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Practices
J. Barrett Marum
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Mr. Marum is an associate in the Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Groups in the firm's San Diego Office.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Marum practices in the areas of commercial litigation and business bankruptcy law. He has experience representing parties involved in complex insolvency proceedings, including representing creditors and other parties in pre-bankruptcy litigation, workout negotiations and bankruptcy proceedings. Mr. Marum also has a wide variety of experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in disputes in state and federal court, including claims involving breach of contract, real property, unfair business practices, business torts, federal banking laws and regulations and borrower litigation against lenders.
Education
- J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2003, Order of the Coif
- B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 2000, High Honors
Clerkships
- Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas J. Whelan, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California
Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Representative matters
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Lead associate on a team of Sheppard Mullin attorneys that obtained $78 million in provisional relief on behalf of a consumer electronics manufacturer against one of its buyers.
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Lead associate on a team of Sheppard Mullin attorneys representing a creditor with a claim against the debtors of more than $115 million.
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Obtained sua sponte summary judgment for a client on fraudulent transfer claims asserted by one of a debtor’s creditors.
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Negotiated a settlement and obtained a with prejudice dismissal of a breach of contract lawsuit against the mortgage division of a bank pursuant to which the bank paid nothing.
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Obtained a dismissal with prejudice of a borrower’s truth in lending lawsuit against his lender.
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Negotiated and documented workouts of several multi-million dollar construction loans for a major lender.
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Lead attorney representing a major originator and holder of option-arm and negative amortization loans in numerous borrower lawsuits.