Perfecting Judgments and Reaching Assets: A Practical Guide to Pre- and Post-Judgment Collection

Rob Wildstein | Bodker, Ramsey, Andrews, Winograd & Wildstein

Rob Wildstein is a partner with the law firm of Bodker, Ramsey, Andrews, Winograd & Wildstein, P.C., and was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1983. Rob earned his undergraduate degree with honors from Northwestern University, his juris doctorate, cum laude, from the University of Georgia, and his Master of Laws degree in Litigation from Emory University.

Rob’s areas of practice include post judgment collections, creditors’ rights, commercial litigation, commercial leasing, commercial transactions, and organizational governance. Rob is a frequent presenter at CLE seminars for various organizations including the State Bar of Georgia and speaks on numerous topics which include post judgment collection, commercial leasing and evidence.

Rob is a co-author of the authoritative book on Georgia Post Judgment Collections, published by Thomson Reuters. Rob has also been named as one of the Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, Georgia Super Lawyer, Atlanta Magazine, as well as a Georgia Top 100 Super Lawyer and one of Georgia Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite”.

Rob is an active volunteer in his community and has served in officer and board positions for non-profit profit organizations. In his spare time, Rob enjoys traveling and skiing and is an avid sports fan, particularly of the Atlanta Braves.

John Mayer | Ross, Banks, May, Cron & Cavin

John Mayer is a veteran creditor-side litigator with more than five decades of experience focused on judgment enforcement, asset recovery, and creditors’ rights. A graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, Mr. Mayer has been Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1989, a distinction he has continuously maintained. He is licensed to practice in all Texas state courts, all U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts in Texas, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mr. Mayer’s practice centers on turning judgments into recoveries, with deep hands-on experience in post-judgment discovery, asset tracing, judgment liens, garnishments, executions, receiverships, and fraudulent transfer litigation. He regularly advises creditors on enforcement strategies when debtors attempt to shield assets through bankruptcy filings, corporate structures, or asset transfers. He is a frequent and long-standing CLE speaker for the State Bar of Texas, Rossdale CLE, Lorman Education Services, National Business Institute, and university-based CLE programs. His presentations have repeatedly addressed the core issues covered in this program, including asset searches, strategies for enforcing judgments, post-judgment remedies, fraudulent transfers, and the impact of bankruptcy on judgment enforcement. Notable presentations include “Making Your Judgment More Than Just a Judgment,” “Strategies on Enforcing Judgments – Judgment Liens, Execution, Garnishment,” “Post-Judgment Discovery,” and “Fraudulent Transfers”, delivered over multiple years to advanced creditor-rights audiences.

Mr. Mayer is also the author of published articles and course materials addressing judgment enforcement and creditor remedies, including “Asset Searches”, “Bankruptcy Strategies for Creditors,” and “What Is a Payment in the Ordinary Course of Business?” published in the Commercial Law Journal.

With decades of courtroom, enforcement, and instructional experience, Mr. Mayer brings a practical, strategic, and compliance-aware perspective to judgment enforcement—focused not just on obtaining judgments, but on locating assets, overcoming debtor resistance, and maximizing recoveries within legal and ethical boundaries.

Session I – Foundations of Asset Discovery and Judgments | 1:00pm – 2:00pm

• Pre-judgment planning and investigation
• Pre-judgment enforcement tools
• Obtaining and perfecting the judgment
• Post-judgment discovery
• Compliance considerations

Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

Session II – From Paper Judgment to Paid Judgment: A Practical Playbook for Post-Judgment Collection | 2:10pm – 3:10pm

• Judgment liens: Perfecting liens via abstracts of judgment, priority considerations, duration/dormancy, and practical risks (including technical defects and release issues)
• Writs of execution: Timing, levy procedures, identifying non-exempt property, sale mechanics, and execution pitfalls (storage costs, third-party ownership claims, security interests)
• Writs of garnishment: Using garnishment as a targeted tool against banks/third parties, required affidavits and service strategy, what property/debts can be reached, and exposure for wrongful garnishment and fees
• Turnover orders, receivers, and charging orders: When execution/garnishment isn’t enough: Leveraging court injunctive power through turnover and receivership to capture revenues/records, and using charging orders to reach LLC/partnership distributions (and the built-in limitations)