Past Speaking Engagements
2022
11/2
Leah Thompson
Panelist, Strategies for Empowering Your Teams
Everlaw Summit, San Francisco, CA
6/15
Garrison Giali
Panelist, Lessons Learned on the Art of Efficiency
Everlaw Connect by EDRM, Los Angeles, CA
6/13
Tony Bisconti
Presenter, Recognizing Retiring Hon. Maureen A. Tighe for her dedication to public service.
Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum Annual Night with the Judges 2022
5/21
Carlos Nevarez
Producer, Young Insolvency Professional Program
California Bankruptcy Forum Annual Conference, Monterey, CA
3/2
Whitney Bernstein
Panelist, Fundamentals of Trial Practice II: Game-Changing Strategy Calls
American Bar Association 37th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, San Francisco, CA
1/27
Carlos Nevarez
Panelist, Berkeley Law Boutique Panel for Current/Future Law Clerks
Berkeley School of Law, Berkeley, CA
2021
4/13
John L. Littrell
Panelist, On the Record: Representing a Notorious Client in the Age of Social Media
Federal Bar Council American Inn of Court, New York
2020
4/15
Whitney Z. Bernstein
Panelist, Tips and Trends: The Impact of COVID-19 on White Collar Litigation
Federal Bar Association and the Women’s White Collar Defense Association
2019
11/19
John L. Littrell
Panelist, China, Economic Espionage, and National Security: Government and Defense Perspectives
Orange County Asian-American Bar Association / UCI School of Law
5/17
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Beam It Up, Scotty! Practicing Law in the E-Discovery Era – What Every Bankruptcy Attorney Needs to Know
California Bankruptcy Forum’s 31st Annual Insolvency Conference
4/1
Tony Bisconti
Panelist, Just What the Doctor Ordered – Latest Cases in Healthcare
Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum
1/25
John Littrell
Panelist, Advancing Justice
Symposium in Honor of Judge A. Wallace Tashima, UCLA School of Law
2018
5/31
Whitney Z. Bernstein
Faculty Panelist, Game of Phones: Fourth Amendment Defenses Against Cell Evidence
Federal Judicial Center National Seminar for Federal Defenders
2017
9/20
Whitney Z. Bernstein
Faculty Presenter, Close Encounters of the 1324 Kind: Demystifying Alien Smuggling Cases
2017 Annual Criminal Justice Agency Seminar for the Southern District of California
2016
8/02
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Criminal Law & Bankruptcy Issues
Orange County Bankruptcy Forum
5/22
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Evidence
California Bankruptcy Forum
5/03-5/06
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Speaker, Kessler-Eidson Trial Techniques Program.
2015
11/6
Anne Uyeda
Panelist, Lessons from Detroit: Advising Distressed Municipalities
2015 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Annual Convention, New Orleans LA.
2014
6/26
James D. Riddet
Panelist, What is So Different About Being a “White Collar” Lawyer
Orange County Criminal Defense Bar Association, Santa Ana CA
6/17
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, Chapter 9 and Retiree Issues
General Assembly – Retired Public Employees Association of CA
2/08
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Speaker, Bridging the Gap
Orange County Bar Association, Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University
2013
9/27-28
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, Mock Ponzi Scheme Trial
National Association of Federal Equity Receivers Conference, Chicago, Illinois
9/21
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Speaker, White Collar Crimes – A Look into What Constitutes Fraud
Orange County Paralegal Association, 27th Annual Educational Conference.
3/28
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, Pointers for Practitioners Positioned in Parallel Proceedings
OCBA Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section March Meeting, Tustin Banquet Center.
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2/09
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Panelist, The Allen E. Broussard Panel on Professionalism and Civility
OCBA, OCBA Young Lawyers Division & The Daily Journal Present: Bridging the Gap, Chapman Law School, Kennedy Hall.
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1/18
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Municipal Bankruptcies and Receiverships
California Receiver’s Forum Complex Case Symposium
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2012
11/30
Steven J. Katzman
Presenter, Phelps & Rhodes Productions Presents: Trustee and The Badoff Investor Class v. Bigbank, A Mock Trial
American Bankruptcy Institute, 24th Annual Winter Leadership Conference.
7/12
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Speaker, Effective Cross Examination in Civil and Criminal Litigation
Bienert | Katzman.
6/14
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, Fraud Update
2012 Fraud in Audit, Accounting and Tax Conference.
4/18
Anthony R. Bisconti
Speaker, Organized Crime and Terrorism
The People’s Procuratorate of Hunan Province, P.R. China, International Education Programs College of the Extended University, California State Polytechnic University Pomona
4/17
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr. and Anne Uyeda
Speakers, Functions of U.S. Prosecutors
The People’s Procuratorate of Hunan Province, P.R. China, International Education Programs College of the Extended University, California State Polytechnic University Pomona
3/01
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Panelist, Securities Fraud in the Courtroom: Lessons From Trials and Pre-Trial Litigation
26th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime. Panelists will discuss some of the more interesting evidentiary issues that arose in recent securities cases and the manner in which they were dealt with by counsel and the court, including motions filed and rulings made.
2011
12/02
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, If it Quacks Like a Duck: Identifying and Avoiding Fraud in Consumer Cases
American Bankruptcy Institute, 23rd Annual Winter Leadership Conference.
11/30
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Speaker, Thriving Medium Sized Firms in Orange County HOME GROWN SUCCESS STORIES How They Got There…
Orange County Bar Association.
5/05
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Trial Advocacy Program
Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, Chapman Law School.
10/27-28
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Panelist, Erosion of Criminal Intent (Healthcare, Environmental)
Fourth Annual Sentencing & Reentry Institute and Criminal Justice Legal Educators Colloquium, American Bar Association.
9/21
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Speaker, Recent Developments in Healthcare Fraud Enforcement
White Collar Conference.
6/11
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Fundamentals of Bankruptcy
Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, Orange County Bar Association, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section and Chapman Law School.
2008
12/11
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Navigating Between Bankruptcy and Criminal Concerns in the Face of the Mortgage Meltdown
Orange County Bar Association, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section.
9/26
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Traps for the Unwary: What Creditors’ and Debtors’ Counsel Need to Know about the Mortgage Crisis? A Case-By-Case Analysis
National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, Annual Meeting.
6/04
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Toolbox for Practitioners: Running on Empty – Taking a Commercial Debtor Through Chapter 11
Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, Annual Bankruptcy and Restructuring Conference.
1/19
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Everything the General Practitioner Should Know About Consumer Bankruptcies
California State Bar Section Education Institute.
2007
9/07
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Creditor Abuse and Attorney Misconduct
BAPCPA Implementation Update Conference, Justice Department National Advocacy Institute.
3/01
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Creditor Abuse and Attorney Misconduct
BAPCPA Implementation Update Conference, Justice Department National Advocacy Institute.
2006
12/01
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, E-Discovery Fundamentals, New Rules and The Sedona Principles
American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference, Commercial Fraud Task Force and Ethics Committee Educational Session.
11/03
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, The Forest and the Trees: Attorney Liability under BAPCPA
National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, Annual Meeting.
9/15
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, United States Trustee Program Presentation, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, National Conference.
9/08-09
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Panel on Consumer Bankruptcy Issues, American Bankruptcy Institute, Southwest Conference.
6/06
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, Issues Related to the Implementation of BAPCPA, San Diego Women’s Insolvency Network.
5/25
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, U.S. Trustee Oversight of Compliance with the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act
Orange County Bar Association, Commercial Law and Insolvency Section.
2/06
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Credit Counseling Under BAPCPA, and Chapter 13 Case Administration
Bankruptcy Judges for the Central District of California.
2005
12/05-06
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, My Practice Will Go On… Or Will It? – Ethical and Other Challenges for Consumer Bankruptcy Case Practice Under BAPCPA
American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference.
11/16
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, United States Trustee Program and Provisions of BAPCPA Affecting Criminal Prosecution
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 9th Circuit Legal Conference.
11/14
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, BAPCPA and Responsibilities of the United States Trustee Program in Implementation of the Same
Guam Bar Association.
10/19
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, BAPCPA, Responsibilities of the United States Trustee Program, with Focus on Means Testing and Credit Counseling
San Diego Bankruptcy Forum.
10/11
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, BAPCPA, Responsibilities of the United States Trustee Program, with Focus on Means Testing and Credit Counseling
Inland Empire Bankruptcy Forum.
9/30
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, The Implementation of Credit Counseling Under BAPCPA
Hawaii State Bar Association.
9/16
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, Presentation on credit counseling and the appointment of healthcare and privacy ombudsman under BAPCPA
Federal Bar Association, Annual Ethics Symposium.
7/30
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Presentation on Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (“BAPCPA”)
Inland Empire Bankruptcy Forum.
4/30
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Catch Me If You Can: Understanding, Prosecuting and Defending Fraudulent Transfers
Orange County Bankruptcy Forum.
2004
10/07
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Bankruptcy Fraud After Enron: Filing Bankruptcy Without Going to Jail
California State Bar Convention.
9/24
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Issues Related to the Representation of Debtors
Federal Bar Association, Annual Ethics Symposium.
9/09
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Small Asset Case Administration
National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, National Conference.
5/19
Steven J. Katzman
Moderator, Panel on Civil and Criminal Enforcement Initiatives
Justice Department National Advocacy Institute, Chapter 7 Panel Trustees Seminar.
4/22
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Presentation on Criminal Bankruptcy/Tax Prosecutions
Justice Department National Advocacy Institute, Criminal Bankruptcy Fraud Training.
2003
12/05-06
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Ethics for the Consumer Practitioner Use of Appearance Counsel, Unbundling, Noisy Withdrawals, Model Agreements and the Unauthorized Practice of Law
American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference.
11/04
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Select Issues in Parallel Criminal/Bankruptcy Proceedings
San Diego Women’s Insolvency Network.
10/21
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, Meet Your New US Trustee for Region 15
San Diego Bar Association.