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Richard D. Burstein

Brutzkus Gubner Rozansky Seror Weber LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2018
  • Recognized in:
    Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Law School:
    University of California Berkeley
  • Website:
    http://www.bg.law
  • Location:
    21650 Oxnard Street, Suite 500
    Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Richard is a seasoned litigator and, since 1997, has worked on bankruptcy-related matters representing chapter 7 trustees, chapter 11 trustees, creditors, debtors and others in the full range of bankruptcy litigation, including fraudulent transfer and preference claims, in addition to continuing to provide litigation services in connection with commercial disputes to many clients.

Richard has performed the full range of motion practice, tried cases in the Los Angeles Superior Court and in the United States Bankruptcy Court and United States District Court, and has handled bankruptcy appeals before the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  He also provides general counsel to commercial/industrial landlords, business owners, a textbook publisher and persons involved with freight forwarding and customs brokerages in addition to providing business litigation services to clients.

Lawyer Bio

Richard is a seasoned litigator and, since 1997, has worked on bankruptcy-related matters representing chapter 7 trustees, chapter 11 trustees, creditors, debtors and others in the full range of bankruptcy litigation, including fraudulent transfer and preference claims, in addition to continuing to provide litigation services in connection with commercial disputes to many clients.

Richard has performed the full range of motion practice, tried cases in the Los Angeles Superior Court and in the United States Bankruptcy Court and United States District Court, and has handled bankruptcy appeals before the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  He also provides general counsel to commercial/industrial landlords, business owners, a textbook publisher and persons involved with freight forwarding and customs brokerages in addition to providing business litigation services to clients.

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Education:

  • University of California Berkeley , J.D., graduated 1973
  • University of California Los Angeles, B.A., magna cum laude, graduated 1970

Bar Admissions:

  • California, State Bar of California
 

Court Admissions:

  • United States Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States District Courts of all the federal districts within the State of California, and the courts of the State of California

Affiliations:

  • Los Angeles County Bar Association - Volunteer fee dispute arbitrator
  • State Bar Court of California - Judge Pro Tem
  • Valley Beth Shalom - President (1994-1996), Board of Directors through the present

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
 

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Brutzkus Gubner Rozansky Seror Weber LLP
http://www.bg.law
 
Headquarters
21650 Oxnard Street, Suite 500
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
(818) 827.9000

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Lawyer Case History

Howard Grobstein

Representation of Chapter 7 Trustee Howard Grobstein; successful in reopening bankruptcy case and vacating dismissal in order to allow the Trustee to administer assets for the benefit of all creditors.

David Seror

Represented David Seror, Chapter 7 Trustee, in bankruptcy related claims against a major financial institution in a matter involving an estate’s interest in real property. Through mediation, Richard and Michael, with the guidance of the trustee, settled the matter for $75,000 after the financial institution’s initial $15,000 offer.

Hospital Inc/Korneff v Downey Regional Medical Center-Hospital Inc

Represented appellant in litigation concerning deferred compensation rights in a bankruptcy context in In re Downey Regional Medical Center- Hospital Inc/Korneff v Downey Regional Medical Center-Hospital Inc, 441 BR 120 (9th Cir BAP, 2010).

Various

Defense of clients sued by trustees seeking to recover sums transferred in the alleged course of Ponzi schemes.

Stern/Gill v Stern

Represented the chapter 7 trustee, who sought unsuccessfully to avoid a transfer to a retirement vehicle,in In re Stern/Gill v Stern, 345 F.3d 1036 (9th Cir,2003) cert. den. 541 U.S. 936 (2004).

Krystal v BOAC

Represented the prevailing plaintiff concerning the compensation for emotional damages sustained by passengers on hijacked aircraft in Krystal v BOAC, 403 F. Supp. 1322 (CD Cal, 1975),which has since been abrogated by Eastern Airlines, Inc. v Floyd 499 U.S. 530 (1991).