About Leonard Miles
Leonard Miles Shulman is a certified attorney admitted to practice law in the State of California. He was licensed to the California State Bar in 1986. His license is presently in active status. Mr. Shulman is the Managing Partner at Shulman Bastian Friedman Bui & O'Dea LLP, a full-service firm located in Irvine, California. He has been working as an attorney for over 38 years, serving clients throughout Southern California.
Mr. Shulman earned his law degree diploma from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he graduated in 1986. Prior to law program, he finished his undergraduate education on the University of California, San Diego, receiving a Bachelor of Arts diploma in Psychology, magna cum laude, in 1983. During his time at UCSD, he used to be awarded the Regent Scholar Award for excellence in academics.
Mr. Shulman concentrates his practice in the areas of M&A transactions, collectors' rights, and bankruptcy. He represents people and agencies in things involving business reorganizations, creditor rights, and bankruptcy litigation. His practice encompasses all stages of legal proceedings, which includes initial case evaluation, evidence-gathering process, facilitated negotiation, settlement negotiations, and trial hearings in each state and federal courts.
Throughout his profession, Mr. Shulman has handled instances within the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California. He has additionally seemed before the California Court of Appeal on multiple events. Prior to founding his own firm, he labored as an associate at a mid-length legal proceedings firm in Irvine for five years.
Mr. Shulman is a member in good standing of the Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, having served as its president from 1991 to 1995. He is also on the Editorial Board of the California Bankruptcy Journal. He used to be the president of the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation from 2006 to 2007 and sat at the Board for over ten years. Mr. Shulman is fluent in English and Spanish, allowing him to serve the diverse groups of Southern California effectively.
