Department: Partners

Daniel A. Heald

Daniel A. Heald’s legal practice involves all types of commercial litigation, representing wholesale distributors, national equipment leasing companies and large financial institutions. During a career spanning more than two decades, Mr. Heald has conducted several hundred trials and obtained many millions of dollars in recoveries for the firm’s clients. For many years Mr. Heald has… Read more »

Wayne R. Terry

Wayne R. Terry practices business and commercial litigation, specializing in creditors’ rights, commercial and secured transactions, and real estate. He also represents creditors in bankruptcy cases nationwide.  Mr. Terry is the head of litigation at the firm, and the co-managing partner. Mr. Terry graduated both undergrad and law from the University of Texas. He subsequently… Read more »

Jennifer Witherell Crastz

Jennifer Witherell Crastz’s practice is concentrated on bankruptcy and bankruptcy litigation, representing secured and unsecured creditors and lessors in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 proceedings, and a broad range of business and commercial litigation matters arising from defaulted obligations involving real estate secured loans, mixed collateral, transportation finance and equipment leasing.  Since joining the Firm… Read more »

Martina Rider Porter

Martina Rider Porter is a seasoned commercial litigation attorney whose primary practice areas involve creditors’ rights, with an emphasis on banking and finance industries, including large commercial secured and unsecured lenders, equipment lessors, and other finance-related disputes.  As a partner, she is head of marketing for the firm. Ms. Rider Porter has over two decades… Read more »

Paul N. Andonian

Paul N. Andonian practices commercial and business litigation, representing financial institutions, equipment lessors and other commercial clients. He also handles credit collections for large financial institutions and leasing companies. Mr. Andonian received his undergraduate degree from the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada. While there, he majored in Psychology and English. He earned his… Read more »

Pamela L. Cox

Pamela L. Cox’s practice areas concentrate on complex business and commercial litigation, including secured transactions, equipment leasing disputes and fraud. Ms. Cox also handles credit collections for large financial institutions, as well as defense cases involving the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act. In addition, Ms. Cox represents clients in negotiating… Read more »

Christopher D. Crowell

Christopher D. Crowell represents financial institutions and other parties in federal and state court litigation and proceedings in alternative dispute resolution forums, with an emphasis on bankruptcy and other insolvency-related litigation as well as judgment enforcement. Mr. Crowell has substantial experience representing secured and unsecured creditors, trustees, lessors and lessees, debtors and asset purchasers in… Read more »

Raffi Khatchadourian

Raffi Khatchadourian’s practice is concentrated on bankruptcy and bankruptcy litigation, representing secured and unsecured creditors in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 proceedings, and a broad range of business and commercial litigation matters, including U.C.C. and equipment leasing disputes. Mr. Khatchadourian received his undergraduate degree from California State University at Northridge. He earned his law degree… Read more »

Sandra Tiberi

Sandra Tiberi Sandra “Sandy” Tiberi specializes in creditors’ rights and business and commercial litigation, including equipment leasing, secured transactions and credit collections. Ms. Tiberi received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego. She earned her law degree from Southwestern University School of Law in 1996. She was licensed to practice law in… Read more »

Jessica Simon

Jessica Simon’s practice focuses on distressed debt and insolvency matters, with substantial experience advising clients, including commercial landlords, lenders, financial institutions and asset managers, on restructuring, out-of-court-workouts, liquidations, collateral recovery and receiverships, executory contract and unexpired leases, contract disputes, nonjudicial and judicial foreclosures, and bankruptcy risks involving secured and unsecured debt.  She also has experience… Read more »