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Joseph F. Etienne

JOSEPH F. ETIENNE

1400 EASTON DRIVE

SUITE 101

BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93309

(661) 864-1770 [OFFICE] (661) 852-0503 [FAX]

EMAIL: kjunlaw@msn.com

EDUCATION:

University of Louisiana-Lafayette–Bachelor of Arts

Loyola University of the South–Master of Business Administration

Rutgers University–Stonier Graduate School of Banking

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS:

Published articles with a concentration in credit management for small business.

California Receivers Forum, Loyola III “Management of Rents and Profits Receiverships”

PFAC “Marshalling and Managing Assets in Probate Estates”

PFAC “An Overview of Receiverships”

Kern County Bar Association “Using Receivers in Family Law”

Kern County Bar Association “Ethics and the Private Fiduciary”

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES:

Served as the campaign treasurer for several Kern County judges, school board, water district and assembly candidates.

Interim Director Indigent Defender Program, Kern County Bar Association

PERSONAL:

Married to Linda S. Etienne, a Kern County Superior Court Commissioner.

CIVIC/PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

• Leadership Bakersfield
• Bakersfield South Rotary—Past President
• Bankruptcy Section of Kern County Bar Association
• Estate Planning Council of Kern— Past President
• Kern County Bar Association, Associate Member
• Probate Section of Kern County Bar Association
• Family Law Section of Kern County Bar Association
• Central California Bankruptcy Association—Former Board Member
• Former Commissioner State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
• California Receiver’s Forum
• California Receiver’s Forum Central California Chapter
• Professional Fiduciary Association of California— Past Treasurer
• California Department of Consumer Affairs Advisory Panel re Fiduciary Licensing

QUALIFICATIONS:

Professional Fiduciary Bureau of California, State License #207, expires 12/31/15

Approved Chapter 11 Trustee by the United States Department of Justice.

California Gaming License approved by California Gambling Control Commission and Kern County Sheriff’s office

Approved Receiver for civil matters before the Superior Court of Kern, Fresno, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo and Tulare Counties.

Qualified as an expert in Real Estate development, management and financing before the Kern County Superior Court.

Qualified as an expert in Trustee responsibilities and duties before the Kern , Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties Superior Court.

Qualified as an expert in Conservator responsibilities and duties before the Kern and Los Angeles Counties Superior Court.

Qualified as an expert in consumer credit before the Terrebonne Parish Louisiana City Court.

Bondable

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1993-Present

Independent fiduciary serving as conservator, administrator, executor and receiver in matters before the Kern, Los Angeles, Fresno, San Luis Obispo, and Tulare County Superior Courts.  Chapter 11 Trustee for the Eastern District of California.

2004-Present

California State University Fullerton Extension on-line Fiduciary certificate program. Instructor and author of two required courses, Standards and Practices in Professional Fiduciary Management and Trust Administration.  These courses are offered by CSUF in conjunction with the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau license requirements.

1990-2008

University of California, Los Angeles.  Instructor.  Lectured in the Department of Business and Management.

Former Employers

California Republic Bank, Bakersfield, California.

Dixie Savings and Loan, New Orleans, Louisiana.

First National Bank of  Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia.