About David Reeder

Areas Of Practice:

Bankruptcy and Insolvency

Bankruptcy and Commercial Litigation

Out-of-Court Debt Restructuring and Loan Work-outs

Purchase of Assets  from Bankruptcy Estates

Bar Admission:

California, 1988

Education:

Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, 1987

J.D. with Honors

Law Review: Member, Drake University Law Review, 1986 - 1987

Morningside College, Sioux CIty, IA, 1972, B.A., Major: History

Published Works:

The Administrative Priority in Bankruptcy -- A Survey, 36 Drake L. Rev. 135, 1987

The Sinking of American Mariner, 6 Bankruptcy Study Group Journal 5, March, 1988

The Shrinking Exemption Pool; Ninth Circuit BAP Declares Annuities To Be Non-exempt As a Matter of Law, Los Angeles County Bar Association Commercial Law and Bankrupty Section Newsletter, Spring, 1994

Non-scheduled Claims are Subject to the Debtor's Discharge in an Individual 'No Asset' Bankruptcy Case, Los Angeles County Bar Associaton Commercial and Business Section Newsletter, Fall, 1994

New Central District Bankruptcy Rules Aim to Prevent 'Procedural Roulette', Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 7, 2002

Trustee Alert, Editor and Publisher of a semi-monthly newsletter with articles of interest to bankruptcy trustees.

Bankruptcy Practice Overview chapter in the multi-volume treatise Personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Practice in California   published in 2003 by  C.E.B. (Continuing Education of the Bar, A Division of the State Bar of California)

 

Reederlaw Report, Editor and Publisher of an online newsletter featuring timely articles on legal and business topics.  

 

Contributing Author, Norton on Bankruptcy (West 2006).

Published Cases:

In re Madison Associates, 183 B.R. 206 (Bankr. C.D. Cal 1995)

In re Charles William Spenler, 212 B.R. 625 (Bankr. 9th Cir. 1997)

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Speaker, RBZ, LLP "Bankruptcy Trends Effecting Accountants" (2003)

Speaker and Panel Moderator, Los Angeles County Bar Association, "The Effect of Bankruptcy on Construction Projects", (2002)

Speaker, Moss Adams, LLP, "The Bankruptcy Act of 2001; Creditors Paradise, Debtor's Inferno?", (2001)

Seminar Coordinator, Agudas Israel Professional Seminar, "The Israel Supreme Court", (2001)

Speaker, Burbank Bar Association, "The Bankruptcy Act of 2001; Creditors Paradise, Debtor's Inferno?", (2001)

Speaker and Panel Moderator, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum. "The Bankruptcy Act of 2001", (2001)

Speaker and Panel Moderator, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association. "The Treatment of Executory Contracts, Unexpired Leases, and Licenses in Bankruptcy Cases", (2000)

Speaker, Blanc Williams Johnston & Kronstadt. "Intellectual Property Issues in Chapter 11 Cases",, (1999)

U.S. Delegate, American Bankruptcy Institute Seminar on U.S./Israel Cross-Border Insolvency, Jerusalem, Israel, (1999)

Speaker, Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois and Bisgaard, LLP, "Bankruptcy Issues for Litigators", (1998)

Panelist, Beverly Hills Bar Association "Life After Bankruptcy", (1997)

Speaker, National Business Institute, "Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Practice in California", (1997)

Panelist, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, "Bankruptcy Basics", (1994)

Speaker, Subcommittee, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association, "A Partially New Ballgame; The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994", (1994)

Speaker, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section Subcommittee - Los Angeles County Bar Association "Cape Fear Re-visited; A Bankruptcy Lawyer's Duty to Zealously Represent His Client", (1993)

Speaker and Panel Moderator, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section - Los Angeles County Bar Association, "Tax Issues Affecting Individual Bankruptcy Cases",, (1993)

Panelist, National Business Institute, "Bankruptcy Practice in the Central District of California", (1993)

Speaker and Panel Moderator, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section - Los Angeles County Bar Association, "Chapter 13; The Sleeping Giant Stirs", (1993)

Speaker and Panel Moderator, Bankruptcy and Business Law Section - Los Angeles County Bar Association, "Issues in Individual and Consumer Bankruptcy Cases", (1992)

Panel Moderator, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section - Los Angeles County Bar Association "Discharging Student Loans in Bankruptcy", (1992)

Speaker and Panel Moderator, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section - Los Angeles County Bar Association, "Pre-bankruptcy Planning", (1992)

Speaker, Culver City - Marina Bar Association, "Bankruptcy Issues for Non-Bankruptcy Lawyers", (1992)

Speaker, San Gabriel Valley Bar Association "Bankruptcy Issues for Non-Bankruptcy Lawyers", (1992)

Speaker, Gustin, Brandlin, Cheatom & Associates, CPAs, "Identifying Preferential Transfers and Fraudulent Conveyances", (1991)

Speaker, Real Estate Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association "Real Estate Issues in Bankruptcy Cases", (1990)

Speaker and Coordinator, Saltzburg, Ray & Bergman, Associates and Summer Clerks Writing Program, (1989)

Speaker, Los Angeles Paralegal Association, "Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure", (1989)

Speaker, Saltzburg, Ray & Bergman, "Bankruptcy and Commercial Law for Paralegals" 3-part program , (1989)

Speaker, Gustin, Brandlin, Cheatom & Associates,  "Identification and Analysis of Avoidable Transfers", (1991)

Speaker, Real Estate Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association , (1990)

Team Instructor and Panelist, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Workshop, Pepperdine University Law School , (1990)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bankruptcy Institute

Los Angeles County Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, Former Member - Executive Committee

Financial Lawyers Conference

Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum

Past Employment Positions:

Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard (300 Attorneys), February, 1995 - March, 1999

Shapiro, Posell, Rosenfeld & CLose (22 attorneys), October, 1990 - February, 1995

Saltzburg, Ray & Bergman (30 attorneys), June, 1987 - October, 1990

Birth Information:

June 28, 1950, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America