Attorney Profiles

Todd C. Ringstad was born in San Bernardino, California in 1954. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Riverside in 1976. In 1980, he received his Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law, where he was awarded the Order of the Coif, an honor which is bestowed upon the top 10% of the graduating class.

Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Ringstad served as law clerk to the Honorable Mack Easley, Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court, for a period of one year. Upon his return to California, he joined the Newport Beach office of Fulop & Hardee, which later became known as MeKittrick, Jackson, DeMarco & Peckenpaugh.

In 1987, Mr. Ringstad became a founding partner in Lobel, Winthrop & Broker, a firm which quickly established a reputation as one of Southern California's premier bankruptcy firms. He remained a partner at Lobel, Winthrop & Broker until the firm dissolved on December 31, 1994.

On January 1, 1995, Mr. Ringstad founded the Law Offices of Todd C. Ringstad, a firm dedicated to providing quality legal representation in bankruptcy and insolvency-related matters, with an emphasis on business and real estate-related reorganizations.

Throughout his career, Mr. Ringstad has specialized in the representation of debtors, creditors, trustees and creditor committees in bankruptcy cases, and has established a reputation as one of Southern California's leading bankruptcy practitioners. Because of his considerable trial experience, he is often called upon to lecture on bankruptcy trial procedure and tactics. He has appeared in Bankruptcy Courts throughout California and Nevada, before the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and before the United States District Court.

Mr. Ringstad served as Chairperson of the Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section of the Orange County Bar Association in 1986; and as Program Chair of the Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section in 1985. He served as a member of the Special Projects Committee for the Orange County Bankruptcy Forum from 1988 through 1993. He is a Master in the Peter M. Elliott Inn of Court

Mr. Ringstad has taught and lectured extensively on bankruptcy law, trial tactics and legal ethics. The seminars in which he has participated as a lecturer or instructor include: Guest Lecturer, Litigation Strategies and Tactics in Bankruptcy Cases, Chapman University School of Law Advanced Bankruptcy class, 2002; Bridging the Gap: Orientation to Federal Practice, Federal Bar Association, 2000-2004; Bankruptcy Litigation: A Workshop in Trial Strategy and Technique, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum Special Projects Committee, 1995; Handling a Chapter 11 Reorganization The Right Way, Adopting The Expert's System, CEB 1994; Bankruptcy Reorganizations (Chapter 11): Effective Strategies for Pacesetting Attorneys Representing Debtors and Creditors, CEB 1993; Chapter 11 Plan Confirmation Hearing-Mock Trial, California Bankruptcy Forum Annual Conference, 1991; A Bankruptcy Trial Workshop, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, 1989; Pre-Trial Preparation in Bankruptcy Adversary Proceedings, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, 1988; Creditor's Remedies and Debtor's Rights, CEB, 1986, 1988; Bankruptcy Practice for Paralegals, University of California, Riverside Extension.