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