Kenneth Miller

Kenneth Miller is a partner in ECJ’s Real Estate and Bankruptcy Departments. Mr. Miller enjoys a diverse practice, primarily focusing on representing lenders and other secured creditors in real and personal property secured transactions.

Mr. Miller represents financial institutions, insurance companies, developers and individuals in finance and purchase and sales transactions. Based upon his substantial experience in representing financial institution clients, Mr. Miller has developed successful procedures for the preparation, negotiation and closing of commercial secured loans, maximizing quality and cost efficiency. Recent accomplishments include preparation and negotiation of secured multi-million dollar loans and purchase and sales agreements for commercial real and personal property located throughout the United States for a variety of clients including Fortune 200 companies.

Mr. Miller is also able to apply his experience in secured transactions to workouts and bankruptcy matters. His accomplishments include successfully representing creditors in two different complicated transactions in the Enron bankruptcy case and the preparation of a successful motion to dismiss a complaint in the approximate amount of $40 million dollars filed in bankruptcy court. His experience also includes successful negotiations and court challenges of cash collateral motions and Chapter 11 reorganization/liquidation plans throughout the United States.

Mr. Miller has served on the Uniform Commercial Code Committee of the California State Bar, and was the chair of its Programs and Publications Subcommittee.

Mr. Miller was born in New York City, New York on December 19, 1960. Mr. Miller graduated from Revelle College of the University of California, San Diego in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science, and received his legal education at Loyola of Los Angeles Law School (J.D., 1986). He was admitted to the California Bar in 1986, and is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in California.

Media Appearances:

• Fox Business News, November 16, 2007
• Fox Business News, October 23, 2007

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Areas of Practice:

• Real Property
• Bankruptcy

Bar Admissions:

• California

Education:

• Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, 1986
  J.D.
• Revelle College, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, 1983
  B.A.
  Major: Political Science

Published Works:

• “Extend and Pretend Falls Short for CRE Troubles,” American Banker, July 2011
• “Security Alarm: Default Interest in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Proceedings,” Los Angeles Lawyer, 1999

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• “Common Perfection Mistakes and Unusual Perfection Problems”, California State Bar, January 18, 2009
• “Are You Ready to Rumble? Hot Issues Concerning Personal Property Foreclosure”, California State Bar, April 10, 2009

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• State Bar of California

Past Employment Positions:

• Moldo Davidson Fraioli Seror & Sestanovich LLP, Los Angeles, California, Partner
• Leland, Parachini, Steinberg, Matzger and Melnick, San Francisco, California, Partner