Redefining Full Service

Shulman Bastian Friedman & Bui LLP is a California-based business law firm where full service is not just a slogan, it is a comprehensive approach to the practice of law that has yielded results for numerous businesses and individuals. Our attorneys are prepared to handle the full range of legal problems you may face, from routine transactions to urgent legal crises.

California Firm Serving Clients
Across The Country

Shulman Bastian
Friedman & Bui LLP

You should not have to search for the right law firm every time a legal problem arises. The right law firm is equipped to address all of your legal needs. For businesses and individuals throughout California and the United States, we are that law firm.

We take a direct and personal interest in our clients’ cases, working with them individually to chart a course to a successful outcome. As our client, you will never have to wonder who is working on your case and how to get in touch with your attorney. Personal, attentive service is a hallmark of our practice.

Litigation

Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy
Estate Sales

Transactions

Case Results

Partners Leonard M. Shulman and Eric P. Francisconi obtained a final award in arbitration in excess of $1.1 million.

Partners Leonard M. Shulman and Eric P. Francisconi obtained a final award in arbitration in excess of $1.1 million. The Firm’s client, half-owner of a profitable gas station, convinced the arbitrator that the client did not receive all of the profits of the business owed to him, and that monies owed to him were improperly withheld. When the initial award did not contain prejudgment interest, the Firm successfully petitioned the arbitrator to add prejudgment interest to the final award.

An article in Law360 featured a case in which Eric P. Francisconi, a partner of the firm, represents one of the former owners of two defunct oil processing sites in the Los Angeles

An article in Law360 featured a case in which Eric P. Francisconi, a partner of the firm, represents one of the former owners of two defunct oil processing sites in the Los Angeles that has asked a federal judge to approve a settlement in excess of $7.6 million to clean the contaminated soil and bring an end to nearly 25 years of litigation. Mr. Francisconi co-filed the application to confirm the terms of a settlement reached after numerous days of mediation.

Partner Eric P. Francisconi completed the settlement of a complex suit between the Firm’s client

Partner Eric P. Francisconi completed the settlement of a complex suit between the Firm’s client, who refurbishes, operates, and re-sells multi-unit residential buildings in the Los Angeles area, and its former partner and lender. The matter, which settled after several in-person settlement conferences in the Norwalk Superior Court, concerned numerous properties and entities and a dispute in accounting in which the litigants had widely divergent view of what amounts were owed to one another. In resolving the matter after lengthy and tenacious settlement efforts, the parties were able to avoid months of litigation and an expensive and time-consuming trial.

The Firm Prevails in Ninth Circuit Affirming Settlement Order

The Firm’s Melissa Lowe prevailed in front of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s (“BAP”) and Bankruptcy Court’s decisions to approve a global settlement the Firm negotiated. The Firm represents a Chapter 7 trustee in the case and was able to negotiate a settlement which resulted in full payment to general unsecured creditors and allowed the aged case to move to be closed. The debtor appealed the approval of the settlement to the BAP, who affirmed, and then to the Ninth Circuit but the Firm prevailed and the order approving the settlement was upheld.

BAP Affirms Firm’s Objection to Homestead Exemption

The Firm prevailed in an appeal to the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP”) regarding an objection to a debtor’s homestead exemption. Despite the debtor having not lived in the property for over 5 years, and the debtor having signed a document agreeing to the sale of the property or the purchase of her interest in the property, the debtor claimed a homestead exemption in the same property. The Firm, on behalf of the Chapter 7 trustee, objected to the exemption on the basis that the property was not the debtor’s residence. After a one day trial in the bankruptcy court, the bankruptcy court sustained the Trustee’s objection. The debtor appealed and after briefing and oral argument in front of the 3 judge panel, the bankruptcy court’s ruling was affirmed by the BAP.

The Firm Confirms a Chapter 11 Plan to Pay Creditors in Full

The Firm, led by James C. Bastian, Jr. and Melissa Lowe, confirmed a plan of reorganization for individual debtors just 9 months after the case was filed. The plan will pay creditors in full once disputed claims are resolved.

Over $9 Million Awarded

GENUTEC V. DANNA, ET AL., CASE NO.: 07CC07918
In March 2013, after a trial lasting nearly five months, the Orange County Superior Court awarded over $9 million in damages to Shulman Bastian Friedman & Bui LLP client, Genutec Business Solutions, Inc.

Victory At Trial

IN RE TRANSACT, INC., CASE NO.: 8:07-11443-ES
SHULMAN BASTIAN FRIEDMAN & BUI LLP obtained a significant victory at trial representing the Chapter 7 trustee for the bankruptcy estate of In re Transact, Inc., Case No. 8:07-11443-ES,

Invested
In Your Success

Invested In Your Success

We are not only knowledgeable in the areas of law but also sensitive to the ground-floor realities successful individuals and business owners face every day. Our attorneys recognize the need for achieving your legal goals in a cost-effective manner. Our legal strategies are tailored to the needs of each client. We apply our proven methods to a broad range of issues in the following general categories:

Litigation: We are trial lawyers. Our litigation attorneys have a rich history of successfully achieving results at the negotiating table and in courtrooms throughout California and the United States.

Bankruptcy: We started as a bankruptcy firm. Our lawyers have extensive experience helping businesses with insolvency issues and guiding them through Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcies and out-of-court solutions.

Transactions: A transaction done well secures your interests and prevents problems from arising in the future. We handle every transaction with acute attention to detail.

Our Community Focus

We give back to the community through our partnerships with 8 non-profit and community organizations in California.

Leonard M. Shulman and James C. Bastian

Leonard M. Shulman

Managing Partner

James C. Bastian

Co-Managing Partner

Leonard M. Shulman

Leonard M. Shulman

Managing Partner

James C. Bastian

James C. Bastian

Co-Managing Partner

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