Education
- Juniata College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979).
- University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1982).
Bar & Court Admissions
- 1982, California.
- 1996, Nevada.
Attorneys
Brad R. Godshall
Mr. Godshall specializes in finance, workouts, and business reorganizations under chapter 11. He is a graduate of Juniata College and received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was captain of the 1981 Moot Court team. He is listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" (2005 - 2008), Chambers USA "America's Leading Business Lawyers" (2004 - 2007), holds an AV Peer Rating, Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability, and was named a "Super Lawyer" in the field of Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights in 2009 and 2010 in a peer survey conducted by Law & Politics and the publishers of Los Angeles magazine, an honor bestowed on only 5% of Southern California attorneys. Mr. Godshall is admitted to practice in Nevada and California, and is a resident in our Los Angeles office.
Publications
- Co-Author, "Plan Wars-The Use of Chapter 11 to Coax Continued Financing From a Reluctant Lender," 738 PLI/Comm. 7 (1996).
- Co-Author, "Chapter 11: The Bank of Last Resort," 45 Business Lawyer 261 (1989).
- Co-Author, "Wading 'Upstream' in Leveraged Transactions: Traditional Guaranties v. 'Net Worth' Guaranties," 46 Business Lawyer 391 (1991).
- Co-Author, "Two Years Later: Eight Questions Left Unanswered (or Extremely Confused) by Deprizio," 19 California Bankruptcy Law Journal 41 (1991).
- Co-Author, "The Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition: The World's Worst Debt Collection Device?" 53 Business Lawyer 1315 (1998).
Representations
- Chapter 11 debtors in Gencor International; Nellson Nutraceuticals; Superior National Insurance Group; Sizzler International; American Rice; Breed International; Orchids Paper Products; F & C International; Imperial Hotels.
- Creditors' committee in DirecTV Latin America; Wherehouse, Inc.; Rampage Clothing Company.
- Counsel to Paine Webber Properties in Angeles Corporation; Safeway Corporation in Liquor Barn; and Bank of America in Weintraub Entertainment.