OUR MISSION:

The mission of the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum is to be the leading educational and networking resource for bankruptcy and insolvency professionals in the Central District of California, and particularly in Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley and Santa Barbara.

2025-2026 Officers:

President 

John-Patrick "JP" Fritz 

Levene, Neale, Bender, Yoo & Golubchik LLP

Vice President

Jolene Tanner

Treasurer

Matthew Sorenson
Development Specialists, Inc.

Program Chair

Gerrick Warrington

Frandzel Robins Bloom & Csato

Secretary

Kyra Andrassy

Featured Sponsor

Now in our fifth decade of professional service, Verita offers a comprehensive range of legal, fiduciary, and administrative services to professionals around the world. Bringing together experts in Corporate Restructuring, Mass Tort, Settlement Administration and Trustee and Fiduciary Services, we strive to earn our partners’ trust with exceptional service, unparalleled industry insights, and innovative technology that delivers results. Whatever the scope or complexity of the project, the Verita team is always ready to streamline our clients’ path forward — offering both a strategic perspective and proven solutions that they can depend on for every step of their engagement.

Rebecca DeGroot - As an Executive Vice President of Corporate Restructuring and Trustee & Fiduciary Services (TFS), Rebecca brings two decades of industry experience to the Verita team. Rebecca leverages her broad range of expertise in consumer and corporate bankruptcy matters coupled with specialty fund and depository services to partner with clients seeking fiduciary administration services. She manages the TFS Business Development team along with her key client relationships and facilitates the growth of new client engagements. Prior to Verita, Rebecca worked as the National Account Executive for a software and fiduciary services provider.

Rebecca is an Ambassador board member of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABT). She is a member of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA), National Association of Federal Equity Receivers (NAFER), California Receiver’s Forum (CRF), Commercial Receiver’s Association (CRA), INSOL International, American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), International Women’s Insolvency Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) and Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors (AIRA). In addition, Rebecca serves on several committees with NABT and NAFER.

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