KATERYNA BILENKA – CERTIFIED BANKRUPTCY SPECIALIST

Bilenka Law Firm was created to bring to life the vision of its founder, Kateryna Bilenka, to provide a cost-effective, premier level legal representation to individuals and businesses while focusing on clients’ individual needs, in-depth analysis of clients’ specific situations and achieving desired results. Mrs. Bilenka thrives to provide adequate personal attention to every client regardless of the size or complexity of the case.

Bilenka Law Firm is one of the few full-service bankruptcy law firms in Los Angeles County, specializing in bankruptcy (chapter 7, chapter 13 and chapter 11), creditor representation, bankruptcy litigation and appeals, non-bankruptcy debt solutions including tax resolutions. The firm utilizes the latest technology to effectively represent its clients in the bankruptcy process, including Best Case Bankruptcy (bankruptcy preparation software), Lexis Advance (legal research software), Public Access To Court Electronic Records (PACER) and National Data Center (NDC) systems.

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

Mrs. Bilenka is fluent in Russian, Ukrainian and English. Mrs. Bilenka resides in Burbank with her husband and two daughters.

 PRACTICE AREAS

  • Chapter 7 for businesses and individuals
  • Chapter 11 for businesses and individuals
  • Chapter 11 Subchapter V for businesses and individuals with business debts
  • Chapter 13 for individuals;
  • Creditor representation
  • Bankruptcy litigation
  • Bankruptcy appeals
  • Non-bankruptcy debt solutions, including tax resolutions

ADMISSIONS

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

EDUCATION

  • Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA
    2007 – 2011
    Juris Doctor
  • Odessa National University, Odessa, Ukraine
    1998 – 2003
    Master of Laws Degree (with honors)

EMPLOYMENT

  • Attorney and Founder, Bilenka Law Firm                        
    2019 – present
  • Associate Attorney, Law Offices of Raymond H. Aver, APC
    2011 – 2019
  • Paralegal, Law Offices of Raymond H. Aver, APC
    2005 – 2011

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), Member
  • Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Association (CDCBAA), Member
  • National Association Of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA), Member

CERTIFIED LEGAL SPECIALTIES

  • Certified Bankruptcy Specialist, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization.

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Russian
  • Ukrainian