Past Speaking Engagements
2020
4/15
Whitney Z. Bernstein
Panelist, Tips and Trends: The Impact of COVID-19 on White Collar Litigation
Federal Bar Association and the Women’s White Collar Defense Association
2019
11/19
John L. Littrell
Panelist, China, Economic Espionage, and National Security: Government and Defense Perspectives
Orange County Asian-American Bar Association / UCI School of Law
5/17
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Beam It Up, Scotty! Practicing Law in the E-Discovery Era – What Every Bankruptcy Attorney Needs to Know, California Bankruptcy Forum’s 31st Annual Insolvency Conference
4/30
Ali Matin
Panelist, Leave it to the Experts: Selecting and Effectively Using (or Challenging) Expert Witnesses, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum
4/1
Tony Bisconti
Panelist, Just What the Doctor Ordered – Latest Cases in Healthcare, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum
1/25
John Littrell
Panelist, Advancing Justice, Symposium in Honor of Judge A. Wallace Tashima, UCLA School of Law
2018
5/31
Whitney Z. Bernstein
Faculty Panelist, Game of Phones: Fourth Amendment Defenses Against Cell Evidence, Federal Judicial Center National Seminar for Federal Defenders
2017
9/20
Whitney Z. Bernstein
Faculty Presenter, Close Encounters of the 1324 Kind: Demystifying Alien Smuggling Cases, 2017 Annual Criminal Justice Agency Seminar for the Southern District of California
2016
8/02
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Criminal Law & Bankruptcy Issues, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum
5/22
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Evidence, California Bankruptcy Forum
5/03-5/06
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Speaker, Kessler-Eidson Trial Techniques Program.
2015
11/6
Anne Uyeda
Panelist, Lessons from Detroit: Advising Distressed Municipalities, 2015 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Annual Convention, New Orleans LA.
2014
6/26
Kenneth M. Miller, Moderator & James D. Riddet, Panelist
What is So Different About Being a “White Collar” Lawyer, Orange County Criminal Defense Bar Association, Santa Ana CA
6/17
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, Chapter 9 and Retiree Issues, General Assembly – Retired Public Employees Association of CA
2/08
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Speaker, Bridging the Gap, Orange County Bar Association, Dale E. Fowler School of Law at Chapman University
2013
11/07
Kenneth M. Miller
Panelist, The Devil is in the Details: Plea Agreement Practice and Pitfalls, FBA OC Chapter & OCCDBA present: The 2013 Annual Criminal Practice Seminar, Whittier Law School.
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9/27-28
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, Mock Ponzi Scheme Trial, National Association of Federal Equity Receivers Conference, Chicago, Illinois
9/21
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Speaker, White Collar Crimes – A Look into What Constitutes Fraud, Orange County Paralegal Association, 27th Annual Educational Conference.
3/28
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, Pointers for Practitioners Positioned in Parallel Proceedings, OCBA Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section March Meeting, Tustin Banquet Center.
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2/09
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Panelist, The Allen E. Broussard Panel on Professionalism and Civility, OCBA, OCBA Young Lawyers Division & The Daily Journal Present: Bridging the Gap, Chapman Law School, Kennedy Hall.
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1/18
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Municipal Bankruptcies and Receiverships, California Receiver’s Forum Complex Case Symposium
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2012
11/30
Steven J. Katzman
Presenter, Phelps & Rhodes Productions Presents: Trustee and The Badoff Investor Class v. Bigbank, A Mock Trial, American Bankruptcy Institute, 24th Annual Winter Leadership Conference.
9/13
Kenneth M. Miller and Ariana Seldman Hawbecker
Speakers, Internal Investigations, Bienert | Katzman. When you receive a whistleblower complaint or suspect criminal wrongdoing within your company: Running an effective internal investigation, including practical considerations for in-house counsel when referring matters or making voluntary disclosures to governmental authorities.
7/12
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Speaker, Effective Cross Examination in Civil and Criminal Litigation, Bienert | Katzman.
6/14
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, Fraud Update, 2012 Fraud in Audit, Accounting and Tax Conference.
4/18
Kenneth M. Miller and Anthony R. Bisconti
Speakers, Organized Crime and Terrorism, The People’s Procuratorate of Hunan Province, P.R. China, International Education Programs College of the Extended University, California State Polytechnic University Pomona.
4/18
Ariana Seldman Hawbecker
Speaker, State and Federal Structure and Plea Agreements, The People’s Procuratorate of Hunan Province, P.R. China, International Education Programs College of the Extended University, California State Polytechnic University Pomona.
4/17
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr. and Anne Uyeda
Speakers, Functions of U.S. Prosecutors, The People’s Procuratorate of Hunan Province, P.R. China, International Education Programs College of the Extended University, California State Polytechnic University Pomona.
3/01
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Panelist, Securities Fraud in the Courtroom: Lessons From Trials and Pre-Trial Litigation, 26th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime. Panelists will discuss some of the more interesting evidentiary issues that arose in recent securities cases and the manner in which they were dealt with by counsel and the court, including motions filed and rulings made.
2011
12/02
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, If it Quacks Like a Duck: Identifying and Avoiding Fraud in Consumer Cases, American Bankruptcy Institute, 23rd Annual Winter Leadership Conference.
11/30
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Speaker, Thriving Medium Sized Firms in Orange County HOME GROWN SUCCESS STORIES How They Got There…, Orange County Bar Association.
5/05
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Trial Advocacy Program, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, Chapman Law School.
10/27-28
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Panelist, Erosion of Criminal Intent (Healthcare, Environmental), Fourth Annual Sentencing & Reentry Institute and Criminal Justice Legal Educators Colloquium, American Bar Association.
9/21
Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.
Speaker, Recent Developments in Healthcare Fraud Enforcement, White Collar Conference.
6/11
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Fundamentals of Bankruptcy, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, Orange County Bar Association, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section and Chapman Law School.
3/24
Kenneth M. Miller
Speaker, The Basics of State and Federal Habeas Corpus; Including Death Penalty Cases, Orange County Paralegal Association.
2008
Kenneth M. Miller
Speaker, Constitutional Rights Foundation, Orange County, Law Day Presentation.
12/11
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Navigating Between Bankruptcy and Criminal Concerns in the Face of the Mortgage Meltdown, Orange County Bar Association, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section.
9/26
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Traps for the Unwary: What Creditors’ and Debtors’ Counsel Need to Know about the Mortgage Crisis? A Case-By-Case Analysis, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, Annual Meeting.
6/04
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Toolbox for Practitioners: Running on Empty – Taking a Commercial Debtor Through Chapter 11, Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, Annual Bankruptcy and Restructuring Conference.
1/19
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Everything the General Practitioner Should Know About Consumer Bankruptcies, California State Bar Section Education Institute.
2007
9/07
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Creditor Abuse and Attorney Misconduct, BAPCPA Implementation Update Conference, Justice Department National Advocacy Institute.
3/01
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Creditor Abuse and Attorney Misconduct, BAPCPA Implementation Update Conference, Justice Department National Advocacy Institute.
2006
12/01
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, E-Discovery Fundamentals, New Rules and The Sedona Principles, American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference, Commercial Fraud Task Force and Ethics Committee Educational Session.
11/03
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, The Forest and the Trees: Attorney Liability under BAPCPA, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, Annual Meeting.
9/15
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, United States Trustee Program Presentation, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, National Conference.
9/08-09
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Panel on Consumer Bankruptcy Issues, American Bankruptcy Institute, Southwest Conference.
6/06
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, Issues Related to the Implementation of BAPCPA, San Diego Women’s Insolvency Network.
5/25
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, U.S. Trustee Oversight of Compliance with the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, Orange County Bar Association, Commercial Law and Insolvency Section.
2/06
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Credit Counseling Under BAPCPA, and Chapter 13 Case Administration, Bankruptcy Judges for the Central District of California.
2005
12/05-06
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, My Practice Will Go On… Or Will It? – Ethical and Other Challenges for Consumer Bankruptcy Case Practice Under BAPCPA, American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference.
11/16
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, United States Trustee Program and Provisions of BAPCPA Affecting Criminal Prosecution, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 9th Circuit Legal Conference.
11/14
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, BAPCPA and Responsibilities of the United States Trustee Program in Implementation of the Same, Guam Bar Association.
10/19
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, BAPCPA, Responsibilities of the United States Trustee Program, with Focus on Means Testing and Credit Counseling, San Diego Bankruptcy Forum.
10/11
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, BAPCPA, Responsibilities of the United States Trustee Program, with Focus on Means Testing and Credit Counseling, Inland Empire Bankruptcy Forum.
9/30
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, The Implementation of Credit Counseling Under BAPCPA, Hawaii State Bar Association.
9/16
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, Presentation on credit counseling and the appointment of healthcare and privacy ombudsman under BAPCPA, Federal Bar Association, Annual Ethics Symposium.
7/30
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Presentation on Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (“BAPCPA”), Inland Empire Bankruptcy Forum.
4/30
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Catch Me If You Can: Understanding, Prosecuting and Defending Fraudulent Transfers, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum.
2004
10/07
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Bankruptcy Fraud After Enron: Filing Bankruptcy Without Going to Jail, California State Bar Convention.
9/24
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Issues Related to the Representation of Debtors, Federal Bar Association, Annual Ethics Symposium.
9/09
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Small Asset Case Administration, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, National Conference.
5/19
Steven J. Katzman
Moderator, Panel on Civil and Criminal Enforcement Initiatives, Justice Department National Advocacy Institute, Chapter 7 Panel Trustees Seminar.
4/22
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Presentation on Criminal Bankruptcy/Tax Prosecutions, Justice Department National Advocacy Institute, Criminal Bankruptcy Fraud Training.
2003
12/05-06
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Ethics for the Consumer Practitioner Use of Appearance Counsel, Unbundling, Noisy Withdrawals, Model Agreements and the Unauthorized Practice of Law, American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference.
11/04
Steven J. Katzman
Panelist, Select Issues in Parallel Criminal/Bankruptcy Proceedings, San Diego Women’s Insolvency Network.
10/21
Steven J. Katzman
Speaker, Meet Your New US Trustee for Region 15, San Diego Bar Association.
1998
6/11
Kenneth M. Miller
Speaker, Affirmative and Other Defenses: A Fresh Look, Training Seminar for the Federal Public Defender’s Office, Central District of California.
1996
2/10
Kenneth M. Miller
Speaker, Creative Downward Departures, Advanced Federal Sentencing Practice Seminar, Federal Bar Association, O.C. Chapter