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Our Court Appointed Phoenix Business Receivers Are Here to Help

Our Phoenix Business Receivers bring decades of experience in administering business receiverships across a wide range of industries. These cases may involve manufacturing, distribution, retail sales, restaurants, gas stations and convenience stores, car wash operations, and medical-related businesses such as assisted living and interim care facilities. Stephen Donell, President of FedReceiver, holds a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) certification through the California Department of Social Services, highlighting the team’s expertise in complex healthcare and business operations.

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Here’s how our Phoenix Business Receivers can help you:

Business receiverships may arise in a variety of circumstances. Most commonly, they occur when a lender seeks the appointment of a receiver following a loan default to collect receivables or assume possession and operation of the business. In other situations, a receiver may be appointed as part of a judgment enforcement action to manage or liquidate assets.

  • Manufacturing

    Receiverships involving manufacturing businesses often require navigating strict federal, state, and local compliance regulations, including OSHA safety standards and environmental oversight.

  • Distirubution

    FedReceiver has managed distribution businesses that require logistical oversight, vendor relations, and operational continuity during litigation or foreclosure.

  • Real Estate Partnerships

    From small single-tenant retail properties to large anchored shopping centers, our team oversees lease-up challenges, CAM reconciliations, deferred maintenance, and ADA/health & safety compliance.

  • Retail Sales

    We provide hands-on management for retail operations, addressing tenant defaults, environmental cleanup, and property stabilization.

  • Medical/Health Care

    Our team has extensive experience with medical office buildings and healthcare facilities, which often involve unique challenges such as specialized maintenance, compliance with Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) requirements, and patient care standards.

  • Financial Services

    Business receiverships in financial services may involve forensic accounting, cash flow management, and compliance with bankruptcy and creditor rights law.

  • Legal

    Law firms, partnerships, and professional practices can face deadlock or financial distress. A business receiver ensures neutral oversight and continuity.

  • Development

    Development projects often require oversight of contractors, lenders, and municipal compliance. FedReceiver has managed construction-related receiverships involving stalled or disputed projects.

  • Advertising/Marketing

    Businesses in service industries, such as marketing and advertising firms, may be stabilized by a receiver during disputes or financial distress to preserve client relationships and business value.

  • Gas Station/Car Wash

    Our Phoenix Gas Station Receivers have overseen convenience stores and car wash facilities, addressing liquor licensing, environmental compliance, and complex retail management.

When is a Phoenix Business Receiver needed?

A Phoenix business receiver may be appointed to take possession of specific assets such as receivables or inventory, or to assume control of the entire business, in which case they function as an equity receiver. Equity receivers operate all aspects of the business, including tax filings, customer relations, employee management, litigation matters, and creditor distributions according to priority.

Business receiverships play a critical role in preserving enterprise value, protecting creditors, and ensuring compliance with Arizona receivership laws (A.R.S. Title 12) while disputes or insolvency proceedings are underway.

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Clients Who Trusted Us

As an attorney representing secured creditors who provide C&I loans, I have needed to seek the appointment of a receiver due to loan defaults. Stephen Donell, Receiver, is a take-charge, dependable and results-oriented professional with whom we have a long-standing history. We highly recommend his services as receiver to other lenders and creditors.

Attorney, San Francisco CA
San Francisco, CA

As lenders’ counsel, our firm has worked with FedReceiver, Inc. for many years in connection with real property defaults and several cases involving the appointment of a Receiver. Mr. Donell and his team have distinguished themselves as knowledgeable and effective court appointed receivers.

Attorney, Los Angeles CA
Beverly Hills, CA

Our firm has had multiple opportunities to work with the professionals at FedReceiver and the results have been extremely positive in all of our partition referee and receivership matters.

Attorney, Los Angeles CA
Los Angeles, CA

I have worked with Stephen Donell in multiple cases where he was appointed as receiver over assets secured by loans originated from our lending institution. Mr. Donell’s expertise and experience have been invaluable in the protection of the bank’s loan security.

Lender, Orange County CA
Orange County, CA

Mr. Donell has served as court-appointed Receiver in multiple matters in connection with partnership litigation filed by our firm. Mr. Donell has demonstrated his knowledge regarding asset preservation, forensic investigations, and fiduciary duty violations, and his actions have resulted in positive results for my clients’ interests.

Attorney, Los Angeles CA
Los Angeles, CA

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Locations Served

With cases involving assets throughout the country and internationally, FedReceiver, Inc. provides nation-wide receivership services including international asset recovery.

Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma, Mohave, Coconino, Cochise, Navajo, Apache, Gila, Santa Cruz Counties

Las Vegas, Carson City, Clark, Douglas, Elko and Washoe County

Phoenix, Gila, Maricopa, Mohave and Pima County

States with cases/assets include Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.

Who needs a court-appointed Phoenix Business Receiver?

A Phoenix business receiver may be appointed in a wide range of situations to ensure that assets are preserved, operations remain compliant, and disputes are resolved fairly. At FedReceiver, Inc., we provide professional receivership services for lenders, attorneys, investors, government agencies, and city attorneys who require neutral third-party oversight in complex business matters.

Lender

When a business defaults on real estate or commercial loans, or when collateral, inventory, or contaminated property is at risk, lenders often turn to a court-appointed receiver to manage and protect their interests.

Attorney

Corporate, partnership, creditor rights, bankruptcy, and transactional attorneys frequently seek the services of receivers to oversee troubled businesses, enforce judgments, or manage disputed assets.

Defrauded Investor/Consumer

If you are a defrauded investor or consumer, receivership may be part of the remedy. In many cases, government agencies like the FTC can investigate fraudulent activity, and a receiver may be appointed to recover and distribute assets to protect victims.

Government Agency

State and federal agencies regularly request the appointment of receivers in connection with criminal restitution, health and safety code violations, investor and consumer fraud, and other regulatory enforcement matters. A regulatory receiver in Phoenix ensures compliance, preserves assets, and executes court-approved recovery plans.

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How we work together

From identifying problems to implementing solutions, our experienced team utilizes its decades of experience, expertise, training and resources to successfully administer its receiver, partition, provisional directorship, dissolution manager and distribution agent cases.

Reach out

Please reach out via our contact page or call us at our Los Angeles corporate office. Our state and federal cases involve assets throughout the county.

Set an Appointment

An initial call will allow for an initial assessment of the proposed case.

Sample Pleadings/Orders

With approximately 800 cases, FedReceiver has a vast library of exemplars including motions seeking appointment of receiver, orders appointing receiver and memorandum of points & authorities.

References

We offer excellent references with local and national law firms, accounting firms and clients.

Court Experience

Given our decades of experience and hundreds of cases, we have appeared in state/federal court and have excellent relationships with numerous courts/judges.

Get to know our expert court receivers in Phoenix

A family business, founded by James Donell, we are leaders in the receivership industry.

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With prior experience as president of the California Receivers Forum (CRF) Los Angeles/Orange County Chapter, President of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers (NAFER), panel members at receiver conferences, we are leaders in our industry.

Offices

Northern California

Sacramento, CA

Los Angeles

Wilshire Bundy Plaza 12121 Wilshire Boulevard, Subsuit 1120
Phone: 310.207.8481

Stephen J. Donell Los Angeles

President of FedReceiver, Inc., Jalmar Properties, Inc. and Donell Expert Services, Inc.

James H. Donell Los Angeles

Founder and CEO of FedReceiver, Inc. and Jalmar Properties, Inc.

Todd D. Donell Los Angeles

Executive Vice President of FedReceiver, Inc. and Jalmar Properties, Inc.

Sarah R. Bates Los Angeles

Vice President of FedReceiver, Inc. and Jalmar Properties, Inc.

Review the chapter authored by Mr. Donell

Reviving the financially distressed business book by written by Receiver Stephen Donell, CCIM, CPM

Reviving the Financially Distressed Business

Reviving The Financially Distressed Business is the essential guide for business owners and corporate leaders whose companies are under—or anticipating—financial difficulties. See Chapter 11, Receiverships, written by Court Receiver Stephen Donell, CCIM, CPM

Steve Donell’s contribution to the book “Reviving a Financially Distressed Business” reflects not only his expertise as a receiver, but his sound judgment on how receivership can be used to effectively advance a financially troubled business.” 

– Brian Davidoff, Esq. Author and Editor

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