Bankruptcy
       Creditor and Litigation
Litigation
       Business, Commercial

Mr. Kempinsky began his legal career in 1979, after graduating from Rice University and Columbia University School of Law when he joined the law firm of Gendel, Raskoff, Shapiro & Quittner. Upon the dissolution of Gendel, Raskoff, Shapiro & Quittner, he became an officer in the law firm of Tuttle & Taylor, and, after that, a partner in the law firm of Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP. In January 2002, he joined former partners from Gendl, Raskoff, Shapiro & Quittner to form Peitzman, Weg & Kempinsky LLP.

Mr. Kempinsky's practice encompasses trial and appellate work in both State and Federal courts. Over the years, Mr. Kempinsky has been lead counsel in numerous jury and non-jury trials, as well as in appeals, involving a wide variety of substantive issues, including bankruptcy, business torts, commercial, environmental, franchise, real estate, trademark and other intellectual property. Mr. Kempinsky also has broad experience representing the interests of creditors and debtors, along with all of the other constituencies involved, in bankruptcy cases and out of court workouts.

Mr. Kempinsky currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Remedies Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and sits on the Board of Directors of the Constitutional Rights Foundation and the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum. He also sits as a judge pro tempore and lectures frequently on matters relating to business litigation and trial practice. He was named a Southern California“Super Lawyer" by “Law & Politics” and “Los Angeles Magazine” for each of the three years, 2004-2006.