Profile

Leslie Gladstone

Owner,
Financial Law Group

Contact Details

Owner,
Financial Law Group
5656 La Jolla Blvd.
La Jolla, CA 92037
United States

Years of Experience

21 - 30

Professional Bio

Leslie T. Gladstone is a Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy trustee and also works as a receiver, liquidating trustee, expert witness, disbursing agent, assignee in assignments for benefit of creditors, trustee counsel and consultant in matters involving insolvency. She has been appointed in various state and federal courts throughout California since 1998 and has represented fiduciaries since 1989. She has handled well over 25,000 fiduciary cases and has operated multiple businesses, handled assets in manufacturing, real estate, retail and professional businesses. Leslie is the current president of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees and has served on the San Diego Receivers Forum, the San Diego Bankruptcy Forum and the Women’s Insolvency Network. She maintains a law practice with Christin Batt and Derek Soinski in the representation of trustees and creditors, and more generally, in the practice of financial and insolvency law.

Company Description

Financial Law Group represents fiduciaries and creditors in insolvency and bankruptcy related matters primarily in the Southern District of California, or elsewhere as special counsel. The firm has 3 attorneys – Leslie T. Gladstone, a court appointed fiduciary and insolvency attorney, Christin Batt, who specializes in representation of fiduciaries and Derek Soinski, who specializes in commercial litigation and fiduciary representation.

Number of Times Appointed a Receiver

1

Lead Roles in Federal Receiverships

  • Receiver

Receivership Experience in these USDC Courts

  • California Southern

Receivership Experience with these Agencies

  • Federal Trade Commision

Sizes of Federal Equity Receiverships

  • Under $1 Million

Federal Equity Receivership Cases on which I have Worked

  • FTC v Membership Services, James Schwindt

Roles in Other (Non-Federal) Equity Receiverships

  • Consultant
  • Creditor Appointed Receiver
  • Distribution Agent
  • Expert Witness
  • Independent Fiduciary
  • Liquidation/Dissolution Receiver/Manager
  • Mediator
  • Other
  • Special Master
  • State Court Appointed Receiver

Industry Specialties

  • Fiduciary Management
  • Finance
  • Hospitality
  • Intellectual Property/Patents
  • Real Estate

Types of Services or Products Your Company Provides

  • Consultant: Financial
  • Legal Services/Litigation
  • Property Management

Professional Certifications

  • Juris Doctor, Receivership Certification from Loyola Law School, Appointment to the Chapter 7 trustee panel in the Southern District of California

Education

Juris Doctor (cum laude) Pepperdine University School of Law