Spring 2007 • Issue 24, page 11

New Members Boost the California Receivers Forum's Resources And Mission

By Rense, Kirk*

A steady stream of new members are enhancing the California Receivers Forum’s ability to elevate receivership practice and educate those persons and businesses that make up the receivership community. A few of the recently joining receivership professionals are:

James H. Baron, Esq. and Gregory Sterling, Esq., both of whom are affiliated with Receivers Incorporated, a Los Gatos, California firm specializing in handling a wide variety of receiverships (and insolvency matters) with special expertise in real estate-related receiverships. Mr. Baron has more than 35 years’ experience in receiverships and as a financial institutions executive and is a seasoned expert witness, author, and a past instructor for the California Continuing Education of the Bar. Mr. Sterling has a similar depth and breadth of receivership experience, having served as receiver for real properties in California, Washington and Arizona, and has also served as Bankruptcy Trustee. Visit their website at www.receiversinc.com.

Kathleen D. Hagin, Esq., an attorney with the Orange County law firm Hershorin & Henry, LLP, a long-time supporter of the LA/Orange County Chapter of the California Receivers Forum. Ms Hagin specializes in commercial litigation and commercial transactions. Hershorin & Henry, LLPhas a broad civil practic. Ms Hagin may be reached at kathleenh@hhlawgroup.com.

Robert Gonzales, MBA, Andy Lim and David E. Mitchell, CPA, all members of Sed Quaere, LP, a firm headquartered in Camarillo, California that assists medium and large businesses and the legal profession in electronic discovery and accounting forensics. Mr. Gonzales, Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Lim all specialize in the use of electronic tools and functions to support their clients’ legal and informational goals. Visit their website at www.mscg.com/sedquaere.

Bryan Glenn, a commercial real estate broker specialist in the Investment Services Group of the Charles Dunn Company in West Los Angeles, is looking to increase receiver representation in his client base of investors, asset managers, developers and corporate trustees. Visit the website at www.charlesdunn.com or reach Mr. Glenn at bglenn@charlesdunn.com.

Mary Keshishian is vice president of Carick Management, a commercial /industrial/retail real property management firm headquartered in the San Fernando Valley. Ms. Keshishian has 12 years of management experience, specializing in professional asset management services and multi-family investment property. Visit the firm website at www.Carick.com or reach Ms Keshishian at Mary@Carick.com.

David R. Haberbush, Esq., a principal in the law firm Haberbush Feinberg, is chief executive officer of Equitable Transitions, a Long Beach-based business consulting and management firm specializing in designing non-bankruptcy solutions for businesses experiencing financial liquidity and insolvency difficulties. Also a new CRF member is Equitable Transitions’ President Nigel Hamer, who (like Mr. Haberbush) offers many years’ experience in assisting businesses in financially troubled times. Visit the firm’s website at www.equitabletransitions.com or Mr. Haberbush or Mr. Hamer at dhaberbush@equitabletransitions.com and nigel@thehamergroup.com, respectively.

Michael A. Grassmueck is the principal and founder of the Grassmueck Group, which has a foundation of more than 20 years as bankruptcy court trustee and in state and federal court receiverships (as well as administering ABC’s and acting as claims and disbursing agent). Originally operating in Washington State and Oregon, the group now also has a downtown Los Angeles office. Visit the firm at www.grassmueckgroup.com or Mr. Grassmueck at mgrassmueck@magitrustee.com.