Meredith King

Meredith King is a seasoned insolvency and commercial litigator atFranklin Soto Leeds LLP, San Diego, California,with a comprehensive background in representing a broad range of clients, including financial institutions, receivers, judgment creditors, court-appointed fiduciaries, general contractors, real estate owners and developers, and business owners. Her practice spans multiple areas of litigation in state, federal and bankruptcy courts, where she adeptly handles workout, restructuring and enforcement actions.With immense experience in diverse areas, Ms. King includes Chapter 11 restructurings, complex Chapter 7 proceedings, mergers and acquisitions in bankruptcy contexts, asset sales, valuation disputes, cash collateral transactions and adversary proceedings in her practice. She also provides strategic out-of-court workouts and restructuring advice, catering to both financially distressed and solvent companies aiming to reorganize or recapitalize their operations. Her approach is particularly geared toward assisting clients through complex, multiparty matters, ensuring clear navigation and robust representation at all stages of litigation.Before her current role at Franklin Soto Leeds LLP, Ms. King enriched her legal career as an associate attorney at one of San Diego’s most reputable law firms and dedicated nearly five years as the Honorable Margaret M. Mann’s career law clerk. Having graduated cum laude from Smith College and magna cum laude from California Western School of Law, she was also a recipient of academic merit and creative problem-solving scholarships. During her law school tenure, she served as the executive editor of lead articles for the California Western Law Review and interned at the Department of Justice, Tax Division in Washington, D.C.Currently, Ms. King is an active member of several legal associations, including the California Lawyers Association’s Business Law Section Insolvency Law Committee, where she chairs the Publications Subcommittee. She also contributes to the California Bankruptcy Forum’s 2023 Insolvency Conference Leadership Committee. She has been named to the Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” list in 2024 and rated “Very Good” on Avvo.Meredith Kingis a debt relief agent. She helps people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.