Steven Werth brings more than 25 years of experience to his work litigating complex causes of action on behalf of bankruptcy estates. He represents bankruptcy trustees seeking to avoid fraudulent transfers, pursuing wrongful distributions to Ponzi scheme participants, and locating hidden assets. He also litigates and tries real estate matters, including landlord-tenant disputes. Some of his experience in this area includes a claim over the ownership of a purported Banksy graffiti art image appearing on leased retail space in Los Angeles, and a lease default dispute involving a dance club closed due to COVID-related restrictions.
Steven’s litigation experience also includes insurance coverage litigation, environmental contribution liability disputes under CERCLA and similar statutes, and avoidable transfer litigation and defense. He also represents clients in PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) financing litigation and lectures frequently on student loan debt dischargeability issues.
Steve has been named to the Southern California Super Lawyers list for Bankruptcy annually since 2023.