ABOUT THE AUTHORS

• Jurisdiction: United States

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Kathy Bazoian Phelps is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Diamond McCarthy, LLP and has more than 21 years of experience as a lawyer in bankruptcy law and fraud litigation. She represents trustees and receivers, debtors, and secured and unsecured creditors in bankruptcy cases, and she has extensive litigation experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of bankruptcy litigation matters. She also represents trustees and receivers, as well as investors, in Ponzi scheme cases. Ms. Phelps has spoken and written widely on a broad range of fraud and bankruptcy-related matters, and co-authored The Ponzi Book: A Legal Resource for Unraveling Ponzi Schemes (LexisNexis®, 2012) (www.theponzibook.com) with Hon. Steven W. Rhodes. Her other recent publications include "Handling Claims in Ponzi Scheme Bankruptcy and Receivership Cases," 42 Golden Gate U. L. Rev. ...