The Bilenka Law Firm is one of the few full-service bankruptcy law firms in Los Angeles County, specializing in bankruptcy (chapter 7, chapter 13, chapter 11), bankruptcy litigation and appeals, creditors’ rights, debt settlement and tax resolution.  The firm utilizes the latest technology to effectively represent its clients in the bankruptcy process.

Mrs. Bilenka is a Certified Bankruptcy Specialist, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization.  Mrs. Bilenka is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Association (CDCBAA) and the National Association Of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA).  

Over the course of her professional career, Mrs. Bilenka successfully represented individuals and businesses on both debtor’s and creditor’s sides in bankruptcy matters of different complexity. Mrs. Bilenka represented doctors, lawyers, actors, writers, producers, home health care agencies, financial institutions, loan brokers, real estate investors and developers.

Representative matters handled by Mrs. Bilenka include representation of the estate’s largest unsecured creditors in the reorganization of the iconic restaurant business, Roscoe’s Chicken N’ Waffles; representation of the estate’s secured creditor in the reorganization of Radisson hotel and subsequent appeals primarily pertaining to issues of allowability of secured claim; representation of a large financial institution in three highly contested bankruptcy cases filed by individuals and their solely owned entities, which involved multiple parties and complex underlying legal issues. The representation also included appeals primarily pertaining to the issue of approval of a settlement agreement.

PRACTICE AREAS

• Bankruptcy (chapter 7, chapter 11, chapter 13)
• Bankruptcy litigation
• Bankruptcy appeals
• Debt negotiation
• Creditor’s rights
• Tax resolution 

ADMISSIONS

• State Bar of California, 2011
• United States District Court, Central District of California, 2011
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2011