

Principal Attorney of Reeder Law Corporation
Reeder Law Corporation
1875 Century Park East
Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Office
(310) 557-8911
Fax
(310) 557-0380
David M. Reeder is an attorney with over 30 years of experience focused on bankruptcy cases, business reorganizations, bankruptcy litigation, loan workouts, bankruptcy trustee representation, and the representation of purchasers of distressed assets. He has also written and spoken extensively on bankruptcy topics.
Reeder Law Corporation
Los Angeles, CA
1999 – present
Principal Attorney
Represents companies and individuals in bankruptcy cases, business reorganizations, and bankruptcy litigation. The practice focuses on counseling business owners and individuals regarding their options, dealing with out of court restructurings, all phases of chapter 11 cases, asset acquirer representation, bankruptcy litigation, and loan work-outs. Also handles commercial and real estate litigation, as well as attorney fee arbitrations as both an advocate and an arbitrator.
Valensi Rose, PLC
Los Angeles, CA
2015-2019
Of-counsel
Handled bankruptcy cases (both debtor and creditor side), bankruptcy and commercial litigation, including trial practice.
Hoffman Polland & Furman, PLLC
New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA
2007-2009
Of Counsel
Handled loan workouts, bankruptcy litigation, and bankruptcy cases on behalf of companies, trustees, and creditors’ committees.
Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith
Los Angeles, CA
1995 – 1999
Partner
Established the bankruptcy department at the firm’s downtown Los Angeles office. Advised the firm’s litigation and transactional attorneys on bankruptcy issues arising in their cases.
Shapiro, Posell, Rosenfeld & Close
Los Angeles, CA
1990 – 1995
Associate
Lead attorney in the firm’s bankruptcy department. Represented business debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, and bankruptcy litigants.
Saltzburg, Ray & Bergman
Los Angeles, CA
1987 – 1990
Associate
Bankruptcy and receivership practice.
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)
AV – the highest rating in both professional competence and ethical practice
Gatto vs. K.R. et al, Van Nuys Superior Court (2008). Gave expert testimony at trial regarding the dischargeabilty of federal and state income taxes in bankruptcy.
Speaker, RBZ, LLP, Bankruptcy Principals for Accountants and Business Advisors (2014)
Speaker, Family Law Inns of Court, Bankruptcy and Family Law; Strange Bedfellows (2014)
Speaker, Gibbs, Gidden, Locher, Turner & Senet, LLP “Bankruptcy 2011 – Key Concepts and Developments” (2011)
Speaker, San Gabriel Valley Bar Association “Bankruptcy 2010 – Key Concepts and Developments” (2010)
Speaker, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – Los Angeles Chapter “Shining the Light: The Role of Fraud Examiners in Bankruptcy Cases” (2009)
Speaker and Panel Moderator, Los Angeles County Bar Association – Real Property Section “Navigating and Negotiating a Bankruptcy Sale” (2009)
Panel Materials Contributor, American Bankruptcy Institute Annual Spring Meeting,. “Representing the Foreign Creditor in Today’s Financial Meltdown” Washington D.C (2009)
Speaker and Panel Moderator, American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference “Chapter 15, Coming Soon to A Court Near You” Tucson, AZ (2008). Panel members included the late Hon. Burton Lifland and Hon. Arthur Gonzalez.
Speaker and Panel Moderator “Bankruptcy Basics” National Business Institute (2003)
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). Panel members included Hon. Ernest Robles
Speaker, Blanc Williams Johnston & Kronstadt, LLP. “Intellectual Property Issues in Chapter 11 Cases”. (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, 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)
Speaker and Panel Moderator, 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”, Panelists included Hon. Samuel Bufford and Hon. Alan Ahart. (1993)
Speaker and Panel Moderator, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section – Los Angeles County Bar Association. “Efficient and Economical Handling of Non-dischargeability Litigation” (1992). Panelists included Hon. Geraldine Mund.
Speaker and Panel Moderator, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section – Los Angeles County Bar Association, “Issues in Individual and Consumer Bankruptcy Cases”, Panelists included Hon. Vincent Zurzolo (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)
Team Instructor and Panelist, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Workshop, Pepperdine University Law School , (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)
Ninth Circuit Warms to Cannabis Bankruptcy Cases, Insolvency Insights (Reeder Law Corporation) September 2019
The Law of Recovery of Preferential Transfers: “Can They Really Do This?”, Valensi Rose, PLC Insolvency Newsletter June 2018
Retail bankruptcies and history-in-the making, Valensi Rose, PLC Insolvency Newsletter May 2017
There are some limits to fees in bankruptcy cases, Los Angeles Daily Journal June 2015
Judicial Opinions Provide a Path to Life Long Learning, Los Angeles Daily Journal January 30, 2013
Jurisdiction Questions to Plague Bankruptcy Courts, Los Angeles Daily Journal January 18, 2013
Shine the Light: The Use of Examiners to Uncover Fraud in Chapter 11 Cases, American Bankruptcy Institute Commercial Fraud Taskforce e-News Letter (April, 2008)
Norton on Bankruptcy, Contributing author (West 2006).
Personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Practice in California, Contributing author (C.E.B. 2003)
Reederlaw Report, Editor and publisher of an online newsletter featuring timely articles on legal and business topics. (2002-present)
New Central District Bankruptcy Rules Aim to Prevent ‘Procedural Roulette’, Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 7, 2002
Non-scheduled Claims are Subject to the Debtor’s Discharge in an Individual ‘No Asset’ Bankruptcy Case, Los Angeles County Bar Association Commercial and Business Section Newsletter, Fall, 1994
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 Bankruptcy Section Newsletter, Spring, 1994
The Sinking of American Mariner, 6 Bankruptcy Study Group Journal 5, March, 1988
The Administrative Priority in Bankruptcy — A Survey, 36 Drake L. Rev. 135, 1987
Real estate broker, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1974-1983
Agricultural land appraiser, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1976-1982
Building contractor, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1977-1982