Law Offices of Edythe L. Bronston

Edythe L. Bronston is a 1980 graduate of Loyola Law School of Los Angeles, with honors, after having served for many years in a leadership role with the League of Women Voters. She now focuses her practice in the area of receiverships, as well as serving as a Court-appointed Partition Referee and Provisional Director. After a lengthy partnership in Cox, Castle & Nicholson, one of the premier California real estate firms, she opened her own practice in 1995.

Receiverships. Edythe L. Bronston is prominent in the receivership community throughout the State of California, both as a court-appointed receiver and an attorney representing receivers, as well as an attorney representing creditors wishing to obtain a receiver. A receiver is a neutral person who takes possession of property on behalf of the Court, operating that property to maintain the status quo and preserve the value until pending disputes are resolved. As Receiver, Ms. Bronston has operated businesses, run manufacturing facilities, completed construction, sold assets, completed and sold movies, managed residential and commercial real properties, and generally performed to preserve troubled properties and businesses during the pendency of litigation. She is well respected and recognized statewide as a leader in this field, having served as Co-Chair of the Los Angeles/Orange County Receivers Forum and having co-founded the statewide California Receivers Forum, of which she was 2004/2005 President. She is frequently appointed as a Receiver and Provisional Director sua sponte by the Court. She generally operates as her own counsel and is backed by an experienced administrative and field staff, leading to efficiency and cost-effectiveness. She has served on the Executive Committee of the Remedies section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association since 1985, and is a past President of that organization.

Provisional Director. Ms. Bronston has acted as a Court-appointed Provisional Director in many corporate disputes which have resulted in deadlock. As such, she has been the swing vote on Boards of Directors of many businesses, including a skilled nursing facility and a law office, as well as various manufacturers. In her role of Provisional Director she has often brought to a successful culmination the sale of many entities and has assured that the corporations which she serves efficiently conduct their business.

Grantor Trustee and Disbursing Agent. Ms. Bronston has acted as a Court-appointed Grantor Trustee and Disbursing Agent for various entities, taking possession of assets for trust beneficiaries. As such, she has managed real properties and sold properties to the benefit of all beneficiaries and creditors.

Partition Referee. Ms. Bronston has, as Court-appointed Partition Referee, sold a multitude of real properties to the satisfaction of all parties and the Court.

Mediator. Ms. Bronston is a certified mediator and is much sought after as one of the original members of the mediation panel of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California. In 2003, she was honored as having settled the most cases in the Central District.