[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 3, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E139]
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                         HONORING RILEY WALTER

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 3, 2010

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and 
congratulate Riley Walter upon thirteen years of dedicated service to 
the Board of Directors of the Central Valley Business Incubator. Mr. 
Walter was recognized by the Central Valley Business Incubator annual 
Holiday Party on Thursday, December 10, 2009.
  Mr. Riley Walter has served the Fresno community for almost thirty 
years. For over twenty-five years he has specialized in bankruptcy and 
reorganization matters, with a particular concentration on agricultural 
cases, business litigation and emerging businesses. Mr. Walter also 
volunteers to a number of local organizations, providing his legal 
expertise.
  Mr. Walter is a past president of the Central California Bankruptcy 
Association and the San Joaquin Valley Chapter of the Federal Bar 
Association. He is the past director of the California Bankruptcy Forum 
and the California Receiver's Forum and is past co-chair of the 
Agribusiness Committee of the Business Law Section of the California 
State Bar. Mr. Walter is a certified Business Bankruptcy specialist, 
accredited by the American Board of Bankruptcy Certification and a 
Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy, Class XIII.
  Mr. Walter is the author of numerous articles on insolvency and 
bankruptcy. He is frequently requested to speak to business, 
agriculture and financial groups. For the past five years, he has been 
named a ``Northern California Super Lawyer.'' Currently, Mr. Walter is 
a member of the Board for the Central Valley Business Incubator, he is 
active with the Fresno Business Council and the Lyles Center for 
Entrepreneurship and Innovation as well as other civic and legal 
organizations.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Riley Walter 
for his dedicated service to the Central Valley Business Incubator and 
the greater Fresno area. I invite my colleagues to join me in wishing 
Mr. Walter many years of continued success.

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