Kathy Bazoian Phelps is a partner at Raines Feldman Littrell LLP in Los Angeles, with over three decades of legal experience since beginning her practice in 1991. She specializes in insolvency law, fiduciary representation, and fraud litigation, frequently representing bankruptcy trustees and federal and state court receivers. Kathy also serves as special litigation counsel in complex fraud-related cases, including those involving Ponzi schemes, where she is widely recognized as a leading authority. Kathy also files SEC and CTFC whistleblower claims.
Kathy is the co-author of The Ponzi Book: A Legal Resource for Unraveling Ponzi Schemes, a widely acclaimed resource in the field of fraud litigation, and she regularly posts her Ponzi Scheme Blog: https://theponzibook.blogspot.com. She has extensive experience handling litigation and claims in Ponzi scheme-related matters, including those with parallel criminal and civil forfeiture proceedings.
In addition to her legal practice, Kathy is an accomplished speaker, author, and mediator. Kathy speaks frequently about Ponzi schemes, corporate psychopaths, fraudulent transfers, artificial intelligence and its use in facilitating and fighting fraud.