
Law Office of Leonard K. Welsh
Leonard K. Welsh, Esq.
Leonard K. Welsh received his J.D. from Washington and Lee University in 1980. He holds national certification in both business and consumer bankruptcy law by the American Board of Certiciation (ABC) and has more than 28 years of experience practicing law. His practice includes insolvency,bankrutpcy, business & farm reorganizaions, and debtor and creditor rights.Leonard is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest designation, and has been named as a "Super Lawyer" three times by the publishers of Law & Politics Magazine.
Bar Admissions
State Bar of California, 1981
U.S. Distrct Courts
-Eastern District of Califoria, 1981
-Central District of California, 1982
-Northern Distrcit of California, 1983
-Southern District of California, 1981
U.S. Tax Court, 1981
Education
Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, Brigham Young University, 1977
Juris Doctor, Washington and Lee University, 1980
Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law and Consumer Bankrtupcy Law, American Board of Certification, 2007
Professional Associations and Leadership
Kern County Bar Associations, 1981-present
American Bar Assocation, 1981-present
American Bankruptcy Institute, 1996-present
Central California Bankruptcy Association
Kern County Banruptcy Forum
National Association of Chapter 12 Trustees
Bankruptcy Judgeship for the Eastern District, California
-Merit Screening Committee, 1997
California State Univiersty, Bakersfield
-Adjunct Professor of Law
Conference for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District, California
-Attorney, Delegate, 15 times
Professional Experience
Klein, DeNatale, Goldner, Cooper, Rosenlieb & Kimball, LLP, 1998- 2010
Law Offices of Leonard K. Welsh, 1985-1998
Price & Welsh, 1984-1985
Austin, Thompson, Sims & Welsh, 1983-1984
Rudnick & Arrache, 1981-1983
THE LAWYER
Mr. Welsh has over 30 years of experience in bankruptcy law and has helped hundreds of people solve their debtor-creditor problems, including over 100 debtors in chapter 11 and chapter 12 cases
