Leon D Bayer

I have been a small business owner since 1994. As most business owners do, I toiled some 70 - 80 hours per week managing the in-field and onsite daily activities of the business. I was fortunate enough to have enough ord-of-mouth recommendations that I never advertised. Until one day..... The sad ...story I will make brief. I decided to contract with one of the largest corporations in the world. And I realized that no matter what your contractual agreement says with them, they have the money and legal council to toy with you as they wish. So, I hired a litigation attorney and went to court with them. We won. Then we won a second case. But now I was $20,000 out in legal costs with another 10 cases to go. The time burden alone was destroying my business. So, my litigation attorney and I spoke and it was decided that I would have a better life should I bankrupt the company. He recommended Bayer, Wishman and Leotta. Bankruptcy and the very idea of bankruptcy was not a pleasant thought. The years of hard work I had put into my company was about to vanish before my eyes. Though my company was a C-Corp it was still very personal to me. I contacted Bayer, Wishman and Leotta. We arranged a time to meet for consultation and what basic documents I would need to bring for the meeting. I arrived at a downtown skyscraper and was ready for the cold process. But rather, I was greeted with a smile and an offer of a beverage. My wait to see Mr. Wishman was short. And, my time with him was anything but cold. He patiently listened to my story and based upon his questions and replies, he obviously empathized with me. We spoke about several options and he even suggested that I be absolutely certain I wanted to move in this direction. How's that for a soft sell. So, I left with contemplation and a list of documents I would need to present to him should I move forward. And, move forward was what I did. My fear of an expensive bankruptcy went out the window when we agreed on the terms. And, my fear of being lost in the shuffle went out the window as well. I was anything but a number to them. I felt as though I mattered. And, they processed my documentation much faster that I provided it to them. I reviewed their legal case presentation and they reviewed my review. We discussed strategy and then I had my day in court. When I arrived at the courthouse, they were there waiting for me. So I sat before the judge. That could have felt very alone. But, the support I received was fantastic. My bankruptcy is now final and based upon the handling of my case by Bayer, Wishman and Leotta, I never received a single challenge to the bankruptcy. If you are ever unfortunate enough to have to go through bankruptcy, do not hesitate to contact them. You will be in the best possible hands and you will not be just another number. I am David T...and Bayer, Wishman and Leotta have my highest recommendation. PS: I feel like I have my life back!

Bankruptcy is a difficult process. I was in a situation where I needed clear, strategic advice about the fubar mess I faced. It was a unique case, because there was personal credit at stake as well as entrepreneurial businesses crashing in the Great Recession. I needed an attorney who would be abl...e to look at the whole picture and make a considered recommendation. This is a little different than simply saying "I'll file for you, give me a fee." What is it like to seek bankruptcy advice as a businessperson right now? Not fun. A typical example is a bankruptcy attorney I was professionally recommended to in the Valley (I won't name his location out of totally undeserved professional respect). He had great bookshelves. He took $350 to look things over and recommend I give him a lot more money. He was very, very reluctant to answer even the most fundamental initial questions for fear that I was simply trying to get "free" information out of him. "Free"? I just paid you $350! Such was my experience, on top of the obvious stress. Then I said, screw the professional recommendations, let's do some good old-fashioned Googling. And there was Leon. Now, I brought my headache to Leon, I explained the complexities of the situation, and I explained what I had experienced prior among his professional brethren. Leon gave me, a hardened skeptic who just wants some no-bull professional advice, hope that it could be done, and hope that I could afford it. He provided exactly enough details to convince me he knew what he was doing and could provide ongoing strategic advice, which IMO is the sign of a good, judicious attorney. And he did that much for FREE. So I went with Leon, and he ended up handling a handful of cases for me and providing the advice and roadmap I needed to get through the experience. He did exactly what I needed, and he was smart enough and had a good enough sense of humor to make it all less stressful than it needed to be. Looking back I'm glad I decided not to file myself. I strongly considered it, but I gambled that a good attorney's services would be worth the hard questions that needed to be answered right now. I bet on Leon and it paid off! I guess some would consider it professional suicide to even review a bankruptcy attorney. But in this day and age it's rare to find a guy who's truly competent and does what he says he'll do. I recommend Leon.