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Practice Areas
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34% Bankruptcy / Debt
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33% Bankruptcy / Chapter 11
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33% Appeals
5 years
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Contact Information
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Peer Endorsements
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David is my go-to attorney for all bankruptcy-related advice. His knowledge of the law and procedure is unassailable. I endorse him without hesitation.
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Endorsement from lawyer:
Hamid Jabbar
, Scottsdale (AZ), 4 months ago
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Résumé
License
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6 years since David Matthew Guess was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| California |
Active
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2005 |
11/03/2011 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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Partner at
Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP
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2011–present
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Associate at
Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP
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2007–2010
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Law Clerk to the Hon. Maureen A. Tighe at
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
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2005–2007
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Extern to the Hon. Thomas B. Donovan at
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
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2004–2004
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Summer Associate at
Payne & Fears LLP
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2004–2004
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Extern to the Hon. David G. Sills at
California Court of Appeal
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2003–2003
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| University of California at Los Angeles School of Law |
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Juris Doctor |
2005 |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Slavic Languages & Literatures |
Bachelor of Arts |
2001 |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
History |
Bachelor of Arts |
2001 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Southern California Rising Star |
Super Lawyers |
2011 |
| AV Peer Review Rating |
Martindale-Hubbell |
2011 |
| Southern California Rising Star |
Super Lawyers |
2010 |
| Southern California Rising Star |
Super Lawyers |
2009 |
| Jeffrey S. Turner Outstanding Commercial Law Student Award |
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2005 |
| CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Criminal Procedure |
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2003 |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Admittee |
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
2012-present
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| Member |
Beverly Hills Bar Association |
2011-present
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| Member |
Century City Bar Association |
2011-present
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| Member |
Los Angeles County Bar Association |
2011-present
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| Member |
American Bankruptcy Institute |
2010-present
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| Member |
Turnaround Management Association |
2010-present
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| Member |
Supreme Court of the United States of America |
2009-present
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| Member |
Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum |
2008-present
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| Admittee |
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
2008-present
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| Member |
Financial Lawyers Conference |
2007-present
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United States District Court for the Central District of California |
2007-present
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United States District Court for the Eastern District of California |
2007-present
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| Admittee |
United States District Court for the Northern District of California |
2007-present
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| Admittee |
United States District Court for the Southern District of California |
2007-present
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| Real Estate Broker |
California Department of Real Estate |
2006-present
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| Member |
Order of the Coif |
2005-present
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| Member |
State Bar of California |
2005-present
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| Member |
Los Angeles County Bar Association |
2003-2007
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| Member |
San Fernando Valley Bar Association |
2006
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| Editor |
UCLA Law Review |
2004-2005
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| Staff |
UCLA Law Review |
2003-2004
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See all 21 association entries
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Portfolio
Cases
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Outcome: Virtually all appeals affirmed or dismissed.
Outcome: Dismissal of appeal affirmed.
Outcome: Chapter 11 plan of reorganization confirmed.
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Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Exposing the Convert’s Loophole: Postdischarge Conversion as an Abuse of the Bankruptcy Process |
Norton's Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law |
2005 |
| Disregarding The Mona Lisa’s Disappearing Mustache: An Analysis into the Increased Judicial Scrutiny of the Tax Treatment of Family Limited Partnership Interests |
Western State University Law Review |
2005 |
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