Mikel R. Bistrow practices in the areas of commercial finance and lending, real and personal property secured transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, creditor's collection and related remedies, bankruptcy, insolvency and work-outs. Ms. Bistrow's finance practice emphasizes representing lenders and borrowers in documenting and negotiating real and personal property loans and secured transactions, including revolving lines of credit, asset based loans, securitized credits and construction financing.

Ms. Bistrow, a seasoned lecturer throughout California and nationally and a published author, is included in The Best Lawyers in America (1995-2007 editions) and in The Best Lawyers in San Diego (San Diego Magazine, April 2007, April 2006, April 2005 and September 2001 editions), was named a "Super Lawyer - San Diego" (Law & Politics, May 2007), was selected as a San Diego Top Attorney (San Diego Daily Transcript, May 2007) and was named one of Corporate Counsel magazine's "Best Lawyers," 2005. Ms. Bistrow is a member of the Business Law Section and the Uniform Commercial Code and the Business Bankruptcy committees of the American Bar Association; a former member and co-chairperson of the Uniform Commercial Code Committee and former member of the Executive Committee and treasurer of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California; a founding member of the San Diego Bankruptcy Forum and a former member of the Board of Directors of the California Bankruptcy Forum; a member of the Editorial Board of San Diego Lawyer Magazine; and serves as a mediator for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California. Ms. Bistrow is also Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification.

Ms. Bistrow is admitted to practice in California and before the U.S. District Court for the Southern, Northern, Central and Eastern districts of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. She is a 1981 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School and an honors graduate of the University of Michigan.

• Real and Personal Property Secured Transactions
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Creditor's Collection and Remedies
• Bankruptcy
• Insolvency
• Business Reorganization and Workouts
• Commercial Finance and Lending

• In re Palomar Mountain Spring Water - represented debtor in Chapter 11 reorganization
• In re Checkerboard Square, LLC - represented Trustee in Chapter 11 reorganization
• In re Cimms, Inc., et al. - represented affiliated Burger King franchisee debtors in Chapter 11 reorganization
• In re Telios - represented official committee of common shareholders committee in Chapter 11 reorganization of public company debtor
• In re Sym-Tek Systems - represented official unsecured creditors committee in Chapter 11 reorganization of public company debtor

• American Bar Association
  - Section of Business Law
  -- Business Bankruptcy Committee
  -- Uniform Commercial Code Committee
• State Bar of California
  - Business Law Section
  -- Executive Committee, 1994-1997
  --- Treasurer, 1995-1997
  -- Uniform Commercial Code Committee, 1991-1994; 1999-2002
  --- Co-chair, 2001-2002
• San Diego County Bar Association
  - Commercial Law Section
  -- Secretary, 1988
  - Bankruptcy Section
  -- Chairman, 1987
• Mediator, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California, 1986-present
• Member, Bankruptcy Judge Selection Panel, Southern District of California, 1987
• Board Certified - Business Bankruptcy Law - American Board of Certification

• Supreme Court of the United States
• California
• United States District Courts for the Southern, Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of California
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

• University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1981