Kathy Bazoian Phelps A.P.C.

Los Angeles, California

Phone:  (310) 277-0077
Fax:  (310) 277-5735
Email:  kphelps@kathybphelps.com

Kathy Phelps has 21 years of experience as a lawyer handling all aspects of bankruptcy cases and providing high quality representation of:
>  Businesses in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizations and out of court workouts
>  Creditors in large retail bankruptcy cases
>  Landlords relating to lease issues and asserting claims in bankruptcy cases
>  Plaintiffs and defendants in bankruptcy litigation
>  Plaintiffs and defendants in commercial litigation
>  Assignees for the benefits of creditors
>  Receivers

She is the co-author of The Ponzi Book, A Legal Resource for Unraveling Ponzi Schemes.  See www.ThePonziBook.com for more information about this 800 page book that covers virtually all legal issues relating to unwinding Ponzi schemes.

Ms. Phelps has a broad range of experience in bankruptcy matters, including representing high net worth individuals and businesses in restructuring their finances; representing landlords and other types of creditors to assert their claims and obtain the best possible treatment in bankruptcy cases; and defending individuals and businesses named as defendants in bankruptcy cases.  Ms. Phelps has additionally developed a specialty in representing bankruptcy trustees in litigation involving fraudulent activities in bankruptcy cases and has been lead counsel in large-scale litigation involving recovery of assets in Ponzi scheme cases.

Kathy Phelps was admitted to the California Bar and the Central District of California in December 1991.  Her educational background is as follows:  Pomona College (B.A. May 1988); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D. 1991).  Member:  Los Angeles County Bar Association, Century City Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Armenian Bar Association, Financial Lawyers Conference, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, American Bankruptcy Institute, California Receivers Forum, and American Bar Association.

Areas of Practice:
>  Bankruptcy
>  Reorganization and Insolvency
      -  Receiverships
      -  Commercial Litigation

Bar Admissions:
>  State Bar of California, 1991
>  United States District Court for the Central District of California, 1991

Education:
>  University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1991 J.D.
>  Pomona College, May, 1988 B.A.

Professional Associations and Memberships:
>  Los Angeles County Bar Association Member
>  Century City Bar Association Member
>  Beverly Hills Bar Association Member
>  Financial Lawyers Conference Member
>  Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum Member
>  American Bar Association Member
>  Armenian Bar Association Member 
>  American Bankruptcy Institute Member
>  California Receivers Forum Member
>  Editor of Receivership News
>  Board of Directors of California Receivers Forum
>  Century City Chamber of Commerce

Articles and Presentations:

Kathy Phelps’ presentation on Prejudgment Remedies at the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees in March 2012:  NABT 2012 video

How To Avoid Financial Fraud & Ponzi Schemes (YouTube video)  -  March 2012
Kathy Phelps speaks with Michael Martin of martinkronicle.com about Ponzi schemes, financial fraud, and what investors can do to protect themselves.

Receivership News, Fall 2011 Issue (A Publication of the California Receivers Forum). 
This is the first issue with Kathy Phelps as Editor.

Kathy Phelps' presentation on Non-traditional Assets at the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees in September 2011: NABT 2011 video

Article in Business Law International, May 2011:
Emergence of the Mareva by Letter: Banks' Liability to Non-Customer Victims of Fraud
This article was first published in Business Law International, Vol 12 No 2, May 2011, and is reproduced by kind permission of the International Bar Association, London, UK. International Bar Association 2011

Kathy Phelps' presentation on Ponzi schemes at the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees in September 2010:  NABT 2010 video

Article in Receivership News (A Publication of the California Receivers Forum),
Fall 2010 Issue: 
In Pari Delicto and the Blame Game: Should Receivers Get Caught in the Fray?

Article in NABTalk, Summer 2010: 
Opportunities for Bankruptcy Trustees in Ponzi Scheme Cases
Reprint by permission from NABTalk, Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Summer 2010, pp. 26-27, 39.

Materials Prepared for Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, 26th Annual Bankruptcy & Restructuring Conference, San Diego, CA, June 9-12, 2010:
Fraudulent Transfer Claims and Defenses in Ponzi Schemes
Standing and In Pari Delicto Issues Arising in Ponzi Scheme Cases
Deepening Insolvency as a Cause of Action and as a Theory of Damages

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