Phone: 866-572-2423
Fax: 310-442-0660
Weintraub & Selth's Websites:
www.wsrlaw.net
Counties Served:
| Los Angeles |
Areas of Practice:
Bankruptcy
Los Angeles California Bankruptcy Lawyers Weintraub & Selth
Southern California Bankruptcy and Civil Litigation Lawyers
At Weintraub & Selth, APC ., we take pride in providing focused, inventive, and cost-effective legal representation for businesses and individuals in Southern California who are facing serious financial issues, such as bankruptcy, debt restructure, foreclosure, creditor and collections problems. We also represent individuals and businesses in commercial litigation such as breach of contract, defamation and fraud claims and business torts.
Our Los Angeles attorneys are guided by a commitment to the success of our bankruptcy and business clients. Refer to our creative solutions page for examples of how we have helped individuals, businesses, landlords, creditors and others through their bankruptcy, financial challenges and litigation matters.
Weintraub & Selth, APC, combines the experience, sophistication and thoroughness of a large law firm with the cost-effectiveness of a small firm. Firm partners Daniel Weintraub and James Selth each has more than 20 years of legal and financial experience. Both worked for large, nationally recognized law firms or financial institutions before starting Weintraub & Selth, APC.
Unlike large firms where your case is typically passed off to a junior associate, we offer personal service from a seasoned bankruptcy litigation attorney to give you the best possible outcome. At Weintraub & Selth, APC, you will work with a senior bankruptcy lawyer who is respected by judges, trustees, and opposing counsel.
Our lawyers offer:
Los Angles Bankruptcy Litigation Attorney
Our bankruptcy litigation attorneys have handled many different types of litigation matters in bankruptcy, including:
Our lawyers handle cases at both the trial and appellate levels. We also serve as mediators for the United States Bankruptcy Court and have conducted many bankruptcy-oriented mediations.
Affordable Fee Plans
Our attorneys are committed to delivering aggressive and creative bankruptcy litigation solutions at affordable fees. 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 bankruptcy litigation services.
For more information, contact a Los Angeles bankruptcy litigation attorney at Weintraub & Selth, APC
Daniel J. Weintraub
Los Angeles, California
James R. Selth
Los Angeles, California
Mr. Selth is a graduate of University of California, Riverside where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and served an internship in the United States Senate. In 1985 he received his Juris Doctor Degree, Cum Laude, from Western State University.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Selth was employed for seven years by California Federal Savings & Loan Association, where he last worked as Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager of Cal Fed's Pasadena office.
Mr. Selth served as a Deputy District Attorney in Orange County for two years before joining the firm of McKinley & Capeloto in Pasadena in 1988, where he was a partner from 1994 until 2001. In 2002 Mr. Selth joined Weintraub Law Corporation as Senior Counsel. The firm became known as Weintraub & Selth, APC in 2004.
Mr. Selth is recognized as one of the leading consumer and small business bankruptcy attorneys in Southern California. His hands-on approach to each of his cases and dedication to the highest level of client satisfaction has helped hundreds of clients emerge from bankruptcy with the goal of a discharge and fresh start accomplished. Many of Weintraub & Selth's clients have successfully completed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy and received their discharge even after other attorneys told them they did not qualify for Chapter 7.
In addition to representing debtors and creditors in a variety of matters, Mr. Selth has years of experience representing financial institutions and mortgage lenders in state courts and bankruptcy courts throughout California, specializing in areas of concern to credit unions. As a member of Provisors, an alliance of senior level professionals from the fields of law, accounting, banking, finance, insurance and consulting, he is able to refer his clients to trustworthy, accountable, seasoned professionals in virtually any field.
A member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Association, Mr. Selth brings to Weintraub & Selth, APC a hands-on background in the banking industry and extensive trial and bankruptcy court experience. He handles and supervises state court and bankruptcy litigation as well as foreclosure and receivership matters.
As a Bankruptcy Lawyer and Business Litigator for the 20 years I have successfully handled a large number and wide variety of personal bankruptcy cases, business bankruptcy cases, reorganizations and business litigation disputes for clients. I have also represented both secured and unsecured creditors in bankruptcy court and in the state courts. I pride myself when representing creditors in getting them what they are owed. I am known as an attorney who can handle tough cases on both sides of the line. My work also includes complex business litigation, real estate transactions, debt negotiation, asset protection and other legal services. I have worked extensively with both creditors and debtors so I understand the law from both sides. Whether you are considering filing for bankruptcy, hoping to get paid by a company or individual that owes you money, concerned with rent collection or need to pursue debt negotiation you will appreciate the approach and experience that I provide to all my clients. I am also flexible with respect to payment of fees and costs.
Mr. Weintraub earned his Bachelor's degree in 1982 from the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1987 he received his Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California, where he served as the Chair of the Hale Moot Court Honors Program.
Mr. Weintraub specializes in Chapter 11 reorganization, debt restructure and negotiation, consumer bankruptcy, insolvency counseling and litigation, creditor's rights and other aspects of debtor/creditor representation. Mr. Weintraub began his career at the premiere boutique bankruptcy law firm Levene & Eisenberg. He then became a senior associate in the Banking and Finance Department of nationally recognized firm Sheppard, Mullen, Richter & Hampton, and has also served as in-house counsel for City National Bank. Mr. Weintraub established his own firm in 1992, and formed Weintraub Law Corporation in 2001, now known as Weintraub & Selth, APC.
Mr. Weintraub is a member of the Los Angeles County and the Beverly Hills Bar Associations and the Individual and Consumer Bankruptcy Sub-Committee of the LA County Bar Section on Commercial Law and Bankruptcy. As a longstanding member of Provisors, an alliance of senior level professionals from the fields of law, accounting, banking, finance, insurance and consulting, he is able to refer his clients to trustworthy, accountable, seasoned professionals in virtually any field.
Mr. Weintraub represents debtors and creditors in all chapters of the United.
States Bankruptcy Code. He also has extensive experience representing debtors and creditors in workouts and restructures before state and federal courts.
Creditors are subject to state law provisions incorporated into bankruptcy cases. If a bankruptcy court lifts the automatic stay and permits a specific creditor to seize and liquidate property subject to a lien, creditors must obey all state law limitations on collection practices. For more information, see legal assistance for debtors. Also, all statutory provisions depend on conformity with the prohibition against fraudulent conversions creating exempt property.
