Elissa D. Miller

Partner

Elissa D. Miller is a partner in the Bankruptcy & Reorganization practice group at Greenspoon Marder LLP. As a well-established bankruptcy lawyer and fiduciary, Ms. Miller represents secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, and trustees in both Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. She is a member of the Chapter 7 Panel of Bankruptcy Trustees appointed by the Office of the United States Trustee in the Central District of California and serves as a Chapter 11 trustee.

Ms. Miller is currently serving as the Chapter 7 Trustee of the infamous law firm of Girardi Keese, where she has recovered millions of dollars in quantum meruit legal fees and on other assets so as to pay off all allowed secured debt and now will be able to make a meaningful distribution to unsecured creditors including former clients whose settlement dollars had been used to finance Thomas Girardi and his wife, real housewife Erika Jayne’s lifestyle; Mark Slotkin, an entrepreneur and the owner of numerous luxury rental properties and Antiquarian Traders, a long-time established antique store and warehouse in Los Angeles, and Weed Cellars, Inc., a business branding alcohol and merchandise with the Weed Celler logo and in which she liquidated valuable intellectual property among many other matters.

In her legal practice, Ms. Miller represented creditors’ committees, secured and unsecured creditors and other interested parties. She also frequently represents other Chapter 7 trustees in a number of cases, including complicated Chapter 7 cases, and is known for her creative problem-solving and her ability to reach consensus settlements and monetize assets.

Ms. Miller has practiced law in Los Angeles since 1985. Immediately prior to joining Greenspoon Marder, she spent over 26 years at the boutique bankruptcy firm Sulmeyer Kupetz.

She speaks frequently on bankruptcy-related topics.

Experience

Professional and Community Involvement

California Lawyers Association (formerly the education arm of the State Bar of California)
- Executive Committee, Member, 2016-Present
- Business Law Section, Insolvency Law Committee, 2007-2012, Co-Chair, 2011-2012
Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum
- Board Member, 2007-Present
- Bankruptcy Battleground West, Advisory Board Member, 2023
- Board President, 2014-2015
Financial Lawyers Conference, Member
National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Member
International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, Los Angeles Chapter Founding Member
Imagine LA, Mentor, 2019-2024
Los Angeles Chapter of Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) (financial literacy program for high school students)
- Board Member
- Executive Committee Member
Valley Community Healthcare, Board Member/Executive Committee 2013-2023

Awards

Recognitions

Best Lawyers®, “The Best Lawyers in America,” Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2024-2026
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, “Outstanding Pro Bono Award,” 2025
Chambers & Partners USA Guide “Bankruptcy and Restructuring – California” 2025
Super Lawyers magazine, “Southern California Super Lawyer,” 2004-2025
Lawdragon, “500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers,” 2024-2025
Forbes, “America’s Top 200 Lawyers List,” 2024
Daily Journal, “Top Women Lawyers in California,” 2023-2024
Los Angeles Business Journal, “Top 100 Lawyers,” 2023
Daily Journal, “Top Bankruptcy Lawyer,” 2022