Leon D. Bayer

Leon D. Bayer is a founding partner in the law firm of Bayer, Wishman & Leotta in Los Ange- les and is a Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal         Specialization. Mr. Bayer has received a commendation for his volunteer legal services every year since 2004 from the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. He served as president (1995-96) of the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, member of the Los Angeles County Bar Associa- tion's Committee on Commercial Law & Bankruptcy (1988), member of the Law Advisory Com- mission-Personal & Small Business Bankruptcy Law of the State Bar of California (1996-2000) and was concurrently a State Bar Legal Specialization Bankruptcy Exam Grader and Question Writer. His publications include "The Essentials Of Chapter 13," Daily Journal Report, Dec. 18, 1987; contributing editor to "Basic Bankruptcy," California Practice Handbook (Matthew Bender 1992, 1993); and a reviewer and contributing author for the CEB bankruptcy practice guide Per- sonal and Small Business Practice in California (2003). Mr. Bayer has testified in court as a legal expert in bankruptcy law malpractice suits and been a frequent law lecturer. He has also been in- terviewed a number of times on tv and radio. Mr. Bayer received his B.A. in 1975 from California State University at Northridge and his J.D. in 1979 from the University of LaVerne College of Law.