About Michael Berger

With over 40 years of bankruptcy law experience, Michael Jay Berger, Attorney at Law, represents clients in bankruptcy proceedings throughout California. Mr. Berger is a certified bankruptcy law specialist, as determined by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. As of December 1, 2021, only 166 attorneys in the State of California were designated as certified specialists in the area of bankruptcy law. For more than ten years, Mr. Berger was the only certified specialist in bankruptcy law in Beverly Hills, CA. As of October 3, 2016, Mr. Berger’s Senior Associate Attorney Sofya Davtyan became the second attorney in Beverly Hills, CA to become certified as a specialist in Bankruptcy law. Mr. Berger has attained the highest possible rating of “AV,” indicating preeminent legal ability and highest ethical standards in the practice of law from Martindale Hubbell, the national directory of attorneys, and has maintained that rating for 26 consecutive years, from 1995-2021. Mr. Berger is rated 10/10 Superb by AVVO. Mr. Berger represents debtors, creditors and third parties in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings. Please view the Firm Overview page of this website for a more detailed description of Mr. Berger’s practice areas.

Mr. Berger received his Juris Doctor Degree, with Honors, from the University of California, Hastings in 1981 and joined the California Bar later that year. He graduated with Honors with a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University in 1978. Mr. Berger is a Mensa, certified genius, with the intellectual ability to craft creative solutions to even the most difficult legal problems.