About Us

South Bay Law Firm is owned and managed by Michael D. Good. Since 1994, Mr. Good has represented a wide variety of corporate debtors, creditors’ committees, individual creditors, trustees, and other parties across a broad range of industries. He has extensive experience with numerous complex reorganization and liquidation proceedings under the United States Bankruptcy Code, as well as with out-of-court restructurings and assignments for the benefit of creditors.

Corporate and municipal insolvency is inherently complex. 

• Defended numerous preference “claw-back” actions against trade creditors, reducing creditors’ liability by 60% – 96%.
• Negotiated investors’ successful promissory note sales in debtor’s out-of-court corporate restructuring.
• Negotiated debtor’s out-of-court conveyance of assets to lender through “Article 9” foreclosure.
• Analyzed and cash-traced multiple fraudulent transfers of real and personal property, resulting in partial summary judgment for trustee.
• Negotiated structured dismissal of Chapter 11 case for landlord, facilitating landlord’s sale of commercial property.
• Prosecuted competing plan of reorganization in Chapter 11 case, resulting in a projected 40% recovery for landlord.
• Reorganized small business debtors, twice confirming Chapter 11 plans that returned 100% to creditors.