Meet Our Team

Jeffrey S. Shinbrot has practiced law in the Central District of California since 1991, in virtually every aspect of the bankruptcy process. Mr. Shinbrot has successfully recovered assets, prosecuted and defended complaints to deny discharge and to determine dischargeability, and has confirmed chapter 11 plans that paid substantial dividends within schedules and budgets commensurate with the complexity of the particular matters. Mr. Shinbrot’s approach to bankruptcy is the use of practical legal solutions to deliver maximum value. Mr. Shinbrot’s clients include: bankruptcy trustees, business entities and individuals in chapter 11 reorganization cases; purchasers and sellers of bankruptcy estate assets; litigants in adversary proceedings through trial and appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; and creditors seeking recovery from bankruptcy debtors and estates. 

Mr. Shinbrot also has an active litigation practice and he has successfully conducted jury trials in California state court.

Speaking Engagements:

• International Law Section, LACBA, Cross-Border Insolvency Issues: Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code and recovery of foreign assets (March , 2013)
• American Bankruptcy Institute 20th Annual Southwest Bankruptcy Conference, Current Developments (September, 2012)
• D.C.B.A.A., Defense of Complaints to Determine Dischargeability or to Deny Discharge, Notes from the Trenches (March 3, 2012)