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Does A Judgment Creditor Have Lien On Fraudulently Transferred Property?

Litigation SECTION: FLP BLOGDOES A JUDGMENT CREDITOR HAVE LIEN ON FRAUDULENTLY TRANSFERRED PROPERTY AFTER THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR FILES BANKRUPTCY? INTRODUCTION As part of enforcing a judgment, many judgment creditors place liens on the judgment debtor’s real and personal property through abstracts of judgment recorded with county recorders offices, notices of judgment lien filed with the [...]
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Chapter 11

Beware the Third Party Release in Chapter 11!

SECTION: FLP NEWSBeware the Third Party Release in Chapter 11! Until the Supreme Court weighs in, the permissibility of third party releases may depend on the scope of the release, the adequacy of the consideration, and the circuit in which the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case is pending. MARC A. LIEBERMAN, ESQ | 7.22.2022 Can a corporation’s [...]
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FLP Successfully Defends Appeal of Legal Malpractice Case Against Law Firm Client

April 21, 2015 Los Angeles, California. California’s Court of Appeal has affirmed a Judgment by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Steven J. Kleifield entered after a bench trial on Plaintiff Patrick Duff’s claims for legal malpractice, breach …

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FLP Successfully Defends Technology Company in Federal District Court

May 27, 2015, Los Angeles, California. U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin of the U.S. District Court has granted summary judgment against Plaintiffs Joseph Odish, John Bourbeau and Cranbrook Capital Consulting Group, who had sued Mr. Fredman’s …

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FLP delivers Memorial Bankruptcy

On March 2, 2018, FLP’s Marc Lieberman delivers Howard N. Madris Memorial Bankruptcy for Litigators Presentation to the Santa Monica Bar Association with former Chapter 7 trustee John Monte.

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Alan Forsley presents Bankruptcy Program on Chapter 11 Plan Confirmation Issues

On June 12, 2018, FLP’s Alan Forsley presented a program on Chapter 11 Plan Confirmation at the James T. King Bankruptcy American Inn of Court to over 40 bankruptcy attorneys and judges.

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Alan Forsley Speaks on How Trusts Are Affected By a Bankruptcy Filing

On February 21, 2019, FLP’s Alan Forsley presented a continuing legal education program on how the trust settlors, trustees, and beneficiaries as well as trust property are impacted by a bankruptcy filing. Mr. Forsley’s talk was presented …

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Mr. Forsley Presents Program on the Small Business Reorganization Act

On January 29, 2020, FLP’s Alan Forsley presented a program at the Beverly Hills Bar Association on the Small Business Reorganization Act which became effective February 2020.

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Mr. Forsley Presents Further Program on the Small Business Reorganization Act

On February 27, 2020, FLP’s Alan Forsley presented a program at the Bankruptcy Inn of Court meeting held at the Jonathan Club, downtown Los Angeles, on the Small Business Reorganization Act which became effective February 2020. In addition to …

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Real Estate

California Real Property Seller’s Beware: Know Your Buyer or Else!

As if California real property sellers didn’t have enough to worry about, on July 17, 2015, the Federal District Court in Los Angeles sent a shiver down the spines of sellers when it handed down its order in In re Walldesign, Inc. In Walldesign, Donald Buresh and his wife Karen Philips sold a piece of commercial real estate in 2009 to Michael Bello, the president and sole shareholder of …