Thomas Zide

Thomas Zide
Partner

Distinguished as the longest practicing and most experienced commercial collections attorney in Southern California, Thomas Zide’s legal career spans 48 years. He has carried on a tradition his parents began in 1928, when they established the Zide Law Office to assist commercial and retail clients with collections and general business matters. Thomas Zide devotes his practice exclusively to the following areas of law: Commercial Collection; Insolvency; Business; Creditors Rights; Debtor and Creditor Collections.

Bar & Court Admission

• California, 1960
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

• University of Southern California, J.D., 1959
• California State University at Los Angeles, B.A., 1956

Professional Activities

• State Bar of California
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• Financial Lawyers Conference and Commercial Law League of America (member, Board of Governors, 1980-1983, 1996-1997; Recording Secretary, 1986-1987; Secretary, 1984-1985; President, Fund for Public Education, 1985-1986; Member, Executive Council, Creditor's Rights Section, 1993-1995; Chair, Creditor's Rights Section, 1995-1996)
• Served as Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles Municipal Court

• Listed in Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Lawyers. AV rating signifies professional excellence and recognition for the highest levels of skill and integrity

• Greater San Fernando Valley Chamber of Commerce, member
• Studio City Chamber of Commerce, member