Leon D. Bayer

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Leon Bayer is a Los Angeles bankruptcy attorney. He has been in law practice since 1979.

In 1992 and 1993 Bayer was a contributing editor to the Basic Bankruptcy, California Practice Handbook. In 2003 he was a contributing author and reviewer of the Personal and Small Business Practice in California, CEB Bankruptcy Practice Guide.[3] Bayer is the coauthor of the 2010 edition of Trends in Consumer Bankruptcy Filings: Leading Lawyers on Understanding the Current Bankruptcy Landscape, Navigating the Filing Process, and Educating[13] as well as the 2011 edition of Best Practices for Filing Chapter 13: Leading Lawyers on Analyzing Today's Chapter 13 Filings, Preparing Clients, and Implementing Effective Strategies (Inside the Minds).[14]

In 2013 he coauthored the fifth edition of the book The New Bankruptcy: Will It Work for You?.[15] In 2013 he also coauthored the fourth edition of The Foreclosure Survival Guide: Keep Your House or Walk Away With Money in Your Pocket[16] and self-published the ebook A Human Guide to Bankruptcy.[17] Additionally, Bayer has published research based upon the aftermath of Federal bankruptcy legislation in the United States.[18] He has been an outspoken critic of bankruptcy laws that are drafted to protect creditors instead of consumers.[19]