Miles D. Grant Principal

Miles D. Grant graduated first in his class from California Western School of Law in 1979, and has been a California attorney actively in private practice in San Diego since 1979. Mr. Grant is rated AV®-Preeminent™ in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

Mr. Grant's practice has always emphasized collections. Mr. Grant, a principal of Grant & Kessler, currently renders collection services for banks, businesses and individuals, attorneys, law firms and other professionals, and to enforce family law judgments.

Mr. Grant has developed a unique niche in conducting asset investigations, including discovering hidden and fraudulently conveyed assets. Mr. Grant is frequently able to resolve difficult collection cases by determining a debtor's vulnerability, through investigative techniques and the strategic use of fraudulent conveyance actions, pre-judgment appointments of a receiver, writs of attachment and possession, and post-judgment subpoenas, debtor exams and levies.

Mr. Grant has been an expert witness on many occasions in the general area of collections, including fraudulent conveyances.

Since 1981, Mr. Grant has taught or been a guest lecturer at California Western Law School, National University Law School, USD Law School, and UCSD in the area of collections. From 1991-1993, Mr. Grant was a member and the Vice-Chair of the State Bar Committee on Mandatory Fee Arbitration.

Mr. Grant has been a speaker on numerous occasions for the Law Office Management, Commercial Law, Young & New Lawyers, Arbitration, and Family Law Sections of the San Diego County Bar Association, and the State Bar Committee on Mandatory Fee Arbitration. The speaking engagements have included:

• Conducting asset investigations
• Analyzing if a debt is collectible
• Obtaining and effectively using writs of attachment
• Enforcing judgments
• Enforcing security interests under the California Commercial Code
• Usury
• All aspects of attorney/client fee agreements and collections
• Collecting unpaid support
• Avoiding collection problems
• Structuring and securing equalizing payments

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