Attorney Monte A. Krissman

Monte A. Krissman, an attorney best known publicly as a court-appointed receiver who supervised the remaining assets of bankrupt and failing companies, died Saturday. He was 45 and had cancer.

A graduate of Stanford University, Krissman worked for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Los Angeles. From there he became a vice president and director of Jefferies & Co. Inc., a large securities brokerage firm.

Since 1977, he had been a federal and state court receiver and during that time supervised the receiverships of HMO Concepts Inc., Omni-Rx Health Systems, American Benefits Ltd. and other prepaid health and health insurance plans. He also specialized in receiverships involving securities and investment contracts.

Krissman is survived by his wife, Rosalynn, and two children, Marika and Charles.

The family is asking for contributions to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers.