Bovitz & Spitzer
1100 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 2403
Los Angeles, California
90017-1961
(213) 346-8300
bovitz@bovitz-spitzer.com
Board Certified -- Business Bankruptcy Law -- The American Board of Certification (1993-present)
Certified Specialist -- Bankruptcy Law -- State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization (1994-present)
Rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell (AV rated 1991-present)
Selected as Southern California "Super Lawyer" in Bankruptcy-Business (selected 2004-2024, Blue Ribbon Panel 2023)
Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy, Class XXXIV (2023)
Adjunct Professor, California Western School of Law, San Diego -- bankruptcy law (2022-2023)
Adjunct Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law -- evidence skills (2022)
Adjunct Professor, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles -- bankruptcy law, debtor-creditor law, and the Uniform Commercial Code (1982-1987)
Mediator, Bankruptcy Mediation Program, United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California (1995-present)
Tied for most frequently selected mediator (Los Angeles Division, 1999-2000, Northern Division, 2012-2013)
Contributing editor, Bankruptcy Mediation News (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, 2019-2022)
Coordinating editor, ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2014-2021)
Contributing editor, Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice 3d (2008-2017)
Contributing author, Law Firm Job Survival Manual -- From First Interview to Partnership (Wolters Kluwer, 2014)
Contributing author, California Real Estate Bankruptcies: Law and Litigation (CEB Continuing Education of the Bar, 2010)
Executive editor and contributing author, Personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Practice in California (two-volume treatise, CEB Continuing Education of the Bar, 2003-2006)
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Co-author, "From Drawn and Quartered to the Modern Bankruptcy Discharge: How Did We Get Here?" 36 California Bankruptcy Journal 23 (2022)
Author, "Why my Associate Should Become a Mediator," Bankruptcy Mediation News (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, 2021)
Author, "Billing Tips from a Fee Examiner: An Interview with Prof. Nancy B. Rapoport" ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2021)
Author, "Meeting a Bankruptcy Judge’s Expectations: An Interview with the Hon. Barry Russell," ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2020)
Author, "Bankruptcy Mediation Snacks," Bankruptcy Mediation News (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, 2019)
Author, "The Lighter Side of Mediation," Bankruptcy Mediation News (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, 2019)
Author, "American Board of Certification Names 2019 Officers, Directors and Emeritus Director" ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2019)
Author, "It’s Only Au Revoir: War Stories and Missteps in Advocacy," ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2018)
Author, "These are a Few of my Favorite Things: Treasured Possessions of Bankruptcy Judges," ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2018)
Author, "Dusting Off the Western Union '92 Code to Shorten Bankruptcy Briefs," ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2018)
Author, "40 Years of Electronic Music: An Interview with the Hon. Marc Barreca," ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2018)
Coauthor, "The Hon. Calvin K. Ashland and his Big Book of Bankruptcy Funnies," Consumer Bankruptcy Journal (National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Winter 2018)
Coauthor, "The Bankruptcy Crisis in Chicago," Consumer Bankruptcy Journal (National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Summer 2017)
Author, "Great pick-up lines from American Bankruptcy Institute Conferences," ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2017)
Author, "Travels and Adventures in Ham Radio with the Hon. John T. Laney, III," ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2017)
Author, "Amusements Off the Bench: Hobbies of the Hon. Scott C. Clarkson," ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2016)
Author, "Judicial Perspectives on Life, Bankruptcy Law, and All That," ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2016)
Author, "On the Dangers of Asteroids and Other Disclosure Statement Lessons," ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2016)
Author, "Lawyers and Judges Who Rock," ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2015)
Author, "Refinements to the Federal Rules," ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2015)
Author, "A Bankruptcy Lawyer Does his State Court Jury Duty," ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2015)
Author, "Doodles from the Bench and BAP: the Cartoon Magic of the Hon. James M. Marlar," ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2014)
Author, "Memorable Legal Insults," ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2014)
Author, "Things They Didn't Teach You in Moot Court," ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2014)
Author, "Technology Checklist for Certified Specialists and other Bankruptcy Professionals: Modern Rainmaking and Law Office Tools," ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2013)
Author, "What's on your iPad, Mr. Certified Specialist?" ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2013)
Coauthor, with Hon. Elihu M. Berle, "Bankruptcy Proceedings in State Courts," Los Angeles Daily Journal (2011)
Author, "The Lawyer's Toolkit," ABI Journal (American Bankruptcy Institute, 2011)
Author, "Closing Argument -- Lessons from 30 years in the Courtroom," Los Angeles Lawyer (2011)
Author, "Lawyer's Toolkit," Key Note, Northeast Texas Association of Paralegals, Inc. (2011)
Columnist on technology and the law, California Legal Specialization Digest, "Technical Notes from bovitz.com" (2000-2011)
Columnist, California Legal Specialization Digest, "View from the Chair" (2005-2006)
Coauthor, with Hon. Elihu M. Berle, Supervising Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, "Impact of Bankruptcy on State Court Litigation" for California Superior Courts (2005, 2007, 2009)
Coauthor, with Hon. Elihu M. Berle, Los Angeles Superior Court, "Bankruptcy Primer for California Judges" (2004)
Coauthor, with Hon. Elihu M. Berle, Los Angeles Superior Court, "Automatic Stay Primer" for California Education Division/Center for Judicial Education and
Research of the Administrative Office of the Courts (2004)
Author, "Valuation Issues in Fraudulent Transfer Litigation," Sanli Pastore & Hill newsletter (2004)
Author, "Perspectives and Tools of the United States
Bankruptcy Trustee," Shore to Shore magazine (Winter 2000)
Coauthor, "The
Central District Bankruptcy Court Goes Online," Los Angeles Lawyer (2000)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, 21st Annual Bankruptcy Ethics Symposium, "And if You're Really Hip, the Passing Years will Show: Technology and the Practice of Law" (2024)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, 21st Annual Bankruptcy Ethics Symposium, "Civility in the Bankruptcy Courts" (2024)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, "The Fee Examiner’s Perspective: Sensible, Ethical, and Effective Lawyer Billing Hygiene" (2024)
Speaker, California Bankruptcy Forum, "Hang Loose: Nuts-and-Bolts of Civility, Stipulations, and Professional Courtesies" (2024)
Speaker, Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Association, "The Top 20 Countdown: Common Evidentiary Problems in Bankruptcy Court" (2024)
Speaker, American College of Bankruptcy, Ninth Circuit Retreat, "So You Think You Know Subchapter V -- the Game Show" (2024)
Speaker, Conference of Ninth Circuit Chief Bankruptcy Judges, Bankruptcy Clerks, and Bankruptcy Lawyer Representatives, "Bifurcation and Factoring of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney Fees: Pros, Cons, and Concerns" (2024)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, 20th Annual Bankruptcy Ethics Symposium, "Missing Money, Mistakes, and Meanderings — Attorney Misconduct in 2023" (2023)
Consultant, Bankruptcy Working Group, Standards Advancement for the Legal Industry (SALI) Alliance (2023)
Planning Committee, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Bankruptcy Judges Education Program (2023)
Speaker, American Bar Association, Business Law Section, "Bartenwerfer: What's Next?" (2023)
Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, Sieveke Series, "Bartenwerfer and 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(2)(A)" (2023)
Speaker, California Western School of Law, "Pre-bankruptcy Counseling Basics" (2023)
Speaker, American Bar Association, Business Law Section, "Bartenwerfer: The U.S. Supreme Court Opinion" (2023)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, "After Bartenwerfer, What Now? Vicarious liability for Fraud under Bankruptcy Code §523(a)(2)(A)" (2023)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, 19th Annual Bankruptcy Ethics Symposium, "Lawyer Lowlifes: The Bad and 'Baddest' Moments From 2022" (2022)
Moderator, Consumer Practice Extravaganza, American Bankruptcy Institute, "Domestic Asset Protection Trusts" (2022)
Speaker, Consumer Practice Extravaganza, American Bankruptcy Institute, "International Asset Protection Trusts: Fish or Fowl" (2022)
Speaker, Conference of Ninth Circuit Chief Bankruptcy Judges, Bankruptcy Clerks, and Bankruptcy Lawyer Representatives, "Bartenwerfer: the Innocent Spouse and Vicarious Liability under 11 U.S.C. §523(a)" (2022)
Master of Ceremonies, Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Association, Hon. Calvin Ashland Award Dinner (2022)
Speaker, United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, Bankruptcy Judges Meeting and Annual Conference, "Impact of U.S. Bank v. Village at Lakeridge"(2022)
Planning Committee, Conference of Ninth Circuit Chief Bankruptcy Judges and Clerks of Court (2022)
Speaker, Central California Bankruptcy Association, Central California Bankruptcy Institute, "From Aaron Burr to the Current U.S. Supreme Court: Treatment of the Innocent Spouse under 11 U.S.C. §523(a)" (2022)
Speaker, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, co-sponsored by the Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, the Inland Empire Bankruptcy Forum, and the Orange County Bar Association -- Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, "Bartenwerfer: Innocent Spouse’s Liability for the Fraud or Misdeeds of the Not-So-Nice Spouse Under 11 U.S.C. §523" (2022)
Planning Committee, Consumer Practice Extravaganza, American Bankruptcy Institute (2022)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, "Winning at the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel" (2022)
Speaker, California Bankruptcy Forum, "That Groovy Little Hippie Pad And Other Assets Your Chapter 7 Trustee Will Be Looking For" (2022)
Moderator, American Board of Certification/American Bankruptcy Institute, "Whoops! Ripped from the Headlines: A Panel of American Board Certified Judges Consider Attorneys' Faux Pas and other Ethical and Practice Concerns" (2022)
Speaker, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, "Demystifying Litigation: Perspectives from the Bench" (2022)
Speaker, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, "The Philosophy of Bankruptcy Attorney Joe Bernfeld -- Lessons for Junior (and Not so Junior) Lawyers" (2022)
Moderator, Beverly Hills Bar Association, "The Bankruptcy Jurisprudence of Justice William O. Douglas: Still Relevant in 2022" (2022)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, 18th Annual Bankruptcy Ethics Symposium, "Technical Competency and Ethical Pratfalls: ‘I am Not a Cat’ and So Much More" (2021)
Planning committee and speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute, Consumer Bankruptcy Practice Extravaganza, "Pre-bankruptcy filing issues" (2021)
Master of Ceremonies, Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Association, Hon. Calvin Ashland Award Dinner (2021)
Planning committee, Conference of Ninth Circuit Chief Bankruptcy Judges and Bankruptcy Lawyer Representatives (2021)
Speaker, Dispute Resolution Society, William S. Boyd School of Law, "Bankruptcy Mediation" (2021)
Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute, "Crossfire: Bankruptcy Code §1129(a)(9)(A) and Confirmation of Chapter 11 Plans" (2021)
Speaker, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, "Attacking the Adversary Proceeding Complaint: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12" (2021)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, 17th Annual Bankruptcy Ethics Symposium, "Attorney Competence 101: The Latest Scams And Technical Dangers For Lawyers And Other Human Beings" (2020)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Taxation and Bankruptcy Law Sections, "Taxperson at the Door: Exemption Planning, Collection Powers, Liens, and Horror Stories" (2020)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, "Business Appraisal and Real Estate Valuation in 2020: Application of the Federal Rules of Evidence in a Free Fall Economy" (2020)
Speaker, Century 21 Discovery, "Bankruptcy Basics for Real Estate Professionals: the Automatic Stay; Getting Employed by Bankruptcy Trustees and Debtors in Possession; and the Magic of Bankruptcy Sales" (2020)
Speaker, Central District of California Judicial Conference, Bankruptcy Judges And Bankruptcy Lawyer Representatives Roundtable, "Local Bankruptcy Procedures and Rules -- Three Easy Fixes" (2020)
Speaker, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, "A Few Words About Attorney Joe Bernfeld -- Co-Founder of the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum" (2020)
Speaker, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, "11 U.S.C. §523: Meeting the Bankruptcy Judge's Expectations" (2020)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, 16th Annual Bankruptcy Ethics Symposium, "Bankruptcy Lawyer Trip Ups: Law Firm Technology; Less Than Perfect Law Firm Practices; and The Very Best of Those Gosh Darn Solicitations That Land in My In Box Every Single Morning" (2019)
Moderator, Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Association, "2019 Hon. Calvin Ashland Awards Dinner" (2019)
Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute, "Consumer Bankruptcy Evidence Workshop" (2019)
Speaker, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Bankruptcy Judges Education Program, "Bankruptcy Breakout: Six Hot Topics" (2019)
Speaker, American Board of Certification/American Bankruptcy Institute, "Ain't Misbehaving: 11 U.S.C. §707(b)(4) and Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 9011" (2019)
Speaker, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, "Dude! How to litigate cases under 11 U.S.C. §727" (2019)
Speaker, American Bar Association, Center for Education and Accreditation, National Specialization Roundtable, ʺUnplugged! Marketing Tricks and Tips for Certified Specialists and Legal Specialization Programsʺ (2019)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, "Drafting Rock Solid Declarations in Federal Court: Presenting Evidence for Motions and Trials" (2019)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, 15th Annual Bankruptcy Ethics Symposium, "The Ethical Lawyer’s Dilemma: Information Technology in the Era of the iPhone, Software as a Service, and the Internet of Things" (2018)
Volunteer, Constitutional Rights Foundation, 38th Annual California Mock Trial Competition (2018)
Speaker, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Bankruptcy Judges Education Program, "Equal Access to Bankruptcy Justice" (2018)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, "Use and Abuse of Experts and Expert Testimony in Federal Court" (2018)
Speaker, American Bar Association, Center for Professional Responsibility, National Specialization Roundtable, "The Future of Legal Specialization: Professional Association or Mark of Merit?" (2018)
Speaker, Conference of Chief Bankruptcy Judges, "How to Raise a Lawyer: Gender Bias; Bullying; and The Formal Rules of Civility" (2018)
Speaker, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, "A Conversation with Attorney Christine Steiner: War Stories from the Smithsonian, the Getty, and the Broad -- and How Artists’ Rights and Ownership Claims Can impact on Consignments and the Attachment, Perfection, Priority, and Foreclosure of Security Interests in Works of Art" (2018)
Speaker, American Board of Certification/American Bankruptcy Institute, "Professionalism! Competence! Certification! Best Practices! Bankruptcy Judges Sound Off on the Best (and Worst) Behavior of our Bankruptcy Brothers and Sisters" (2018)
Speaker, Los Angeles County Bar Association, "Bridging the Gap 2018: From Books to Billables" (2018)
Speaker, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, “Weight of the Evidence: Bankruptcy Litigation on a Shoestring Budget” (2018)
Speaker, South Pasadena High School, Bildungsroman, "The Bankruptcy Court System" (2018)
Speaker, Pacifica High School, "The 14th Amendment and Equal Protection" (2018)
Speaker, Narbonne High School, "The 14th Amendment, Equal Protection, and a Lawyer's Life" (2018)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, 14th Annual Bankruptcy Ethics Symposium, “A Mixed Bag of Ethical Issues Related to Client Retention, Client Management, and Termination of the Attorney‐client Relationship" (2017)
Speaker, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section, "Hon. Ernest M. Robles: Pet Peeves and Best Practices in his Bankruptcy Courtroom" (2017)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, "The Uncomfortable Intersection of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, California's Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and Bankruptcy Law" (2017)
Speaker, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, "Litigating Fraud Cases under 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(2)(A)" (2017)
Speaker, Central California Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Association, "Bankruptcy Mediation in Consumer Cases" (2017)
Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute, Winter Leadership Conference, "Nuts and Bolts of Evidentiary Hearings" (2016)
Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute, Winter Leadership Conference, "Marketing Your Bankruptcy Practice Today: SEO Optimization; Social Media; or the Phone Book" (2016)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, 13th Annual Bankruptcy Ethics Symposium, "The Emergence of Robot Lawyers: California State Bar No. 93548 vs. Legal Zoom, the Cloud, and You Tube" (2016)
Speaker, United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, annual mediation program lunch, "Three Things They Didn't Teach you in Mediation School" (2016)
Speaker, Bar Association of San Francisco, "Federal Rules of Evidence" (2016)
Speaker, Orange County Bar Association, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, "Common Evidentiary Mistakes in Bankruptcy Court" (2016)
Speaker, American Bar Association, Center for Professional Responsibility, National Specialization Roundtable, "Legal Certification Examinations -- Efficient and Effective Examination Creation and Preservation" (2016)
Speaker, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Specialization, Annual National Roundtable on Lawyer Specialty Certification, "Legal Specialization Workshop: Certification Hypotheticals (Saturday Morning Players)" (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016)
Speaker, California Bankruptcy Forum, Insolvency Conference, "The Chapter 7 Trustee Received the Gold Mine and the Debtor got the Shaft: Exemptions and Such" (2016)
Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute, Bankruptcy Battleground West, Judicial "Hot buttons in the Bankruptcy Shark Tank: Discharge of Student Loans" (2016)
Speaker, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, "Inside the Judge's Studio with the Hon. Alex Kozinski" (2016)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, "Admit What (Evidence) You do not Know: Common Evidentiary Mistakes in Bankruptcy Court" (2016)
Speaker, Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, "Hot Topics in Chapter 11 (Structured Dismissals, Gifting, and More)" (2015)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, 12th Annual Bankruptcy Ethics Symposium, "Leveraging Technology in the Small Law Office: Tips and Ethical Missteps" (2015)
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Trial Practitioner Section, Inn of Court, "How to Overcome Objections and Get Your Evidence In" (2015)
State Bar of California, Young Lawyers Association, “How to Prepare for a Career as a Legal Specialist” (2015)
Speaker, Central California Bankruptcy Association, Central California Bankruptcy Institute, "Defending Nondischargeability Litigation" (2015)
Speaker, Central California Bankruptcy Association, Central California Bankruptcy Institute, "15 Minutes with a Bankruptcy Humorist" (2015)
Commercial Law League of America, "Where the Rubber Hits the Road on Enforcement of Judgments" (2015)
Speaker, California Bankruptcy Forum, "Exemptability of Retirement Plans" (2015)
Speaker, California Bankruptcy Forum, "Hardship Discharge of Student Loans in Bankruptcy" (2015)
Speaker, American Board of Certification, "Certification Review Course -- American Board of Certification: Chapters 1 through 5; Consumer Bankruptcy Overview; and Hot Topics in Business Bankruptcy" (2015)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, "The Middle Game in Adversary Proceedings: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 and Crafting the Pre‐Trial Order" (2015)
Speaker, Loyola Law School (Prof. Joel Weinberg -- Bankruptcy Law Seminar), "Fraudulent Transfers and Setoffs" (2015), "Preferences" (2013), Automatic Stay" (2006, 2009, 2011), and "Claims, Bankruptcy Discharge, and Dischargeability" (2010)
Speaker, San Fernando Valley Bar Association, "Dischargeability of Claims" (2015)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, 11th Annual Bankruptcy Ethics Symposium, "Best Practices for Small Law Firms with Limited Budgets: E-mail Protocol and Disclaimers; Client Intake Sheets and Other Client Communications; Office Procedures; Record Keeping and Destruction; Electronic Filing Nightmares; and Appearance Counsel" (2014)
Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute, 22nd Annual Southwest Bankruptcy Conference, "Discharge and Dischargeability" (2014)
Speaker, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Specialization, Annual National Roundtable on Lawyer Specialty Certification, "The Other Credentialing Paradigms -- A Conversation with Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and AVVO" (2014)
Speaker, California Bankruptcy Forum, "Treacherous Surf: The Ethical Use of Social Media" (2014)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, "Recent Developments in Avoidance Powers: Preferences; Fraudulent Transfers; and Other Such Things" (2014)
Speaker, Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Seminar II, "Claims Litigation" and "Preference and Avoidance Litigation" (2014)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, Tenth Annual Bankruptcy Ethics Symposium, "Technology Trends and Trapdoors for Lawyers" (2013)
Speaker, Central California Bankruptcy Association, Central California Bankruptcy Institute, "Wrangling those Bankruptcy Rainmakers: Bankruptcy Practice Trends for 2013 and Beyond" (2013)
Speaker, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Specialization, Annual National Roundtable on Lawyer Specialty Certification, "Test Preparation and Validation: Drafting Workshop for Legal Specialization Exams" (2013)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, "Contested Chapter 13 Bankruptcies" (2013)
Speaker, UNLV Boyd School of Law (Prof. Nancy Rapoport), "Professional Responsibility" (2013)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, "The Lawyer, Her Technology, and Techno-ethical Issues" (2012)
Speaker, Appraisal Institute, Southern California Chapter, 45th Annual Litigation Seminar, "Real Estate Valuation in Bankruptcy Court" (2012)
Speaker, California Bankruptcy Forum, "Marketing a Bankruptcy Practice (Effectively and Ethically)" (2012)
Speaker, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Specialization, Annual National Roundtable on Lawyer Specialty Certification, "Legal Certification Standards: What is a Passing Grade, Anyway? Should the Opinions of an Applicant’s Peers Matter?ʺ (2012)
Speaker, Professional Fiduciary Association of California, "Bankruptcy Law in a Nutshell; How it Affects You and Your Clients" (2012)
Speaker, Foxmoor Continuing Education, "Asset Protection Planning: The State of the Art in 2011” (2011)
Speaker, Central California Bankruptcy Association, Central California Bankruptcy Institute, "Keynote Presentation on Past, Present, and Future of Bankruptcy Law" (2011)
Speaker, Central California Bankruptcy Association, Central California Bankruptcy Institute, "Becoming a Certified Bankruptcy Specialist" (2011)
Speaker, Commercial Law League of America, "Recent Developments in Preference Litigation: Demand Letters; Settlement Tricks and Traps; Litigation Strategy; and Recent Case Law" (2011)
Speaker, Orange County Bar Association, "What Happens When Bankruptcy and Estate Planning Collide?" (2011)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, "How to Become a Certified Bankruptcy Specialist: Taking and Passing the Test; and All Those Other Pesky Details" (2011)
Facilitator and organizer of three lecture series, "Sessions with the Certified Bankruptcy Specialists" (2011)
Speaker, Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys' Association, "Becoming a Certified Bankruptcy Specialist" (2011)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, "State Bar Disciplinary Proceedings -- with a Bankruptcy Twist" (2010)
Speaker, California Bankers Association, "36 Little Things: What Every Banker Should Know about Bankruptcy" (2010)
Committee Member, Joint Retirement Function (Hon. Mund, Hon. Thompson, Hon. Bufford) (2010)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, "Current Developments in Asset Protection" (2010)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, "Getting your State Court Dispute out of Bankruptcy Court" (2010)
Speaker, Orange County Bar Association, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section, "Fishy or Flashy? Exemption Planning and Asset Protection" (2010)
Facilitator, UCLA Law School (Prof. Ken Klee and Prof. Jeffrey Diener -- Business Deals Clinic) (2010)
Speaker, California Lawyers for the Arts, "Bankruptcy 101 -- Basics of Bankruptcy" (2010)
Speaker, CLE International, "Bankruptcy 101 for Real Estate Professionals" (2010)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, "Ethics of Pre-Bankruptcy Planning" (2009)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, "2009 Hot Topics in Personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Practice" (2009)
Speaker, Central California Bankruptcy Association Institute, "Removing State Court Litigation to the Bankruptcy Courts" (2009)
Speaker, Central California Bankruptcy Association Institute, Keynote presentation on "Impact of the Recession on Bankruptcy Professionals" (2009)
Speaker, American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants, "Asset Protection Meets Bankruptcy Law" (2009)
Speaker, Professional Fiduciary Association of California, "Client Confidentiality for Attorneys and Professional Fiduciaries" (2009)
Speaker, Los Angeles Superior Court, "The Impact of Bankruptcy on State Court Litigation" (2009)
Speaker, Central District of California Annual U.S. Panel Trustee Seminar, "Asset Protection and Bankruptcy" (2009)
Speaker, Los Angeles Public Library, "Who Needs a Record Label? Write, Record, Mix, Master, Post, and Promote your Own Songs" (2009)
Speaker, 21st Annual Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute II, "Bankruptcy Appellate Procedures" (2009)
Speaker, 21st Annual Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute II, "Administrative Claims in Bankruptcy" (2009)
Speaker, California Lawyers for the Arts, "What Happens to my Intellectual Property in Bankruptcy?" (2009)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, "Discovery Ethics" (2008)
Speaker, South Bay Estate Planning Council, "How to Live Up to Client Confidentiality Responsibilities" (2008)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, "Hot Topics in Personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Practice" (2008)
Speaker, Financial Lawyers Conference, "Evidentiary Potpourri -- Finding and Getting your Documents into Evidence" (2008)
Speaker, California State Bar Convention, "Protecting the Clients' Interests, the Survivors’ Interests, and Attorney's Interests after an Attorney's Disability, Retirement or Death" (2008)
Speaker, California State Bar Convention, Board of Legal Specialization, "Foreclosures and Bankruptcy" (2008)
Speaker, Sacramento County Bar Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, "Getting Your Facts into Evidence in Bankruptcy Court" (2008)
Speaker, California Bankruptcy Forum, "Consumer Bankruptcy Developments" (2008)
Speaker, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Specialization, Annual National Roundtable on Lawyer Specialty Certification, "Developing New Certified Legal Specialties" (2008)
Speaker, Los Angeles Paralegal Association, "Understanding the 2005 Amendments to the Bankruptcy Code and Current Bankruptcy Developments" (2008)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, "Appellate Ethics and Frivolous Appeals" (2007)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, "Critical Developments of 2007 in Consumer and Small Business Bankruptcy Practice -- Views from the United States Trustee and the Trenches" (2007)
Speaker, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum "Optimal Strategies to Defend and Insulate Preferential Transfers from Avoidance" (2007)
Speaker, International Forum on Asset Protection Planning, "Bankruptcy and Asset Protection" (2007)
Speaker, International Forum on Asset Protection Planning, "Ethical, Civil, and Criminal Issues for the Asset Protection Planner" (2007)
Speaker, Central California Bankruptcy Association Institute, "Practical, Ethical and Uncomfortable Aspects of Asset Protection and Pre-Bankruptcy Planning after BAPCPA" (2007)
Speaker, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Specialization, Annual National Roundtable on Lawyer Specialty Certification, "Lawyer Advertising, Attorney Marketing, and Beyond the Super Lawyer" (2007)
Speaker, Los Angeles County Bar Association, "Representing Trade Creditors under the New Bankruptcy Reform Act" (2007)
Speaker, Sacramento County Bar Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, "Practical, Ethical, and Uncomfortable Aspects of Asset Protection and Pre-Bankruptcy Planning after BAPCPA" (2007)
Speaker, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, "Traps for the Unwary: To File or Not to File a Proof of Claim; Litigating Objections to Claims and Estate Causes of Action; Abstention, Removal and Remand; Withdrawal of the Reference; Waiver" (2006)
Speaker, Beverly Hills Bar Association, "The First Year under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act" (2006)
Speaker, Rochdale Offshore Investment Management seminar, "Asset Protection Planning and Fraudulent Transfer Issues" (2006)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, Bankruptcy Ethics Symposium, "The New Ethics of Prepetition Bankruptcy Planning" (2006)
Speaker, South Bay Estate Planning Council, "What Every Estate Planner Needs to Know about the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005" (2006)
Speaker, Sacramento County Bar, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, "Avoiding Powers Update (Preferences, Fraudulent Transfers, and More)" (2005)
Moderator and panelist on tour of California cities, CEB Continuing
Education of the Bar, "Bankruptcy Reform: Changing the Grounds Rules for Personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Practice" addressing changes under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (2005)
Speaker, Federal Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section, "Ethical Issues arising in Electronic Discovery" (2005)
Panelist, Beverly Hills Bar Association, "The October 17, 2005
Consumer Amendments to the Bankruptcy Code:
Chance, Community Chest, Park Place or Debtors' Prison?" (2005)
Member, Blue Ribbon Panel, Los Angeles Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine (assisted in selection of 2006 and 2012 "Southern California Super Lawyers" in field of bankruptcy)
Speaker, Insolvency Law Committee, Business Law Section, State Bar of California, "Board Certification and Legal Specialization" (2005)
Speaker, Los Angeles County Bar Association (Family Law Section) and Los Angeles Superior Court, 37th Annual Family Law Symposium, "Significant Crossover Issues: Bankruptcy and Family Law" (2005)
Speaker, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, "Catch Me If You Can: Understanding, Prosecuting and Defending Fraudulent Transfers" (2005)
Speaker, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Specialization, Annual National Roundtable on Lawyer Specialty Certification, "Publicity for Legal Specialization Programs" (2005)
Speaker, American Bankruptcy Institute, Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, "Business Reorganization under Chapter 13" (2004)
Speaker, Joint Presentation of the Office of United States Trustee and Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, "Basics of Litigating Claims under 11 U.S.C. § 727" (2004)
Speaker, Fulbright & Jaworski, "Ten Things Every Lawyer Should Know About Bankruptcy" (2004)
Speaker, Chapman University School of Law (Advanced Bankruptcy Law Seminar), "Chapter 11 Confirmation Standards" (2004)
Speaker,
Selman Breitman, "Recent Developments in Nondischargeability Litigation" (2004)
Speaker, Commercial Law League of America, Western Region Meeting, "Hot and Emerging Commercial and Bankruptcy Topics" (2004)
Speaker, Sacramento County Bar, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, "Recent
Developments under 11 U.S.C. § 523" (2003)
Speaker, Central California Bankruptcy Forum Institute, "Nondischargeability
Update" (2003)
Speaker, Joint Presentation of
the Office of United States Trustee and Los Angeles Bankruptcy
Forum, "Basics
of Litigating Nondischargeability Claims" (2003)
Panelist, Lorman Education Services, "Bankruptcy in California" (2003)
Speaker, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Specialization,
Annual National Roundtable on Lawyer Specialty Certification, "Publicizing Legal Specialization -- Video, Billboards, and Courthouse Graffiti" (2003)
Instructor, McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, LLP, "Bankruptcy Law
in One Day" (2002)
Panelist, PESI California program, “Asset Protection and Family Security
Planning through Going Offshore” (San Francisco and Los Angeles, 2002)
Panelist, PESI Sixth Annual Conference on Offshore Practice & Procedure,
"Impact of U.S. Bankruptcy Laws on Offshore Planning" (2001)
Panelist, CEB Continuing Education of the Bar program, "The 21st Century
Law Office: Running A Successful Law Practice in the New Economy" (Los
Angeles, Garden Grove and San Diego, 2001)
Lecturer, Los Angeles County Superior Court, "Bankruptcy Primer for California
Judges" (2000)
Panelist, PESI Fifth Annual Conference on Offshore Practice and Procedure, "Principles
of Bankruptcy in Domestic and International Settings for the International and
Offshore Practitioner" (2000)
Panelist, PESI Advanced Seminar on Integrated Estate Planning and Asset Protection, "Attorney-Client Privilege" (2000)
Panelist, Beverly Hills Bar Association, "Becoming a Certified Legal Specialist" (2000)
Moderator, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, "Integrated Estate Planning and
Asset Protection for Bankruptcy Lawyers: What Asset Protection Is and What Asset
Protection Is Not" (2000)
Speaker, Central California Bankruptcy Association Institute, "It's Amazing!
Internet Resources for the Bankruptcy Practitioner" (2000)
Virtual panelist, PricewaterhouseCoopers 1999 Women Litigators Conference, "Law,
Technology & Change" (1999)
Panelist, PESI Fourth Annual Conference on Offshore Practice and Procedure, "The Bankruptcy Trustee's Perspective on Going Offshore and Enforceability/Recognition
of Choice of Law Elections" (1999)
Panelist (cameo role), Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, "Bias in Bankruptcy
Court" (1999)
Panelist, American Lawyer Media, "Doing Business on the Web: Identifying
Legal Issues and Avoiding Liability" (1999)
Panelist, Association of Insolvency Accountants, 15th Annual Bankruptcy and
Reorganization Conference, "Internet Resources: Treasure Troves and Minefields" (1999)
Panelist, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Spring Education Seminar, "Internet Tools for Bankruptcy Trustees and the NABT Web Page" (1999)
Panelist, Financial Lawyers Conference, "The Internet is Your Friend: How
to Use the Internet in Your Commercial and Bankruptcy Practice" (1998)
Panelist, Joint Program of the Orange County Bankruptcy Forum and Orange County
Bar Association -- Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, "New Local Bankruptcy
Rules" (1998)
Panelist, Education Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar
of California, 20th Annual Spring Program: "Technology and the Practice of
Law: How Going Online Can Improve Your Productivity" (1998 in San Francisco,
Los Angeles and San Diego)
Panelist and coauthor of mock trial script, California Bankruptcy Forum, "Bankruptcy
Litigation Skills" (1998)
Panelist, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, "The Electronic Bankruptcy Professional" (1997)
Panelist and Committee Member, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum State Court Judges
Committee, "Impact of Bankruptcy on State Court Actions" (1996)
Speaker, Harrington, Foxx, Dubrow & Canter, "What Every Litigator Needs
To Know About Bankruptcy" (1996)
Speaker, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, "What Every Lawyer Needs
To Know About Bankruptcy" (1996)
Panelist, Mainsail Financial Group, "Advanced Estate Planning With An Emphasis
On Asset Protection Planning" (1996)
Panelist, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum Special Projects Committee, "Workshop
On Trial Strategy And Techniques" (1995)
Speaker, Demetriou, Del Guercio,
Springer & Moyer, "The Intersection Of Environmental and Bankruptcy
Law" (1995)
Speaker, Credit Managers Association of California -- Print Group, "The
1994 Amendments To The Bankruptcy Code" (1995)
Panelist, California State Bar Convention, "Bankruptcy Litigation Skills" (1994)
Speaker, Pasadena Organization of Certified Public Accountants, "What Every
Accountant Should Know About Bankruptcy" (1994)
Panelist, American Bankruptcy Institute -- Second Annual Bankruptcy Battleground
West, "Alternative Dispute Resolution in Bankruptcy" (1994)
Speaker, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, "Get Yourself Ready to be a Bar
Certified Bankruptcy Specialist" (1993)
Panelist, American Bankruptcy Institute -- First Annual Bankruptcy Battleground
West, "Latest Weapons for the Battlefield: Current Developments" (1993)
Speaker, National Business Institute, "Treatment of Secured Claims in Bankruptcy
in California" (1993)
Moderator and Speaker, California State Bar Convention, "Recent Developments
in Bankruptcy Law" (1984, 1986-1989, and 1991-1992)
Speaker, Bankers' Compliance Group Seminar, "Loan Workouts and Collections" (1992)
Speaker, BEST Seminar, "Real Estate in Bankruptcy" (1992)
Speaker, Braverman, Codron & Co., "What Every Accountant Should Know
About Bankruptcy" (1992)
Speaker, McClintock, Weston, Benshoof, Rochefort, Rubalcava & MacCuish,
"The Conflict Between Environmental and Bankruptcy Laws" (1992)
Speaker, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, Bankruptcy Litigation Subcommittee
Meeting, "Current Issues in Bankruptcy Litigation from the Ninth Circuit
Perspective" (1991)
Panelist, Infocast, "Bankruptcy Cases and Lending Institutions" (1991)
Panelist, Infocast, "Chapter 11" (1991)
Speaker, Coopers & Lybrand, Business Investigation Services Meeting, "Protecting
Professional Fees from Recovery by the Bankruptcy Trustee" (1991)
Speaker, Poms, Smith, Lande & Rose, "The Impact of Bankruptcy on Licensors
and Licensees of Intellectual Property" (1991)
Panelist, Infocast, "Lender Liability" (1990)
Speaker, South Bay Bar Association, "Chapter 7" (1984)
American College of Bankruptcy: Elected as Fellow of American College of Bankruptcy, Class XXXIV; Standing Committee on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (2023-present); DEI Communications Subcommittee (2023-present)
American Board of Certification: Director (2009-2019); Standards Committee (2009); State Bar Liaison Committee (2010); Chair, State Bar Liaison Committee (2011-2014); Faculty Committee (2014-2018); Secretary (2015); Treasurer (2016); President-elect (2017); President (2018); Chair (2019); Long Range Planning Committee (2024)
United States District Court, Central District of California: Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (2018-2024); ex-officio Lawyer Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference (2025-present)
United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California: Bench/Bar Judicial Variance Committee (1994-1997); Guest, Judgeship Survey Team, Administrative Office of United States Courts (2011); Legal Specialist Speakers Series (2011); Information Technology Committee (2012-present)
State Bar of California, Committee of Bar Examiners: Member (2011-2014); Subcommittee on Operations & Management: Member (2011-2013), Chair (2013-2014); Subcommittee on Examinations: Member (2011), Chair (2012-2013); Subcommittee on Moral Character (2011-2012, 2013-2014); Subcommittee on Educational Standards (2011)
State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization: Commissioner (2001-2004); Chair, Subcommittee on Publicity/Public Awareness (2001-2004); Chair, Subcommittee on Rules (2004-2005); Vice-Chair (2004-2005); Chair (2005-2006); Member, California State Bar Affinity Administrator Evaluation Working Group (2006); Advisor (2006-2007); Council of Past Chairs (2007-2010)
Personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Law Advisory Commission, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization: Commissioner (1997-2001); Vice-Chair (1999-2000); and Chair (2000-2001)
Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum: Secretary (1997-1998); Program Chair (1998-1999); Vice-President (1999-2000); President (2000-2001); Director (1994-2001); ex officio Director (2001-2005); Webmaster, labankruptcyforum.org (1998-2013); Webmaster, bankruptcydog.com (2007-present)
California Bankruptcy Forum: CBF Director (1998-2001, 2008-2009); Co-chairman (Education), CBF Insolvency Conference (2001); Co-Conference Chair, CBF Insolvency Conference (2004); Sponsor, Bankruptcy Poetry Competition, CBF Insolvency Conference (2011-2012); Co-chairman, Consumer Bankruptcy Program, CBF Insolvency Conference (2013); Sponsor, Bankruptcy Joke Contest, CBF Insolvency Conference (2013); Sponsor, Bankruptcy Photography Contest, CBF Insolvency Conference (2014, 2015, 2016); Sponsor, Bankruptcy Cartoon Caption Contest, CBF Insolvency Conference (2017); Sponsor, Bankruptcy Flash Fiction Contest, CBF Insolvency Conference (2018); Sponsor, Modern Maxims of Insolvency Contest, CBF Insolvency Conference (2019); Sponsor, A Word of Advice Contest, CBF Insolvency Conference (2022)
Financial Lawyers Conference: Board of Governors (2003-2006); recording engineer for selected dinner programs (2006-2007)
CEB Continuing Education of the Bar: Member, CEB Business and Intellectual Property Law Advisory Committee (2004-2008)
American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Specialization: Accreditation Review Panel (2012)
Federal Bar Association: planning committee, annual bankruptcy ethics symposium (2011-2024)
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section: Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Proposed Official Revisions to Local Bankruptcy Rules (1997-1998)
American Bankruptcy Institute: Member (1990-present)
Beverly Hills Bar Association: Member
Co-Executive Producer, American College of Bankruptcy, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, "Somebody Believed in Me" video production (2023)
Co-producer and musician (with BC Barness), "I Don't Know Disco, version 24," theme song for American Bar Association, Business Law Section, To the Extent That/Podcast Series, "Bad Boys in Bankruptcy" (2023)
Staff, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, host and producer of eight "Behind the Scenes" videos at NCBJ annual meeting (2021)
Producer, "A Short Film About the Hon. Robert N. Kwan" (2021)
Producer, "Meet Joe Bernfeld: A Short Film About One of the Founders of the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum" (2021)
Staff, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, host and producer of multiple NCBJ videos (2019)
Guest, "Columnists Disclose History and Outlook for Chapter 8" (American Bankruptcy Institute podcast, 2018)
Staff, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, moderator of NCBJ streaming presentation, host and producer of multiple videos at NCBJ annual meeting (2018)
Guest, radio talk show, "Your Legal Rights," KALW 91.7 FM (NPR affiliate), San Francisco (1999, 2001-2006, 2011, 2015)
Recurring guest, radio talk show, "Bob McCormick's Money 101" on KNX 1070 AM, Los Angeles (2008-2012) and KFWB 980 AM, Los Angeles (2011-2014)
Interview, California Bar Journal, "Q&A: Legal Specialization a Boon for Consumers" (2013)
Guest, radio talk show, "The Financial Fitness Show" with Chip Cummings (2013)
Guest, radio talk show, "Adam Levin's Credit Line Radio," KFWB 980 AM, Los Angeles (2011)
Guest, radio talk show, Jeff Levy, "Living the e-Life," KFWB 980 AM, Los Angeles (2011)
Bankruptcy commentator for CBS reporter Dave Lopez, KCAL Channel 9 and KCBS Channel 2 (CBS television network, Los Angeles) (2011-2012)
Director, videographer and editor of Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum film, Hon. Arthur M. Greenwald retirement dinner (2005)
Interview, "Case n' Point Newsletter" (CEB, 2003)
Director, videographer, and editor of Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum film for Hon. Geraldine Mund, "The Passing of the Gavel" (2003)
Writer and moderator of cable television talk show, "Lex Loci: The Law of the Land" (1982-1983, Melanie Savage, producer)
Quoted in the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Daily Journal, the Recorder, the Los Angeles Business Journal, the New York Times, the Seattle Times, the Charlotte Observer, the Dow Jones Daily Bankruptcy Review, Business Week, Art News, The Business Journal, theartnewspaper.com, law.com, legalweek.com, law360.com, abajournal.com (ABA Journal -- Legal News Now), lawyersusaonline.com (Lawyers USA), and ARTFORUM.com.
Webmaster of bovitz.com (portal), bovitz-spitzer.com (law firm site), bovitz.net (photography site), bovitz.biz (music site), n6mi.com (ham radio site), labankruptcyforum.org (Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, 1998-2013), bankruptcydog.com (master calendar for Los Angeles bankruptcy professionals)
Speaker, Central California Bankruptcy Institute, "Bankruptcy
Law Firm Web Sites" (2001)
Speaker, Legal Tech 2001, "Web Sites for Solos and Small Firms" (2001)
Speaker, American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Specialization, National
Roundtable on Lawyer Specialty Certification, "Using the Web to Market
and Add Value to Your Legal Specialization Program" (2001)
Instructor, UCLA Extension, "Legal, Ethical and Design Aspects of Law
Firm Web Sites" (2000)
Speaker, PricewaterhouseCoopers FAS meeting, "Internet Resources for Professionals" (1999)
State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization: Chair, Internet Committee
(1999-2001); co-webmaster of californiaspecialist.org (now a part of ls.calbar.ca.gov) (1999-2004)
Author, Los Angeles County Bar Association Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section
Newsletter, "Technical Notes for Bankruptcy Lawyers" (1997)
Start-up consultant on financiallawyers.org (Financial
Lawyers Conference site) (2000)
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, College of the Extended University, "Webmaster Certificate, Web Design Specialist" (1999)
Amateur Radio Extra Class license, N6MI (1969-present)
Volunteer Counsel (pro bono work), American Radio Relay League (1981-present)
Transmitter hunting activities profiled, Los Angeles Times, Outdoor Section (March 30, 2004)
Portable amateur radio contest operations profiled, CQ magazine (2012)
QST cover photo, 2023 Field Day operations (2024)
Member, United States National Radiosports Team, International Friendship Amateur
Radio Games (silver team and personal bronze medals 1991, 1993)
Speaker on radio direction finding (transmitter hunting), ham radio contests, audio,
photography, and other technical amateur radio topics at:
Amateur Radio Association of Long Beach (2010, 2019)
American Radio Relay League -- National Convention (1992, 2012)
American Radio Relay League -- Northwest Division Convention (1991)
American Radio Relay League -- Pacific Division Convention (2016)
American Radio Relay League -- Southwest Division Convention (1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017)
Anaheim Amateur Radio Association (1995)
Annual VHF/UHF Conferences (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996)
Antelope Valley Amateur Radio Club (1992, 1995)
Associated Radio Amateurs of Long Beach (1994)
Beach Cities Wireless Society (1995)
Boy Scouts of America, Troop 860, Hermosa Beach (2013)
Cal Tech Amateur Radio Club (1995)
Downey Amateur Radio Club (1997, 2012, 2015)
Edgewood Amateur Radio Society (1997)
Fullerton Radio Club (1992, 1994, 2000)
International DX Convention (2010, 2023)
Moreno Valley Radio Club (1994)
Orange County Amateur Radio Club (1993)
Pasadena Radio Club (1997, 1998, 2012, 2018, 2021)
QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo (2022)
Riverside County Amateur Radio Association (1998)
Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps SATERN (2010)
San Diego DX Club (2021)
San Fernando Valley Radio Club (1994)
San Gabriel Valley Radio Club (1991, 1994)
Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club (1993)
Simi Settlers Amateur Radio Club (2020)
South Bay Amateur Radio Club (2006)
South Pasadena Amateur Radio Club (2022)
Southern California DX Club (1998)
TRW Amateur Radio Club (1996, 1998, 1999)
Victor Valley Radio Association (1990)
Western Amateur Radio Association (1995)
Bachelor of Arts, with High Honors, double major in economics and political science, University of California, Santa Barbara (1977)
Juris Doctor, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (1980) (American Jurisprudence and Hon. Benno M. Brink Memorial awards in bankruptcy; staff member, International and Comparative Law Annual)
Diploma in Taxation, University of San Diego (1983)
California, 1980
All California federal district courts, 1981
United States Tax Court, 1981
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1986
Produced, composed, recorded, mixed, and/or mastered more than 686 songs (bovitz.biz)
Recording engineer, Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic (2009-2017). Recording engineer, Gary Greene, Esq. and his Big Band of Barristers (2012-2015). Recording engineer and mixer, Big Band of Barristers, "The Chicago Album" (2014)
Co-founder, "Monday Night Lawyer Movie Club Unless It's On Tuesday" (2009-2021)
Co-owner of "Mister Riley," a mixed breed canine. American Kennel Club (AKC) titles in Scent Work Master (SWM), Scent Work Interior Master (SIM), Scent Work Container Master (SCM), Scent Work Buried Master (SBM), Scent Work Exterior Master (SEM), Scent Work Excellent Elite (SWEE), Scent Work Handler Discrimination Advanced (SHDA), Canine Good Citizen (CGC), and Novice Trick Dog (TKN) -- with six high in trial ribbons. Barn Hunt Association title in Open Barn Hunt (RATO). National Association of Canine Scent Work title (NW1)
Artist, multi-media presentation, REDCAT Lounge, Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (2009)
Bovitz' photos are featured on: the cover of QST, the number one amateur radio magazine (June 2024); the CD jacket for "Sunsets and Silhouettes" (Planting Seeds Records, 2005); the CD jacket for "Hellcat Susie" (Hellcat Susie Music, 2011); the book cover for "Protrepticul" by Aristotle (Humanitas, Bucharest, 2005); the Rowland Heights Connection (County of Los Angeles publication, 2008); licensed T-shirts; and third party web sites. Photos from selected adventures are posted on bovitz.com.