Emily Wall

Shareholder

Practice Areas & Concentrations

  • Representation of Chapter 7 Trustees in the liquidation and administration of bankruptcy estates
  • Representation of creditors in Chapter 7, 11, and 13 and debtors in Chapter 7 and 11 cases

Education & Awards

  • American Bankruptcy Institute’s “40 Under 40” (2022)
  • Texas Super Lawyer Rising Stars, 2019-2021
  • J.D., Mississippi College School of Law, 2011, cum laude
    • American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence, 2011
    • Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference Award, 2011
    • Moot Court Board
      • Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Texas Elliot Cup Competition, 2010, 2011
      • Duberstein National Bankruptcy Memorial Moot Court Competition, 2010, 2011
  • Louisiana Civil Law Certificate
  • B.A., Texas A&M University, 2008, cum laude
    • Certificate in Law, Politics and Society

Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas, 2011
  • U.S. District Court – Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - 5th Circuit

Professional & Community Affiliations

  • American Bankruptcy Institute
    • Mediation Committee – Special Projects
  • Christian Legal Society
  • Dallas Bar Association, Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section
  • DFW Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers (DAYBL)
    • Secretary, Board of Directors 2015–2016
  • John C. Ford American Inn of Court
  • National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
  • Texas Aggie Bar Association
  • Turnaround Management Association (TMA) – Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter
    • Board Member
    • NextGen Committee
    • Inclusion Committee


Authorship & Speeches

  • Speaker, “Bankruptcy in the Municipal Context,” Texas City Attorneys Association Fall Conference, October 2022
  • Panelist, “Consumer Exemptions,” Northern District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench-Bar Conference, June 2022
  • Panelist, “The Effects of Stress and Remote Work on Mediation: Part Two,” ABI Mediation Committee Webinar, May 2022
  • Panelist, “Tips From Trustees on Maximizing Exemptions,” DBA Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section Meeting, February 2022
  • Moderator & Interviewer, “Seven Famous Bankruptcy Cases from the Northern District of Texas,” John C. Ford American Inn of Court, November 2021 and February 2022
  • Panelist, “Bankruptcy Complications in Federal Offshore Decommissioning,” Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, November 2020
  • Panelist, “How to Work With Difficult People,” Presentation to John C. Ford American Inn of Court, February 2020
  • Moderator, “Issues in Consumer and Small Business Chapter 7 Cases,” DBA Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section Meeting, November 2019
  • Speaker, “Receiverships in Texas and as a Remedy for Secured Creditors,” Texas Aggie Bar Association Annual Conference, March 2018
  • Speaker, “Numbers for Lawyers,” Starting Out Right Seminar, October 2017