Larry Pittman joined Sandberg Phoenix in 2020 bringing over 17 years of experience in business, bankruptcy, debtor-creditor rights and secured transactions. He has worked with clients to navigate all chapters of the Bankruptcy Code, sell and acquire assets and resolve and litigate claims in federal and state courts. In addition to his bankruptcy and debtor-creditor related work, Larry’s practice includes counseling businesses on complying with consumer protection statutes, structuring secured transactions and lending relationships, as well as defending businesses against consumer claims.
Outside the office, Larry enjoys spending time with family, photography, writing and fishing.
Missouri Bar Association
Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association
Topeka Area Bankruptcy Counsel
American Bankruptcy Institute
Liberty (MO) Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Consumer Advocates, Past Member
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Past Member
American Bar Association, Past Member
Scribes: The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects, Past Member
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Past Member
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association’s Committee on Bankruptcy and Commercial Law, Past Vice Chair (2006-2007)
J.D., University of Missouri – Kansas City School Law
B.A. in Political Science, University of Missouri – Kansas City, with Distinction
A.A., Longview Community College
Missouri
United States District Court for the District of Kansas
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Legal Aid of Western Missouri’s Volunteer Attorney Project
"Negotiation Strategies for Claims Professionals," Claims & Litigation Management
"Insurer, Adjuster, Agent and Broker Liability: A-Z," National Business Institute
"Practical Professionalism," Claims & Litigation Management Alliance Seminar
"Civil Court Procedure and Strategy Boot Camp," National Business Institute
"Bad Faith: How to Recognize it in Your Case," National Business Institute
“Litigation & Bankruptcy,” 2020 MATA Convention
“Bankruptcy Nuts and Bolts 2020 (Parts I & 2),” Legal Aid of Western Missouri and Shook, Hardy & Bacon
“Lights, Camera, Objection!,” Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association
“Divesting the Debtor of Real Property in Bankruptcy,” Kansas Bar Association
“Automatic Stay Violations, Discharge Violations and Consumer Protection Statutes,” Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association
“An Introduction to Lulling and Wrongful Foreclosure Claims,” Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association
“Mortgage Fraud and the Adversary Process,” Missouri Bar’s Annual Bankruptcy Institute – Springfield, Columbia and Kansas City
“Mortgage Fraud and UDAP Statutes,” Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association
“Anatomy of a Zombie Debt Petition,” Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association
“A Hitchhiker's Guide to Consumer Bankruptcy Reform,” Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association CLE Presentation (2006)
Lead Editor, American Bankruptcy Institute’s 10th Circuit Case Update (2005-2007)
Co-author, A Hitchhiker's Guide to Consumer Bankruptcy Reform, J Kan. Bar Assn. Vol. 75 No. 10, pgs. 20-28 (2006)