Background
Bovitz, J. Scott was born on June 5, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Richard Stanley and Carol June (Jones) Bovitz.
Bovitz, J. Scott was born on June 5, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Richard Stanley and Carol June (Jones) Bovitz.
University of California at Santa Barbara (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1977). Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, 1980). University of San Diego (Diploma in Taxation, 1983).
Worked at Bovitz & Spitzer (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Bankruptcy and Workouts, Uniform Commercial Code Matters, Related Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation in Bankruptcy. Admitted to the bar, 1980, California. 1981, United States. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California and United States.
Tax Court; 1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award for Bankruptcy.
Benno M. Brink Memorial Award for Bankruptcy, Loyola Law School. Adjunct Professor of Law, Bankruptcy Law, Debtor-Creditor Relations and Uniform Commercial Code Transactions, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 1982-1987. Speaker on, "What Every Lawyer Need to Know About Bankruptcy," Professional Education Seminar at law firm of Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, 1996.
Panelist, "Advanced Estate Planning With An Emphasis On Asset Protection Planning," Mainsail Financial Group, 1996. Panelist, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum Special Projects Committee Program on Bankruptcy Litigation: A Workshop in Trial Strategy and Technique, 1995. Panelist, "Bankruptcy Litigation Skills," California State Bar Convention, 1994.
Alternative Dispute Resolution in Bankruptcy," American Bankruptcy Institute, Battleground West, 1994. "Latest Weapons For the Battlefield: Current Developments," American Bankruptcy InstituteFirst Annual Bankruptcy Battleground West, 1993. Speaker on, "The 1994 Amendments to the Bankruptcy Code," Credit Managers Association of California, 1995.
Speaker on, "The Intersection of Environmental and Bankruptcy Law," Professional Education Seminar at Demetriou, Del Guercio, Springer & Moyer, 1995. Speaker on, "What Every Accountant Should Know About Bankruptcy," Pasadena Organization of Certified Public Accountants, 1994. Speaker on, "Get Yourself Ready To Be A Bar Certified Bankruptcy Specialist," Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum 1993.
Panelist, California State Bar Convention, 1984, 1986-1989, 1991, 1992, "Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law". Speaker on, "Current Issues in Bankruptcy Litigation From The Ninth Circuit Perspective," National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, Bankruptcy Litigation Subcommittee Meeting, 1991. Speaker on "Loan Workouts and Collections," Bankers' Compliance Group Seminar, 1992.
Speaker on, "Real Estate in Bankruptcy," BEST Seminar on residential real estate transactions for attorneys, 1992. Speaker at Professional Education Seminar at accounting firm of Braverman, Codron & Company on "What Every Accountant Should Know About Bankruptcies," 1992. Speaker at Professional Education Seminar at Law Firm of McClintock, Weston, Benshoof, Rochefort, Rubalcava & MacCuish on "The Conflict Between Environmental and Bankruptcy Laws: The Topic of the 1990's," 1992.
Speaker on "Treatment of Secured Claims in Bankruptcy in California," National Business Institute, 1993. Panelist, Infocast Seminars on "Lender Liability," 1990, "Bankruptcy Cases and Lending Institutions," and "Chapter 11," Spring and Fall, 1991. Speaker at South Bay Bar Association on Chapter 7, 1984.
Speaker at Business Investigation Services Meeting at Coopers and Lybrand on "Protecting Professional Fees from Recovery by the Bankruptcy Trustee," 1991. Speaker at Professional Education Seminar at Poms, Smith, Lande and Rose Professional Corporation on "The Impact of Bankruptcy on Licensors and Licensees of Intellectual Property," 1991. American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Southwest Division Convention on "Amateur Radio Antennas and the Law," 1988.
Producer, writer and moderator of 6-show cable series on legal topics entitled "Lex Loci: The Law of the Land," 1982-1983. Member: American Radio Relay League, Volunteer Legal Counsel Program, 1981. Director, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, 1994.
Appointed to Inaugural Panel of Mediators, Bankruptcy Mediation Program, United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, 1995. Committee Member, Central District of California Bankruptcy Bench/Bar Judicial Variance Committee, 1994-1995. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of California. Financial Lawyers Conference, Los Angeles. Commercial Law League of America.
Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum. Orange County Bankruptcy Forum. (Certified Specialist, Personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law League of America Academy of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Specialists. Certified Specialist, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification). (Also Of Counsel to Dixon & Jessup, Ltd., L.L.P.).
The firm represents every major player in California bankruptcy courts. On the debtor side, the firm represents chapter 11 debtors in possession, involuntary petitioning creditors, individuals seeking pre-petition planning and advice, shareholders in companies on the brink, and directors and officers. On the creditor side, the firm represents creditors' committees, individual members of committees, secured creditors, major unsecured creditors, landlords, holders of executory contracts, and holders of equity interests.
The firm represents parties seeking to purchase assets from bankruptcy estates. Mr. Bovitz of the firm also serves as an expert witness in malpractice cases which arise from bankruptcy proceedings and as a mediator for resolving bankruptcy disputes.
Member: American Radio Relay League, Volunteer Legal Counsel Program, 1981. Director, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, 1994. Appointed to Inaugural Panel of Mediators, Bankruptcy Mediation Program, United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, 1995.
Committee Member, Central District of California Bankruptcy Bench/Bar Judicial Variance Committee, 1994-1995. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of California.
Financial Lawyers Conference, Los Angeles. Commercial Law League of America. Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum.
Orange County Bankruptcy Forum. (Certified Specialist, Personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law League of America Academy of Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Specialists.
Certified Specialist, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification). (Also Of Counsel to Dixon & Jessup, Ltd., L.L.P.).
Married Susan Spitzer, August 1984.
