BIO
Hal is a shareholder at the firm and his practice focuses on business and commercial litigation at the trial and appellate levels. An experienced litigator, trial and appellate attorney, Hal regularly represents banks and other financial institutions, including equipment lessors, in the area of commercial and general business litigation, creditor’s rights, secured transactions, banking law, real estate, fraud, and in the defense of lender liability claims.
Hal has represented court-appointed receivers in many large-scale fraud cases brought by the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, and has represented court-appointed receivers in numerous criminal actions brought by the California Attorney General. He also has extensive experience handling eminent domain matters, private construction contract disputes, real property disputes, and tort-related matters. Hal routinely advises clients regarding general liability and other insurance coverage issues.
In 2025, Lawdragon selected Hal to its 500 Leading Litigators in America guide.
PRACTICE AREAS
Creditors' Rights and Commercial Litigation
Business Litigation
Real Estate & Commercial Finance
Equipment Leasing
EDUCATION
University of California at Irvine, B.A., Social Ecology
Southwestern Law School, J.D., Summa Cum Laude
Member of the Southwestern University Moot Court Honors Program
Southwestern Law Review
Extern to the Honorable Charles Springer (retired) of the Nevada Supreme Court
ADMISSIONS
State Bar of California
US Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
US District Court, Central District of California
US District Court, Northern District of California
US District Court, Southern District of California
US District Court, Eastern District of California
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Litigation, Commercial Law & Bankruptcy, and Real Property sections
State Bar of California, Litigation, Environmental Law, and Real Property Law sections
Equipment Leasing and Finance Association of America
National Equipment Finance Association
California Receivership Forum
PRESENTATIONS
Hal is a former Extension Instructor at the University of California at Irvine where he taught Civil Litigation and Ethics for the Legal Assistant
PUBLICATIONS
"Arbitration 101: Getting Familiar with an Attractive Alternative" - Quarterly Profits
Quoted: Los Angeles Daily Journal - “Looking to Receiverships to Compensate Victims in White-Collar Cases”
HONORS & AWARDS
Hal was named to Lawdragon’s 2025 500 Leading Litigators in America.
Hal was named a “Rising Star” by Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine
