James R. Felton is Managing Partner of Greenberg & Bass LLP. Mr. Felton practices in the areas of business, commercial and real estate litigation, alternative dispute resolution, and insolvency-related matters. He routinely handles business dissolution matters, shareholder, partner and guarantor disputes, breach of contract matters, asset recovery issues, and collections related to structured settlement payments. Mr. Felton is also experienced in appellate matters.
Representative Matters
- Action to recover for fraud regarding the sale of counterfeit artwork.
- Action on behalf of a minority shareholder to enforce rights against a majority shareholder’s takeover attempts.
- Action to recover monies due on a software licensing contract.
- Successful appeal of a trial court’s use of wage garnishment statutes to limit the collection enforcement of purchased annuity payments.
Professional and Community Activities
- 2009 and 2010 Super Lawyer, Los Angeles Magazine
- 2007 Top 25 Lawyers in the Valley, San Fernando Business Journal
- 40 Under 40 Award, San Fernando Valley Business Journal
- Past President, San Fernando Valley Bar Association
- Chair, Jewish Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation, Valley Alliance
- Board of Directors, Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles
- Board of Directors, Young Leadership Division, Jewish Federation Council
- Member, National Young Leadership Cabinet, Jewish Federation
- Recipient, Jules Ratner Leadership Award, Jewish Federation
- Volunteer, The Alliance for Children’s Rights; provides pro bono adoption counsel
- Member, Los Angeles Unified School District’s Task Force on Special Education
Publications & Posts
Child Support Claims in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
November 2010
How to Judge a Good Lawyer
November 2010
J. G. Wentworth Publication Interviews Jim Felton
August 2010
A Look at Preference Actions in a Recession
Aspatore Special Report: Bankruptcy Litigation Trends in California
June 2010
The Threat of the ‘B’ Word
Valley Lawyer
April 2009
Hammering Settlements
Los Angeles Daily Journal
August 21, 2007
See the Light: Business Websites Must be Accessible to the Blind
Valley Lawyer
December 2006
How to Prepare Your Firm for an Economic Slowdown
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
October 9, 2006
The Juggler
Calabasas Magazine
December 2005
The California Commercial Code and Good Faith Settlements: A Match or Mismatch?
Valley Lawyer
September 2003
Don’t Throw That Junk Fax Away, It Could Be Worth Something
Bar Notes
July/August 2002
Bank May Not Participate in Debtor’s Shell Game to Defeat Creditor’s Writ of Attachment
The CEB Civil Litigation Reporter
February 1995
Admissions
State of California
State of Arizona
United States District Court
Central and Southern Districts of California
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Education and Honors
B.A., magna cum laude with high honors, Brandeis University, 1985
J.D., University of California at Los Angeles, 1988
Law Clerk, Honorable Joan Dempsey Klein, Presiding Justice, Second Appellate District, Third Division
Extern, Honorable Stephen V. Wilson, United States District Court Judge
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