Bankruptcy & Debtor-Creditor Law
Our lawyers have decades of experience helping businesses and entrepreneurs in financial distress. We handle a wide variety of bankruptcy and debtor-creditor law matters in the Northwest and across the country.
Both debtors and creditors rely on us for the following:
- Negotiating forbearance agreements and other out-of-court workouts
- Loan modifications
- Assignments and receiverships
- Liquidation under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code
- Reorganization and debt adjustment under Chapters 11, 12, and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code
- Buying and selling businesses and assets in bankruptcy proceedings
- Preferential transfer matters
- Fraudulent transfer litigation
- Bankruptcy claim preparation, and objections to claims
- Dischargeability litigation
- Advising board members and officers
We have helped our clients negotiate and reorganize millions of dollars of debt, avoid foreclosure, preserve company assets and continue business operations. In fact, we are one of the few firms in the Pacific Northwest that has significant experience representing farmers and agricultural businesses in Chapter 12 bankruptcy proceedings.
When our clients are creditors, we help them recover amounts owed under contracts and business disputes through private mediation, arbitration or litigation in state and federal courts. Our attorneys have helped our clients collect millions of dollars owed to them through a variety of judgment collection procedures, including execution and sheriff sales, foreclosure, garnishment, fraudulent transfer litigation, charging liens, and other collection procedures.