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Banking Law

Sound Advice for Financial Institutions

Terra Law's banking law attorneys use the breadth of their experience to protect the rights, interests and assets of national banks, state and community financial institutions, and other lenders throughout the state of California.

Comprehensive Client Service in State and Federal Banking Law

Our areas of expertise for financial institutions includes:

  • Real property and personal property secured transactions
  • Negotiable instruments, checks, wire transfers, letters of credit
  • Negotiating and documenting loan modifications and restructuring 
  • Judicial and non-judicial foreclosures
  • Interpleader actions where the bank acts as the stakeholder for assets in dispute between other parties
  • Legal issues related to bank operations and legal process.
  • Truth in Lending and RESPA disputes
  • Conversion claims
  • Deposit account and set-off issues
  • Perfection or priority of security interests
  • Purchase and sale of financial institution assets

Terra Law's experience with commercial law, bank regulation, civil litigation and bankruptcy means that our lawyers can provide seamless and comprehensive client service to financial institutions of all kinds. We offer the sophisticated counsel characteristic of much larger law firms in a highly personalized and cost-effective small firm atmosphere.

Terra Law is a member of the California Bankers Association.

Founding partner Breck Milde heads the banking law practice at Terra Law. He has 25 years of experience with the legal needs of financial institutions from daily operations to the protection of claims in bankruptcy court. Contact Breck Milde to discuss your banking law needs.