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Roger Friedman

Partner
Litigation and Trial
Orange County
(714) 662-4604
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Services

  • Litigation and Trial
  • Appellate Practice Group
  • Business and Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights
  • Real Property Litigation
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Bar & Court Admissions

  • State Bar of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California

Education

  • The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (J.D., 1996); Contributing Author and Staff Member, Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy
  • University of California, Riverside (Dual B.A., 1992); Dean's List; Student Athlete Honor Roll
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Roger Friedman is the Chair of the firm’s Corporate Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights Group, and is a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Trial Section. Roger’s practice focuses on business litigation, creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, insolvency, and reorganization. He represents secured and unsecured creditors, landlords and tenants, asset purchasers, trustees, receivers, and other fiduciaries, creditors’ committees, debtors, and other parties in bankruptcy cases, adversary proceedings, and litigation in federal and state courts. He regularly litigates and uses alternative dispute resolution to achieve efficient and economical results for his clients.

Roger previously served as a law clerk to both the Honorable Mitchel R. Goldberg and the Honorable Robert W. Alberts, United States Bankruptcy Judges for the Central District of California.

Roger is a member of the State Bar of California and is admitted to practice in all California state courts. He is also admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the United States District Court for the Central, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of California.

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Areas of Focus
  • Business Litigation
  • Creditors’ Rights
  • Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Reorganization
Reported Cases
  • Saddleback Valley Community Church v. El Toro Materials Company, Inc. (In re El Toro Materials Company, Inc.), 504 F. 3d 978 (9th Cir. 2007)
Judicial Clerkship
  • United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, for The Honorable Mitchel R. Goldberg, and The Honorable Robert W. Alberts (1996-1997)
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Presentations
  • Speaker, “Collecting and Keeping the Money: Pre-Judgment and Post-Judgment Remedies, and Bankruptcy Basics,” In-House MCLE Breakfast Series, July 2015
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Awards & Honors
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2024 -2025

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Community Affiliations
  • We Give Thanks, Board of Directors (2011-2020)
  • Jewish Federation and Family Services of Orange County, Board of Directors (2017-Present)
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  • Orange County Bar Association
  • Association of Business Trial Lawyers
  • Orange County Bankruptcy Forum
  • California Bankruptcy Forum
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
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