J. Scott Bovitz, Esq.

J. Scott Bovitz is a senior partner with Bovitz & Spitzer in Los Angeles, where he practices both consumer and business bankruptcy law and represents debtors and creditors. He is Board Certified inBusiness Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification, which he chaired, and he is a Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law for the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, which he also chaired. Mr. Bovitz is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected asSouthern California Super Lawyer in bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights. In addition, he was a lawyer representative for the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference from 2018-22, was a coordinating editor of the ABI Journal from 2014-21, and is a former member of the California Committee of BarExaminers, a former adjunct professor of law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, a former executive editor and author of Personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Practice in California, a former president of the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum and a former education and conference co-chair of the California Bankruptcy Forum. In addition, he sits on the Information Technology Committee for the Central District of California Bankruptcy Court and is the founder of bankruptcydog.com, a calendar site for bankruptcy professionals. Mr. Bovitz received his J.D. in 1980 from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.