{"id":2939,"date":"2025-09-23T19:19:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T19:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/?post_type=people&#038;p=2939"},"modified":"2026-01-14T14:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:58:30","slug":"christopher-celentino","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/www.dinsmore.com\/people\/christopher-celentino\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Celentino"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Christopher focuses his practice on creditor&#8217;s rights, fiduciary services litigation, business reorganization and workouts, and insolvency and bankruptcy law. His bankruptcy practice emphasizes representation of creditors and court-appointed trustees in chapter 7 and 11 cases, as well as representation of debtors in chapter 11 cases. He has knowledge of mechanic&#8217;s lien law and related construction litigation matters, as well as family law and related dissolution matters. His creditor&#8217;s right practice emphasizes representing lenders and borrowers in workout and restructuring of commercial loans, secured transactions, and lease transactions, and pursuit of creditor&#8217;s rights in commercial litigation matters.&nbsp;<br><br>He is certified as a business bankruptcy specialist by the American Board of Certification. In 2011, he was selected as one of the &#8220;Transcript 10,&#8221; comprised of 10 of the most noteworthy attorneys from San Diego County, by the San Diego Daily Transcript. In 2012, Christopher&nbsp;was the president of the California Bankruptcy Forum, the leading professional organization for bankruptcy lawyers in California, having served previously as treasurer and secretary; in 2018, he served as a co-chair of the annual meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is also a former member and past president of the Board of Directors of the San Diego Bankruptcy Forum. He is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, where he served as chair of the Bankruptcy Law Section from 1992 &#8211; 1993, and a secretary and vice president of the California State Bar Association Insolvency Committee, as well as a former member of the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum. He is also former chair of the San Diego Financial Lawyers Group&nbsp;and has served since 1994 as a court-appointed mediation panel member to the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of California. He has served as both a court-appointed expert and privately-engaged expert in many cases involving unique issues of bankruptcy and divorce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christopher focuses his practice on creditor&#8217;s rights, fiduciary services litigation, business reorganization and workouts, and insolvency and bankruptcy law. 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