Collect What You Are Owed:
- As Much as Possible
- As Fast as Possible
- As Efficiently as Possible
Even if Your Borrower or Customer Files for Bankruptcy
EXERCISE YOUR RIGHTS AS A CREDITOR
You have loaned money or provided products or services in good faith, but you're not getting paid. The situation is frustrating and time-consuming and may harm your personal financial health or that of your business. Weintraub & Selth, APC is passionately committed to solving your problem and aggressively collecting what you are owed - as much as possible, as fast as possible, and as efficiently as possible.
Our attorneys are recognized by peers and judges as leaders in the fields of collection and creditor rights, bankruptcy and receivership, and business and real estate litigation. They have the same level of experience, sophistication, and thoroughness as attorneys in major law firms. Yet our rates are substantially lower than theirs, and your work will not be performed by less experienced associates.
Weintraub & Selth, APC represents banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders, loan servicers, insurance companies, businesses of all sizes, and individuals. We are an aggressive law firm that knows how to collect debts, recover assets, and win in the complicated arena of the bankruptcy courts.
We represent creditors in consumer and business bankruptcies, real and personal property foreclosures, loan workouts, and collections. We are expert at enforcement of judgments, pre-judgment attachments and receiverships. As "outside inside counsel" for small lenders, we provide practical, timely, advice. Back to top
ACHIEVE THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME
When faced with a debtor who is falling behind or fails to pay, questions arise. What rights do you have? What are the best steps toward resolving an impasse? When a key customer files for bankruptcy protection, should you cooperate with other creditors - or compete with them? Weintraub & Selth, APC finds the answers that best achieve your goals.
Our attorneys have represented lenders in bankruptcy courts nationwide and in the superior courts of almost every county in California. Unlike firms experienced in only one type of bankruptcy, our attorneys have expertise in Chapters 7, 11, and 13. We have caused the outright dismissal of bankruptcy cases and won numerous bankruptcy court judgments determining debts to be nondischargeable due to borrower fraud or false representations. Back to top
IT'S EASY TO WORK WITH US
When you're not paid what you're owed, the last thing you need is additional grief. Weintraub & Selth, APC values your time and enables you to use it efficiently. We want you to have a positive and satisfying experience as well as the best possible outcome. We deliver
- Availability - we take your calls
- Responsiveness - we return your calls
- Knowledge - we answer your questions
- Integrity - we do what we say
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AFFORDABLE FEE PLANS
At the request of many of our larger clients, we have developed an innovative fee structure that allows us to handle many matters on a flat fee or fee cap basis. This enables our clients to plan their monthly expense for attorneys' fees or cap their costs for legal services. Back to top
WE HELP YOU
- Collect debts
- Enforce judgments
- Collect rent during a foreclosure through appointment of a receiver
- Negotiate a loan workout or modification
- Obtain prompt relief from stay in bankruptcy court
- Obtain protection as a lender in Chapter 11 or Chapter 13 plan reorganizations
- Win judgments of nondischargeability in bankruptcy
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HOW WE HAVE HELPED OUR CLIENTS
Loan Fraud Exposed; Lender Gets Monthly Payments Despite Chapter 7 Filing
Our client had extended a second trust deed loan to a man who stated in his application that he was not a party to any lawsuit. The borrower filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy after his home was foreclosed by the senior lienholder. When our investigation revealed a pending lawsuit against the borrower in an out-of-state court, we argued in the bankruptcy court that the loan to our client should be nondischargeable. The borrower agreed to stipulate to entry of judgment and make monthly payments to our client.
Bonding Company Pays Debt, Interest, Fees
A subcontractor who went bankrupt owed our client $200,000. We filed suit against the contractor's bonding company and obtained a judgment after trial for all the client's damages, plus interest and attorneys' fees. The bonding company paid $265,000.
Interstate Bankruptcy Scheme Stymied; Foreclosure Sale Completed
The morning our client was to finalize a foreclosure sale in California, a deed of trust was recorded in the name of an entity whose principal had filed a bankruptcy in Florida. On our emergency request, a hearing to permit our client's sale to proceed was set by the Florida court just eight days later. Our investigation produced evidence showing that the debtor's gambit was part of a scheme of interrelated bankruptcies. The judge granted relief from stay with extraordinary relief binding any future bankruptcy case. Our client was able to complete the foreclosure sale only three weeks after the original bankruptcy notification.
Lien Enforced after Bankruptcy
Our client held a judgment lien against property of a borrower who had been discharged in bankruptcy. The borrower reopened the bankruptcy case and filed a motion to avoid the lien. Such motions are usually granted without a hearing; in this case we noticed several areas we felt we could attack. We filed an opposition that enabled our client to collect $48,000 on its lien when the debtor's home was sold. Back to top
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
In addition to representing creditors, Weintraub & Selth, APC works with businesses and individuals facing financial difficulties in all areas of financial reorganization and bankruptcy.
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