Education
Bayer graduated with a Bachelor from California State University, Northridge in 1975 and a Juris Doctor from University of LaVerne in 1979.
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He began his practice that year, largely representing individuals and small businesses in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. In 1989 he co-founded the bankruptcy law firm Bayer, Wishman & Leotta in Los Los Angeles He has also been named a Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
Bayer has been interviewed by the press regarding both domestic and international bankruptcy and debt issues, like the economic stagnancy in Japan and the passing of new Federal bankruptcy legislation in the United States.
He has also frequently appeared on Fox News Radio affiliate KFI in Los Angeles to discuss bankruptcy law related subjects and events, as well as on National Public Radio affiliate KALW in San Francisco. Bayer was also interviewed regarding the Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy issues by Entrepreneur Magazine, where he stated that the team"s financial problems largely arose from the ownership removing capital from the team in order to fund personal investments.
Membership
From 1995-1996 he was President of the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum and he was member of the State Bar of California’s Law Advisory Commission on Personal & Small Business Bankruptcy Law from 1996-2000.
