Admissions & Practice Areas
Michael Salanick, Esq.
Michael Salanick is an active member of the State Bar of California since 2002, representing clients throughout the state, including all counties of Southern California, Northern California, and the Central Valley, with a focus on bankruptcy representation across all four federal bankruptcy districts.
State Bar of California
- United States District Court, Central District of California
- United States District Court, Southern District of California
- United States District Court, Northern District of California
- United States District Court, Eastern District of California,
** For cases involving other state or federal jurisdictions, Michael collaborates with qualified local counsel, serves as co-counsel, or seeks admission pro hac vice for specific proceedings, in accordance with applicable laws and court rules.
Recognizing that financial problems rarely arise from a single issue, Michael addresses the multifaceted challenges clients face—such as medical procedures, creditor calls, wage garnishment, notices of trustee sales, home foreclosures, lawsuits, tax claims, business debts, and commercial lease obligations. He begins with identifying the client’s core problems, available options, legal rights, and pressing timing issues. Next, he develops practical strategies that incorporate effective financial problem strategies, while assessing clients’ financial conditions, assets, debt structures, and long-term objectives. Throughout the entire process, Michael personally guides clients from the initial consultation and legal assessment to negotiation, filing strategies, litigation, settlement, implementation, and resolution. His expertise encompasses:
- Chapter 7 bankruptcy representation.
- Chapter 13 bankruptcy representation.
- Chapter 11 restructuring strategy and small-business restructuring.
- Chapter 11 subchapter V representation.
- Bankruptcy filing strategy and pre-filing planning.
- Foreclosure assistance and secured-debt resolution.
- Management of creditor claims, proof-of-claim issues, and lien analysis.
- Handling claims objections, valuation disputes, and plan-related issues.
- Bankruptcy litigation, including contested matters and adversary proceedings.
- Nondischargeability claims under 11 U.S.C. § 523.
- Denial-of-discharge litigation under 11 U.S.C. § 727.
- Automatic-stay enforcement and defense against stay-relief motions.
- Enforcement of discharge orders and discharge-injunction rights.
- UCC filings, secured transactions, lien priority, and lien-avoidance analysis.
- Loan workouts, debt settlement, loan modifications, forbearance, and deed-in-lieu strategies.
- Commercial lease workouts and lease issues under 11 U.S.C. § 365.
- Business disputes, contract negotiation, settlement, and limited-scope litigation representation.
Education
University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Associate Editor, Michigan Journal of Race & Law
Clinical-Student Attorney, University of Michigan Child Advocacy Law Clinic
University of Michigan, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Policy Liaison, Office of Policy Development and Education
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1997
Professional Affiliations
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
- California Lawyers Association
- San Fernando Valley Bar Association
- University of Michigan Alumni Association, Lifetime member
Bankruptcy Strategy, Workouts & Settlements
Real Property Workouts & Out of Court Claim Resolution
Real Property Workouts & Out of Court Claim Resolution
Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13 bankruptcy representation is essential for debtors, creditors, owners, guarantors, and stakeholders. Our services include strategies for addressing financial problems such as loan modifications, forbearance, negotiated resolutions, settlement structures, deed-in-lieu arrangements, and debt reduction, particularly with a focus on Chapter 11 restructuring.
Real Property Workouts & Out of Court Claim Resolution
Real Property Workouts & Out of Court Claim Resolution
Real Property Workouts & Out of Court Claim Resolution
Negotiated resolutions involving loan servicers, secured lenders, and foreclosure exposure often require effective bankruptcy representation. This includes strategies for Chapter 11 restructuring, modified loan terms, deed-in-lieu arrangements, settlement structures, and claim reductions to address financial problem strategies.
Restructuring, Liquidation & Wind-Down
Real Property Workouts & Out of Court Claim Resolution
Restructuring, Liquidation & Wind-Down
Pre-petition assessment, bankruptcy representation, reorganization alternatives, Chapter 11 restructuring, liquidation planning, ownership exposure, and financial problem strategies are all critical components of a comprehensive business closure strategy.
Nonprofit, Housing & Fiduciary Counsel
Real Property Workouts & Out of Court Claim Resolution
Restructuring, Liquidation & Wind-Down
Advised nonprofit housing organizations by providing outside counsel support and guidance on topics including lender claims, asset-backed borrower agreements, and fiduciaries in the context of bankruptcy representation. Assisted with loan programs, compliance systems, governance, and financial risk management, while also addressing collat
Advised nonprofit housing organizations by providing outside counsel support and guidance on topics including lender claims, asset-backed borrower agreements, and fiduciaries in the context of bankruptcy representation. Assisted with loan programs, compliance systems, governance, and financial risk management, while also addressing collateral matters and creditor resolution through effective Chapter 11 restructuring and financial problem strategies.
Healthcare & Regulated Entities
Business Interests & Corporate Restructuring
Business Interests & Corporate Restructuring
I provided bankruptcy representation to healthcare-related businesses, advising them on distress, lender and priority issues, financial problem strategies, bankruptcy alternatives, Chapter 11 restructuring, liquidation analysis, and the operational constraints affecting owners, guarantors, and license holders.
Business Interests & Corporate Restructuring
Business Interests & Corporate Restructuring
Business Interests & Corporate Restructuring
Provided bankruptcy representation to closely held companies, their owners, managing members, guarantors, and stakeholders on secured debt, priority disputes, insider issues, and Chapter 11 restructuring alternatives. Developed financial problem strategies, negotiated resolutions, and implemented orderly wind-down strategies.
Creditor Claims & Litigation
Business Interests & Corporate Restructuring
Creditor Claims & Litigation
Managed contested matters and adversary proceedings related to bankruptcy representation, addressing claims, collateral, dischargeability, exemptions, valuations, stay relief, plan treatment, lien issues, and other bankruptcy litigation, including strategies for Chapter 11 restructuring and financial problem strategies.
Complex Chapter 11 Matters
Business Interests & Corporate Restructuring
Creditor Claims & Litigation
Provided comprehensive bankruptcy representation for a complex Chapter 11 restructuring, focusing on claims and capital-structure analysis, discovery coordination, litigation development, potential avoidance-action issues, and plan-confirmation strategies to address financial problems.
