Heinz Binder
Mr. Binder has over 35 years of experience representing businesses and individuals as debtors or creditors in all types of bankruptcy matters and corporate restructuring. In addition to his considerable bankruptcy experience, Mr. Binder frequently represents businesses and individuals in real estate and business matters, collection and collection defense, and commercial law disputes. Mr. Binder’s practice also includes asset protection planning, creditor negotiations and workouts, debtor-creditor rights, tax disputes, bankruptcy appeals, and representing under-insured defendants in settlement negotiations and mediations.
Mr. Binder is active in the local Silicon Valley community, frequently lecturing on bankruptcy and related topics such as asset protection planning. Mr. Binder has been featured as a guest lecturer at the Santa Clara University School of Law on a number of occasions and spoken to numerous professional organizations, including the National Bankruptcy Institute (NBI), Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum (BABF), California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), the Construction Financial Management Association, and the Santa Clara County Bar Association. Mr. Binder has been named as a Northern California “Super Lawyer” in Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights every year since its inception in 2004.
Mr. Binder was born in Heidenheim, Germany, is married to his wife, Theresia, and has two sons. Mr. Binder’s interests include photography, travel, biking, hiking, and pinball.
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights
- California
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- USDC: Central District of California
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- USDC: Eastern District of California
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- USDC: Northern District of California
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- USDC: Southern District of California
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- 9th Circuit
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- English
- Of Counsel
- Binder Malter Harris & Rome-Banks LLP
- Current
- Santa Clara University School of Law
- J.D.
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- University of Wisconsin - Madison
- B.A.A
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- Northern California Super Lawyer - Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights
- Super Lawyers
- 2004-2019
- AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum
- Director
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- Santa Clara County Bar Association
- Former Chairperson, Debtor/Creditor Committee
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- Activities: Member, Debtor/Creditor Executive Committee (1983 - 1990)
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- Congressman Don Edwards American Inns of Court
- Member
- Current
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- California State Bar # 87908
- Member
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- Bankruptcy Topics, California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), National Bankruptcy Institute (NBI), Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum (BABF), the Construction Financial Management Association, and the Santa Clara Bar Association
