Experience and Practice Areas
Concentrating his practice in the areas of bankruptcy and debtor-creditor law for over twenty years, Chuck Hendricks is board certified by the American Bankruptcy Institute in both Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law. His practice includes business bankruptcy law and creditors rights, including representation of business debtors, creditors, bondholders, creditors committees, and trustees in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
Education
J.D., Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 1981
B.A., Wheaton College, 1977
Bar Admissions
State Bar of Texas, 1981
Admitted To Practice
U.S. District Court for the Northern, Eastern, Western, and Southern Districts of Texas
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Experience
1985 to Present: Shareholder with Cavazos, Hendricks, Poirot & Smitham, P.C.
Practice Areas: Business bankruptcy law and creditors rights, including representation of business debtors, creditors, bondholders, creditors’ committees, and trustees in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11.
1986 to 1987: Panel Trustee for Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.
1982 to 1985: Associate with Woodburn & Sullivan.
Practice Areas: Civil litigation, bankruptcy, general practice
1981 to 1982: Judicial Clerkship for the Dallas Court of Appeals.
Bankruptcy Experience
Practice limited exclusively to bankruptcy law since 1985, representing debtors, creditors, bondholders, trustees, and creditors’ committees. Panel Trustee, 1986-1987. Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV.
Non-Bankruptcy Experience
Commercial collections, non-profit organizations
Education
Southern Methodist University (Dedman) School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1981.
Wheaton College, Bachelor of Arts cum laude, 1977.
Licenses and Certifications
October 30, 1981: Licensed by the Supreme Court of the State of Texas as an Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Admitted to practice before all United States District Courts in Texas.
Admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eighth Circuits.
December 19, 1994 to Present: Board Certified by American Bankruptcy Institute in Consumer Bankruptcy Law
February 20, 1995 to Present: Board Certified by American Bankruptcy Institute in Business Bankruptcy Law
Professional and Community Affiliations
State Bar of Texas
Dallas Bar Association (Member: Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section)
John C. Ford Inn of Court
Super Lawyer 2006-2010
Best Lawyers in America 2010
Christian Legal Society
Texas Bar Foundation
John C. Ford American Inn of Court, Master
Trinity Fellowship Church, Elder
Home School World Series Association, President
Authorship and Speeches
Publications: The Tax Man Cometh, ABI Journal, Nov 1996.
Speeches:
Pitfalls at the Intersection of Bankruptcy and Family Law, Dallas Bar Association Clinic, October, 1997 and November, 1998.
Insuring that a Security Agreement and Financing Statement are Valid, December 2001, Creditor's Rights and Protection of Security Interests in Bankruptcy Seminar.
Overview of the Bankruptcy Code, December 2001, Creditor's Rights and Protection of Security Interests in Bankruptcy Seminar.
Personal
Born Steamboat Springs, Colorado, 1955; married to Becky Binion, 1977; seven children.
