Secured Transaction Litigation
Fraud in Secured Transactions
Fraudulent liens, forged security agreements, and hidden collateral transfers threaten both lenders and property owners. We unwind fraudulent schemes and protect legitimate interests.
Commercial litigation experience across financing, real estate, and complex collateral disputes in Utah and Colorado courts.
Fraud Schemes We Litigate
Collateral Manipulation
- • Double-pledged assets and competing UCC filings
- • Hidden transfer of mineral, water, or equipment interests
- • False inventory and accounts receivable reports
- • Undisclosed liens in real property financing
Document Fraud
- • Forged signatures on security agreements
- • Altered collateral descriptions
- • Fabricated releases or termination statements
- • Misrepresented ownership interests
Remedies & Strategies
Equitable Remedies
- • Constructive trusts and receiverships
- • Rescission and reformation of security agreements
- • Injunctions freezing collateral transfers
- • Accounting and disgorgement
Litigation Tactics
- • Emergency TROs to halt asset dissipation
- • UCC priority contests and lien avoidance
- • Fraudulent transfer and preference claims
- • Coordination with bankruptcy proceedings
Representative Experience
- • Unwound fraudulent secured transactions affecting ranch properties
- • Litigated lender liability and title insurance coverage for concealed liens
- • Obtained injunctions freezing collateral pending arbitration
- • Coordinated forensic accounting to trace diverted loan proceeds
Need to unwind a fraudulent lien? Call (801) 346-8120
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