditorslegislationenactedinCaliforniain1992and1999. Mr. Seigel is a member of the Executive Board of the California Fashion Association. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Apparel IndustriesGroupofCityofHopeandisChairmanEmeritusoftheIsraelCancerResearchFund. Mr.SeigelearnedhisJ.D.cumlaudefromtheUniversityOfWestLosAngelesSchoolOfLaw.HereceivedhisB.S.degreeinChemicalEngineering fromtheUniversityofMissouri,Columbia,Missouri.

AreasofPractice:
FinancialSolutions Bankruptcy Insolvency Mediation Workouts

BarAdmissions:
California DistrictofColumbia U.S.DistrictCourtCentralDistrictofCalifornia U.S.DistrictCourtSouthernDistrictofCalifornia U.S.DistrictCourtNorthernDistrictofCalifornia U.S.DistrictCourtEasternDistrictofCalifornia U.S.CourtofAppeals9thCircuit U.S.TaxCourt U.S.CourtofFederalClaims U.S.SupremeCourt

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Joseph M. Welch is an Associate in the firms Insolvency and Financial SolutionsPracticeGroupinOrangeCounty.Hisfocusisprimarilyintheareas ofbankruptcy,litigationandrealestate. Mr.Welchrepresentscorporateandindividualcreditors,debtorsandtrustees inallaspectsofChapter11andChapter7bankruptcyproceedingsincluding: preparation of first day or emergency motions authorizing continued use of cash collateral and/or cash management systems, payment of prepetition payroll obligations and/or prepetition critical vendors, developing business strategiesregardingrestructuringofbusinesses,negotiatingthepurchaseand sale of assets free and clear of encumbrances, preparing and defending avoidance actions, objecting to and defending claims against the estate, abandoning and compromising estate assets, compelling lease assumption/ rejection,andassistingwithpreparingplansofreorganizationanddisclosure statements. He also represents clients in all aspects of commercial litigation and bankruptcy court litigation, including case assessment, initiating adversary proceedings or other actions, conducting Rule 2004 examinations and other discovery, instituting pre and postjudgment remedies, drafting motions, preparing cases for trial, attending procedural and substantive hearings, and settlingadversarydisputesonnegativenotice.In2009,Mr.Welchsuccessfully firstchairedatrialforrevocationofdischarge.

JosephM.Welch
OrangeCounty Associate

P(949)2246257 F(949)2246404 jwelch@buchalter.com

Mr. Welch coauthored "Understanding a Utility's Rights and Responsibilities in Bankruptcy" for the Public Law Journal (an officialpublicationoftheStateBarofCaliforniaPublicLawSection),publishedWinter2010. Priortopracticinglaw,Mr.Welchwasexecutivevicepresidentofamortgagecorporation,andprincipalofarealestateand mortgagebrokerage.Mr.WelchisfluentinSpanish. Mr.WelchearnedhisJ.D.cumlaudeatLoyolaLawSchoolin2008,wherehewasamemberoftheOrderoftheCoif.Whilein law school, hewas president of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society, cochair of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society and a member of Alpha Sigma Nu. He was honored by the Alumni Association Board of Governors at graduation for significant contributionstothelawschoolandsociety.HereceivedhisB.A.atBrighamYoungUniversityin1998,wherehewasamember oftheGoldenKeyInternationalHonorSocietyandtheyoungestmemberinhisgraduatingclassatage19.

AreasofPractice: Insolvency Bankruptcy Litigation RealEstate

BarAdmissions: California U.S.DistrictCourtCentralDistrictofCalifornia U.S.DistrictCourtEasternDistrictofCalifornia U.S.DistrictCourtSouthernDistrictofCalifornia U.S.CourtofAppeals9thCircuit

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NOTE: When using this form to indicate service of a proposed order, DO NOT list any person or entity in Category I. Proposed orders do not generate an NEF because only orders that have been entered are placed on a CM/ECF docket.

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I am over the age of 18 and not a party to this bankruptcy case or adversary proceeding. My business address is: 18400 Von Karman Ave., Ste. 800, Irvine, CA 92612

A true and correct copy of the foregoing document described as APPLICATION FOR ORDER AUTHORIZING EMPLOYMENT OF BUCHALTER NEMER, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION AS COUNSEL TO THE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE NUNC PRO TUNC TO MAY 24, 2010, DECLARATION OF JEFFREY K. GARFINKLE IN SUPPORT THEREOF will be served or was served (a) on the judge in chambers in the form and manner required by LBR 5005-2(d), and (b) in the manner indicated below: U. S. Mail I. TO BE SERVED BY THE COURT VIA NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC FILING ("NEF") - Pursuant to controlling General Order(s) and Local Bankruptcy Rule(s) ("LBR"), the foregoing document will be served by the court via NEF and hyperlink to the document. On 6/14/10 I checked the CM/ECF docket for this bankruptcy case or adversary proceeding and determined that the following person(s) are on the Electronic Mail Notice List to receive NEF transmission at the email addressed indicated below: Todd M Arnold tma@lnbrb.com Richard L Barnett rick@barnettrubin.com, rlbsec@barnettrubin.com Ron Bender rb@lnbrb.com Jennifer Witherell Crastz jcrastz@hemar-rousso.com Carol J Fogleman mfrost@bwslaw.com John-patrick M Fritz jpf@lnbrb.com Nancy S Goldenberg nancy.goldenberg@usdoj.gov Michael J Heyman michael.heyman@klgates.com Mark D Houle mark.houle@pillsburylaw.com Andy Kong Kong.Andy@ArentFox.com Rodger M Landau rlandau@lgbfirm.com, kmoss@lgbfirm.com Michael B Lubic michael.lubic@klgates.com Aram Ordubegian ordubegian.aram@arentfox.com Justin E Rawlins jrawlins@winston.com, docketla@winston.com Jacqueline L Rodriguez jlr@lnbrb.com United States Trustee (SA) ustpregion16.sa.ecf@usdoj.gov Sharon Z Weiss sharon.weiss@hro.com Service information continued on attached page II. SERVED BY U.S. MAIL OR OVERNIGHT MAIL (indicate method for each person or entity served): On 6/14/10 I served the following person(s) and/or entity(ies) at the last known address(es) in this

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bankruptcy case or adversary proceeding by placing a true and correct copy thereof in a sealed envelope in the United States Mail, first class, postage prepaid, and/or with Proof of Service Page 2 of 3 as follow. Listing the judge here constitutes an overnight mail service addressed a declaration that mailing to the judge will be completed no later than 24 hours after the document is filed. Westcliff Medical Laboratories, Inc. 1821 E. Dyer Rd., #100 Santa Ana, CA 92705 BioLabs, Inc. 1821 E. Dyer Rd., #100 Santa Ana, CA 92705

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Service information continued on attached page III. SERVED BY PERSONAL DELIVERY, FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION OR EMAIL (indicate method for each person or entity served): Pursuant to F.R.Civ.P. 5 and/or controlling LBR, on I served the following person(s) and/or entity(ies) by personal delivery, or (for those who consented in writing to such service method) by facsimile transmission and/or email as follows. Listing the judge here constitutes a declaration that mailing to the judge will be completed no later than 24 hours after the document is filed.

Service information continued on attached page I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct.

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