Dennis Montali
[2] He attended Bishop O'Dowd High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame in June, 1961.[3] He entered the United States Navy to fulfill a four-year Reserve Officers' Training Corps commitment.Montali joined the legal giant Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro in 1980[1] and stayed there until he was appointed as a judge in 1993.[2][3] During the early part of his career, Dennis Montali became an established expert in bankruptcy law representing debtors.[3][2] Judge Dennis Montali presided over the bankruptcy of Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) that was filed in April, 2001.