Jeffrey Nolan, resident in the firm’s Los Angeles office, has extensive experience litigating tort, contract, and business disputes. He has successfully litigated jury trials to verdict in state court and bench trials in federal courts throughout the United States. In support of the firm’s litigation practice, Jeff has appeared and argued appeals before district courts emanating out of bankruptcy, before the Sixth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal, and the Second District of California. Jeff has represented unsecured creditors, trustees, and creditors’ committees in chapter 11 and chapter 7 cases over the past 20 years. He has prosecuted litigation to recover debtor assets in district courts and bankruptcy courts throughout the country and his practice frequently involves forensic accounting and discovery to uncover financial irregularities and dissipation of assets. Recent cases included prosecuting breach of fiduciary duty claims against officers and directors in the opioid litigation, complex business matters such as white collar crimes involving Ponzi schemes, complex fraud involving fictitious operating entities, and the misuse of monies by non-profits in matters such as Orion Healthcorp, Inc., Woodbridge Group Of Companies, LLC., and San Diego Hospice. In 2024, Jeff successfully prosecuted multimillion-dollar verdicts to conclusion in the Eastern District of New York. Jeff has also been asked to defend numerous corporations and individuals in avoidance claims and business disputes including Holiday Inn, Lippert Components, Tyson Foods and Maesa Airlines.
Since 2018, Jeff has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Lawyers in America in the practice area of Bankruptcy Litigation.
News
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August 15, 2024
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 17, 2023
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 18, 2022
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 19, 2021
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 20, 2020
PSZJ Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2019
PSZJ Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2018
Thirty-Five PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2017
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Sharpening the Tools in Your Mediation Toolkit
ABI Winter Leadership Conference Scottsdale AZ
December 9, 2018
So You Settled-Now What? Drafting Enforceable Settlement Agreements After Mediation
abiLIVE Webinar
November 3, 2018
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