Mission statment

The goal of the Bankruptcy Law Section is provide an opportunity for all practitioners of bankruptcy law licensed in Texas to meet and exchange information and ideas on a regular basis, including practitioners in both the consumer and business bankruptcy arenas, for those who represent creditors and debtors, and those who live in any geographic region. 




WELCOME

Welcome to the Bankruptcy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.  Please be on the lookout for upcoming events here.  We also hope to post news about our diversity and inclusion committee soon.

A Message from the Chair

Welcome to the Bankruptcy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.  Our Section is comprised of diverse, congenial, and collaborative professionals who engage with each other to learn more about the bankruptcy law practice, how to better serve their clients, and strengthen and grow professional connections.  This website has a plethora of resources for members, including an upcoming event calendar for all bankruptcy related meetings, a semiannual Section newsletter, and community outreach opportunities across the Lone Star State.  Your Section dues help the Bankruptcy Law Section offer a broad array of free programming, and networking opportunities for members as well as funding for several non-profit projects and organizations in Texas for bankruptcy-related matters.  We have multiple programs and opportunities to volunteer your time and talent, whether it’s mentoring students interested in the practice (Moneywise, Elliott Cup or Diversity & Inclusion pipeline program), or assisting individuals needing pro-bono assistance (law school pro-bono clinics, veterans assistance programs, etc.).  We also recently established a Diversity Scholarship for a deserving law student interested in Texas bankruptcy law practice.  The Section also offers consumer and business-focused CLE opportunities, many of which are free and accessible online.  We welcome financial professionals to join the Section, who may enjoy our numerous benefits, by contacting our Non-Lawyer Member Advisor.  If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions regarding the Section and our programs, please feel free to reach out to me to discuss.

Join us today!

Upcoming events

  • Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference

    • 6 May 2024
    • 8 May 2024
    • Omni Hotel Corpus Christi

    Early Bird Registration on or before April 15th:$250.00

    Starting April 16th: $325.00

    *No refunds after April 30, 2024. Registration is transferrable

     

    Each registration includes (1) Texas Blues & BBQ Event Ticket and (1) Ticket to the Baseball Game

    Additional tickets for the reception and baseball game can be purchased during registration.

    Online registration by credit card preferred. If you wish to pay by check, please download the registration form and instructions here.

     

    Click here to view the agenda

     

    Click here to register.

     

    Hotel Accommodations:

    A special block of rooms has been reserved at the conference at rate of $139 per night (single). THE BLOCK MAY SELL OUT. Please book as soon as possible to guarantee a room at the Omni.

    For room reservations, please contact:
    Omni Bayfront Hotel
    (800) 843-6664

    Or book online through the following link:

    https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/corpus-christi/meetings/southern-district-of-tx-2024-bankruptcy-bench-bar-conference-05082024

    If you have any difficulty booking the room or obtaining the reduced rate, please contact Julia Bright @ 713-510-1712 or jbright@willkie.com for assistance.

     

    Events:

    OPENING RECEPTION AND DINNER - Monday, May 6, 2024

    Bar Under the Sun (“BUS”)
    702 N. Chaparral St.
    Corpus Christi, TX 78401

    Join us for a Texas Blues & BBQ party at Corpus Christi’s Bar Under the Sun.  The event will feature local barbeque from Full Send and live Blues by Vin Mott.  Vegetarian and vegan options will be provided.  No shuttle bus will be provided as the event is a 5 minute walk from the Omni.

     

    CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS GAME @ WHATABURGER FIELD - Tuesday, May 6, 2024

    We will enjoy the game from two neighboring suites, the CITGO Cotton Club and the Mike Shaw Loft on the Suite Level. The Judges will serve hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, cookies and an assortment of beverages. Vegetarian and vegan options will be provided.  Open air seating so dress is casual, shorts recommended! First pitch is at 6:05 pm. A shuttle bus will begin running from the Omni to the Stadium at 5:30 pm. The bus will also provide return to the Omni


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Past events

10 Apr 2024 2024 Honorable Ronald B. King W.D. Tex. Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference
16 Feb 2024 Annual Elliott Cup Moot Court Competition
2 Feb 2024 Texas Women of Bankruptcy Conference
23 Jan 2024 Consumer Bankruptcy Conference (S.D. Tex.)
19 Jan 2024 Save the Date: Starting Out Right Program
13 Dec 2023 Holiday Lawyer Wellness: Tips for Practicing Law During the Holidays
15 Nov 2023 42nd Annual Jay Westbrook Conference
9 Nov 2023 DAYBL Casino Night
11 Oct 2023 2023 National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges
26 Jul 2023 CLE Webinar - Restructuring/Reconstruction of Ukraine
4 Jun 2023 2023 Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference
24 May 2023 CLE Webinar - But Wait! There's More? Post-Confirmation Pitfalls with Kelli Norfleet and Jordan Chavez
17 Nov 2022 YLC Westbrook Reception
17 Nov 2022 2022 Westbrook Conference
30 Aug 2022 Webinar - “Third-Party Releases: The Landscape, Where We Stand, and the Path Forward"
16 Jun 2022 Judge Hale's Retirement Celebration
16 Jun 2022 Northern District of Texas Bench Bar
9 Jun 2022 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting
18 Apr 2022 Southern District of Texas Bench Bar
6 Apr 2022 Western District Bench Bar Conf - Save the Date
2 Feb 2022 Fifth Circuit Bench Bar Conference
14 Jan 2022 Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution Course
17 Nov 2021 2021 Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference
28 Oct 2021 Judge Houser Retirement Reception
28 Oct 2021 Judge Houser Retirement Ceremony
5 Oct 2021 NCBJ - save the date
16 Sep 2021 Mortgage Lending and Servicing Institute
16 Sep 2021 UT Consumer Bankruptcy Conference - Save the Dates
25 Aug 2021 ABI Southwest Bankruptcy Conference
16 Jul 2021 Bankruptcy Tips - Schedules
18 Jun 2021 New Operating Reports Webinar
11 Jun 2021 New Operating Reports Webinar
9 Jun 2021 Webinar - Bankruptcy Code Deadlines: Don't Push Your Luck
8 Jun 2021 abiLIVE: Key Concepts in Post-COVID Real Estate Restructurings
4 Jun 2021 UST - WD TX Training - Monthly Operating Reports
2 Jun 2021 Collections and Creditors' Rights Course
12 May 2021 Tips and Tricks for Getting Your Subchapter V Case Confirmed
30 Apr 2021 Webinar - Sub V Plan Confirmation Issues - Austin Bar Assn
8 Apr 2021 2021- Virtual Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference
26 Mar 2021 West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Assn
23 Mar 2021 TMA Video - The Intersection of Real Estate and Bankruptcy Law
25 Feb 2021 TMA Lender Panel Webinar
19 Feb 2021 Elliott Cup - Save the Date!
12 Feb 2021 Monthly Council Meeting - Zoom
6 Feb 2021 Symposium - The Global Competition for Large Insolvency Cases
13 Jan 2021 DBA Bankruptcy Law Section CLE - Recent Developments
3 Dec 2020 Bankruptcy Venue Webinar
16 Sep 2020 POSTPONED- Western District Bankruptcy Bench Bar
26 Jun 2020 CANCELED- Northern District Bankruptcy Bench-Bar
4 Jun 2020 REGISTRATION OPEN: Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019
13 May 2020 Webinar: Discuss Bankruptcy Appeals & More
6 May 2020 Webinar- Getting the Deal Done- Real Property Sales Under Section 365
30 Apr 2020 POSTPONED - Celebrate Chief Judge Barbara J. Houser
18 Mar 2020 Canceled- Dallas Bar Association Bankruptcy Section Monthly Meeting – CLE “Recent Developments”
28 Feb 2020 West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association Luncheon – CLE “Consignments”
22 Feb 2020 Moot Court Rounds
21 Feb 2020 Elliott Cup Moot Court
5 Feb 2020 Fifth Circuit Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference
23 Jan 2020 Handling Your First (or Next) Consumer or Small Business Bankruptcy Case
10 Jan 2020 Women of Bankruptcy 2020
8 Jan 2020 Dallas Bar Association Bankruptcy Law Section - Judge's Rountable CLE
11 Dec 2019 IWIRC-Houston – Holiday Luncheon
5 Dec 2019 34th Annual Advanced Bankruptcy Seminar -Oklahoma Bar Association
20 Nov 2019 Dallas Bar Association Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section Meeting
14 Nov 2019 Save the Date! Young Lawyers Committee Reception
13 Nov 2019 Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference (UT CLE)
30 Oct 2019 National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges
25 Oct 2019 West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Assn CLE Luncheon
24 Oct 2019 “Roadways to the Federal Bench: Who, Me? A Bankruptcy Judge?”
21 Oct 2019 Meet Judge Lopez
17 Oct 2019 Texas Law Center (Austin) and live webcast :“Strategies for Collecting Judgments”
16 Oct 2019 Webinar – Ag Bankruptcy Spotlight: Chapter 12 Considerations and Basics
9 Oct 2019 Dallas Bar Assn Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section:“Compensation Conundrums in Down Times”
12 Sep 2019 UT Mortgage Lending and Servicing Institute
11 Sep 2019 Dallas Bar Association Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section -Monthly meeting
25 Jul 2019 15th Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Practice Course (UT CLE)
7 Jun 2019 Austin Bankruptcy Section Judge’s Panel CLE
31 May 2019 "Starting Out Right"- Program for new lawyers
9 May 2019 17th Annual Collections & Creditors’ Rights Course (SBOT)
8 May 2019 DBA section meeting: Construction Law Issues in Bankruptcy
26 Apr 2019 West Texas Bankruptcy Bar Association Meeting
17 Apr 2019 2019 Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference
10 Apr 2019 Dallas Bar Association – Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section
13 Mar 2019 Dallas Bar Association Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section
13 Feb 2019 Dallas Bar Assn. - Bankruptcy Section Monthly Meeting
17 Jan 2019 Amarillo Bankruptcy Bar Association – CLE & Happy Hour
11 Jan 2019 Northern District of Texas Bench/Bar Conference (District Court)
9 Jan 2019 Dallas Bar Assn. - Bankruptcy Section Monthly Meeting
14 Dec 2018 Chapter 13 Mini-Seminar
27 Nov 2018 San Antonio Bankruptcy Bar Association: State of the Western District with Chief Bankruptcy Judge Ronald B. King
26 Nov 2018 Investiture Ceremony for The Honorable Lee Morris
15 Nov 2018 Young Lawyers Committee Annual Evening Reception
15 Nov 2018 37th Annual Jay Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference- Presented by the University of Texas School of Law (or “UT LAW CLE”)
28 Oct 2018 National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges
22 Oct 2018 San Antonio Bankruptcy Bar Association: Bankruptcy Case Law Update with Hon. Craig A. Gargotta
16 Oct 2018 Webcast: Handling Your First (or Next) Collection Case (State Bar of Texas)
26 Jul 2018 Consumer Bankruptcy Practice Conference (University of Texas CLE)
22 Jun 2018 Bankruptcy Section Annual Membership Meeting
22 Jun 2018 Bankruptcy Section CLE Program
20 Jun 2018 American College of Bankruptcy- Fifth Circuit Education Committee Luncheon Seminar
8 Jun 2018 Northern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference
11 Apr 2018 Western District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference

young LAWYERS COMMITTEE



The Young Lawyer Committee of the Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Texas exists to increase the involvement and profile of young attorneys and turnaround professionals involved in bankruptcy and reorganization practice in Texas.   Join us today!

Our chair

Sara M. Keith


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