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Expert Profile: Leon D. Bayer, Esq.

Expertise: Personal and small business bankruptcy. Mr. Bayer has successfully handled thousands of bankruptcy cases. You can view his personal web site at:

www.debt-relief-bankruptcy.com

Experience in the area
A practicing attorney since 1979, Mr. Bayer is a founding partner in the law firm of Bayer, Wishman & Leotta (1989) and is a Certified Specialist, Consumer & Small Business Bankruptcy Law, by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.

He has served as President, 1995-1996 of the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum; Member - Los Angeles County Bar Association Committee on Commercial Law & Bankruptcy, 1988; Member, Law Advisory Commission-Personal & Small Business Bankruptcy Law of the State Bar of California, 1996-2000.

His publications include ?The Essentials Of Chapter 13,? Daily Journal Report, December 18, 1987; Contributing Editor, Basic Bankruptcy, California Practice Handbook, Matthew Bender 1992, 1993, and as Reviewer and Contributor for a CEB ?Bankruptcy Practice (2003).

Mr. Bayer has been a frequent law lecturer for numerous programs, including the semi-annual Bridging the Gap program for the Los Angles Lawyer's Club and the Daily Journal Corporation, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2004, State Bar of California Annual Meetings, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989; California Bankruptcy Forum, and programs presented by the United States Trustee.

Media appearances include TV: KCAL9-Various interviews as Bankruptcy expert for 2 part series with Reporter Alan Mendelson, How to Survive the Recession, 3/02; also Unmasking a Debt Negotiation Scam, 5/02; 11/03, EXTRA - various interviews as legal expert regarding celebrity bankruptcy cases including Burt Reynolds, Anna Nicole Smith; RADIO: Frequent guest-bankruptcy expert on the Benjamin Dover Show, KFI; Sunday Edition, public affairs program-1/03, 97.1 FM, and Your Legal Rights (2/04) on KALW-FM (91.7), San Francisco, California, KGIL AM.

Publications
Author, ?The Essentials Of Chapter 13,? Daily Journal Report, December 18, 1987.
Contributing Editor, Basic Bankruptcy, California Practice Handbook, Matthew Bender 1992, 1993.
CEB Consultant, CEB-Personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Practice in California, 2003.

Awards and Honors
President, 1995-1996-Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum; Member - Los Angeles County Bar Association Committee on Commercial Law & Bankruptcy, 1988. Law Advisory
Commission-Personal & Small Business Bankruptcy Law of the State Bar of California, 1996-2000

MR. BAYER SAYS: The big banks and credit card companys have been working overtime for many years to undermine the Consitutional right of the American people to be able to claim bankruptcy protection. In 2005 the banking lobby successfully convinced Congress and the President to make the laws and proceedures more complicated, hopeing that it will stymie legitimate people from filing bankruptcy. They succeeded in gaining these complex new legal proceedures by greasing the legislative system with hundreds of millions of dollars in "campaign contributions." The good news for the American people is that while the new laws have made the proceedures needlessly complex to the point where inexperienced people can't help but trip over the maze of new rules and regulations, the process is still doable, especially with a lawyer who is well trained and experienced in this specialty.

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What do you like about this subject?
MR. BAYER SAYS: The practice of bankruptcy law is extremely satisfying. I know of no other area of law where so much good can be accomplished so rapidly for a client. In most cases we are able to quickly solve problems that have kept our clients sick and sleepless with worry and fear.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:
MR. BAYER SAYS: Bankruptcy law is ancient. The oldest record of a bankruptcy case was left on a clay tablet from ancient Babylon, written about 3000 years ago! Abraham Lincoln, in the years before he became president, handled many bankruptcy cases as a regular part of his law practice. The right to claim bankruptcy relief is imbedded in the U.S. Constitution, in Article 1, Section 8.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
MR. BAYER SAYS: Over the past 26 years I have actually helped about 10,000 people overcome a personal debt crisis. I have seen the emotional damage that debt problems cause in someone's life. I have seen how often debt problems can affect everything else in your world, sometimes ruining marriages and careers because of the stress.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject
MR. BAYER SAYS: The big banks and credit card companys have been working overtime for many years to undermine the Consitutional right of the American people to be able to claim bankruptcy protection.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 2344
Knowledge	9.96 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.96 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.97 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		1
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		581

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	08/29/08
10	10	10	10	08/17/08
10	10	10	10	07/14/08
10	10	10	10	07/11/08
10	10	10	10	06/23/08

User Comments

Excellent response.
(Matt on 08/29/08)

Thank you for such a prompt answer. I have contacted my attorney... but they're not very quick or all that helpful to be honest. And, as I said, som
(Mike on 07/14/08)

Oh my gosh...this is the most clear advice I have gotten in five years! I have paid over $5,000 and no one has been able to answer this as clearly as
(denise andersen on 07/11/08)

Thank you very much!! :)
(Pam on 06/23/08)

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Recent Answers from Leon D. Bayer, Esq.

2008-08-29 Education debt: OOPS! SEE THE CHANGE IN CAPS: I need more information. Student loans are generally not discharged in bankruptcy, but a bill that is purely for tuition, and NOT owed under any organized student loan program...

2008-08-23 Car lease in Chapter 7: Assuming you are qualified for a 7, (and I don't know if you are, to find out you really need an in person consultation with a bankruptcy attorney),you would simply file and offer to turn over the car...

2008-08-21 ok to file BK 13 if you just just started to be self employed?: The requirement in this regard is that the person who files must be an individual with "regular income." The term regular income is not defined in the law, but courts look to see if the person is likely...

2008-08-17 chapter 7, credit reporting: Everything you mention being told about this is completely wrong and mixes up two very different legal requirements. It used to be that a person could discharge debts in Chapter 7 every six years....

2008-08-15 BANKRUPTCY: Dear Kyle: I am very sorry that you have to go through financial problems, and then you wind up getting layed off on top of everything else. The means test measures all of your income earned in the...