Alameda County, Santa Clara County & Contra Costa County Creditors'
Rights Lawyer
Representing Creditors in State, Federal, and Bankruptcy Cases
The Law Offices of Stephen G. Opperwall represents creditors in state court,
bankruptcy court, and federal district court, providing legal counsel
in order to help ensure the swift and effective recovery of debt. Our
firm's primary goal is to provide cost-effective and professional
legal representation that enables our clients to receive the money they
are owed in a timely fashion. There are potentially many different forms
of legal action that can be taken against a debtor, resulting in the collection
of your outstanding debt and control over your accounts receivable.
Stephen G. Opperwall is an award-winning creditors' rights attorney,
having earned designations in the past as a certified specialist and currently
on the highly exclusive list of Super Lawyers of Northern California,
that have been awarded to very few attorneys.
With almost four decades of legal experience in this field and a track
record of success in creditors' rights,
debt collection, and bankruptcy matters, Northern California creditors' rights attorney
Stephen Opperwall is able to provide the highest quality legal counsel.
If you are looking for experience and a law firm that will provide you
with personal service and aggressive representation as necessary, you
have come to the right place.
Protecting Your Rights as a Creditor
A debtor may have an attorney of his or her own and may try to avoid paying
the money they owe by filing for bankruptcy or by trying to avoid their
payment obligations. With his knowledge and experience in creditors'
rights, Stephen Opperwall can review your options with you and determine
the best and most cost-effective legal recourse for you to recover the
debt that is owed to you.
For example, a pre-judgment Writ of Attachment may be obtained to freeze
a debtor's assets while legal action is pending, thereby helping to
prevent a debtor from hiding or using assets during the litigation. If
you are a secured creditor, Mr. Opperwall can utilize procedures that
are available based on security interests and liens. If you are a landlord
and have been attempting to evict a tenant and recover your tenant's
rent money, Mr. Opperwall may be able to assist you with a Writ of Possession
to physically remove the tenant from the premises, and to then collect
past due rent. By discussing your particular situation and options with
attorney Opperwall, you can then take the actions that are right for your case.
Judgment Enforcement
A substantial component of litigation involving creditors' rights and
debt collection is the enforcement of a Judgment once the Plaintiff wins
the case and gets a Judgment. In many cases, getting a Judgment is quick
and easy, and the challenging aspect is enforcing the Judgment through
a series of enforcement tools and procedures. For a partial list of the
tools and procedures, go to the web page called
Types of Procedures & Proceedings.
Effective enforcement of a money judgment requires the skill, knowledge,
and experience of an attorney like Mr. Opperwall who has done this for
nearly 40 years. Most attorneys lack the required skill, knowledge, and
experience to enforce a money judgment.
Effective enforcement of a money judgment also requires an attorney who
has a very high level of perseverance and who will doggedly pursue a Defendant
using all of the tools that are available for the enforcement of judgments.
Mr. Opperwall has the skill, knowledge, and experience, as well as the
perseverance, to effectively enforce judgments.
Preference Actions and Fraudulent Transfers
Representing creditors in bankruptcy actions can be complex, particularly
in matters involving preference actions. Our firm is competent in protecting
creditors' rights in these cases and will work to help ensure that
your claim is paid to the fullest extent of the law. Under bankruptcy
law and state law, certain creditors are given priority over others, and
this can result in some creditors being paid before others. Be sure that
you have the legal representation to advance and protect your interests
as a creditor.
The Law Offices of Stephen G. Opperwall also investigates and addresses
matters involving fraudulent transfers. With proper legal counsel, you
have the opportunity to avoid unnecessary losses as we identify potential
cases involving fraudulent conveyances and other attempts by debtors to
conceal assets and income.
Contact us
today to discuss your case with an experienced Northern California creditors'
rights lawyer.