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Kevin Whiteford is a successful litigator representing commercial equipment lessors, lenders, developers, contractors and small businesses in commercial litigation, real estate disputes, and collection matters.

Mr. Whiteford also represents creditors in bankruptcy proceedings. Mr. Whiteford has taught at the University of California at Davis, University Extension in Sacramento, California, and at numerous continuing legal education courses on topics ranging from the mechanics of basic commercial litigation and judgment enforcement, to complex fraudulent conveyance, successor liability, and civil writ strategies and procedures.  

Mr. Whiteford received his bachelor's degree from the University of California at Davis, and obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Santa Clara. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1989, and practiced in the areas of civil litigation and real estate with the Sacramento firm of Burger & Flaherty until that firm split in 1992. Thereafter, Mr. Whiteford continued his practice in the same areas of law with Flaherty & Serlin before joining Karen Leder in 1997 to form Leder & Whiteford, LLP. In 2002, Mr. Whiteford teamed up with Mark Serlin to create Serlin & Whiteford, LLP, a premiere boutique creditors' rights/collection law firm practicing throughout California.  After a 20+ year successful partnership, Mark Serlin retired in January 2023.  Mr. Whiteford continues the Serlin & Whiteford tradition of excellence in his Whiteford Law practice.

Admitted

California, 1989

All Federal U.S. District Courts in California, 1992

Education

University of California at Davis, B.A., 1986

Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., 1989

Memberships and Affiliations

State Bar Association

State Bar  Commercial Law and Real Property Sections

Practice Areas

Business Litigation

Creditors' Rights / Commercial Collections

Representative Clients

John Deere Financial

De Lage Landen Financial Services, Inc.

TBF Financial, LLC

P : (916) - 446 - 0790

F : (916) - 446 - 0791

kw@swllplaw.com

California Bar Profile State Bar # : 142916