Nationality American Occupation Lawyer | Education BA and JD | |
Born April 11, 1953 (age 63) ( 1953-04-11 ) New York City Known for Co-founding Bayer, Wishman & Leotta Website Bayer, Wishman & Leotta Residence Los Angeles, California, United States Books Best Practices for Filing Chapter 13: Leading Lawyers on Analyzing Today's Chapter 13 Filings, Preparing Clients, and Implementing Effective Strategies Alma maters California State University, Northridge, University of La Verne People also search for Bonnie L. Canty, Eric A. Rosen, Lee Anne Graybeal, Jeffrey Solomon | ||
Leon D. Bayer is a Los Angeles bankruptcy attorney and cofounder of the Los Angeles law firm Bayer, Wishman & Leotta.
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Law career
Bayer graduated with a BA from California State University, Northridge in 1975 and a JD from University of LaVerne in 1979. He began his practice that year, largely representing individuals and small businesses in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. In 1989 he co-founded the bankruptcy law firm Bayer, Wishman & Leotta in Los Angeles. From 1995-96 he was President of the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum and he was member of the State Bar of California’s Law Advisory Commission on Personal & Small Business Bankruptcy Law from 1996-2000. He has also been named a Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
Media appearances
Bayer has been interviewed by the press regarding both domestic and international bankruptcy and debt issues, like the economic stagnancy in Japan and the passing of new Federal bankruptcy legislation in the United States. He has also frequently appeared on Fox News Radio affiliate KFI in Los Angeles to discuss bankruptcy law related subjects and events, as well as on NPR affiliate KALW in San Francisco. Bayer was also interviewed regarding the Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy issues by Entrepreneur Magazine, where he stated that the team's financial problems largely arose from the ownership removing capital from the team in order to fund personal investments.
Publications
In 1992 and 1993 Bayer was a contributing editor to the Basic Bankruptcy, California Practice Handbook. In 2003 he was a contributing author and reviewer of the Personal and Small Business Practice in California, CEB Bankruptcy Practice Guide. Bayer is the coauthor of the 2010 edition of Trends in Consumer Bankruptcy Filings: Leading Lawyers on Understanding the Current Bankruptcy Landscape, Navigating the Filing Process, and Educating as well as the 2011 edition of Best Practices for Filing Chapter 13: Leading Lawyers on Analyzing Today's Chapter 13 Filings, Preparing Clients, and Implementing Effective Strategies (Inside the Minds).
In 2013 he coauthored the fifth edition of the book The New Bankruptcy: Will It Work for You?. In 2013 he also coauthored the fourth edition of The Foreclosure Survival Guide: Keep Your House or Walk Away With Money in Your Pocket and self-published the ebook A Human Guide to Bankruptcy. Additionally, Bayer has published research based upon the aftermath of Federal bankruptcy legislation in the United States. He has been an outspoken critic of bankruptcy laws that are drafted to protect creditors instead of consumers.