ATTORNEYS
Lance J. Vander Linden (Member) born Des Moines, Iowa, March 29, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Iowa and Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Western, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of Oklahoma; U.S. District Court District of Arizona; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: Luther College (B.A., Bus. Adm., Pol. Sc., 1979); Drake University (J.D., 1982). Member: Dallas and Iowa State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Young Lawyers Association; The College of the State Bar of Texas; National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Foreclosure; Civil Litigation.Email: Lance J. Vander Linden
Max A. Wernick (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, March 8, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Arkansas; 1988, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S., Pub. Adm., 1974; J.D., 1977). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Foreclosure; Civil Litigation.Email: Max A. Wernick
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Cynthia G. Brown (Associate) born Ft. Worth, Texas, April 14, 1964; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Texas Woman's University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1997). Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Worked: International legal publisher as a legal writer and editor prior to entering large firm legal research practice area Intermittent family law, employment law, and estate planning law practice. Legal Experience, Legal Research and Writing. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Legal Research; Writing.Email: Cynthia G. Brown
Joe M. Lozano, Jr. (Associate) born Slaton, Texas, June 24, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., 1994); St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1999). Senior Bankruptcy Attorney, Brice, Vander Linden & Wernick, P.C. Member: Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; State Bar of Texas (Member, Bankruptcy Section). Practice Areas: Creditors' Rights in Bankruptcy; Creditor Bankruptcy.Email: Joe M. Lozano, Jr.
Selim Hassan Taherzadeh (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, December 18, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2001); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2004). Legal Experience: creditors' rights; civil litigation. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights.Email: Selim Hassan Taherzadeh
Stephen L. Harris (Associate) born Las Vegas, Nevada, September 6, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; 2006, Nevada; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S. Management/Finance with University Honors, 2002); Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2005). Law Clerk, the Honorable Kenneth C. Cory, Nevada District Court Judge, Eighth Judicial District of Nevada, 2005-2006; Judicial Intern, the Honorable Phil M. Pro, Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Nevada, 2003. Member: State Bar of Texas; State Bar of Nevada; J. Reuben Clark Law Society; American Bar Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association. American Association for Justice. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Real Estate; Foreclosures.Email: Stephen L. Harris
Adam R. Moore (Associate) born Houston, Texas, October 18, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: The University of Texas, B.B.A, 2003; Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, J.D. cum laude, 2006. Judicial Extern to the Honorable Brenda T. Rhoades, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Texas. Member: State Bar of Texas; Dallas Bar Association, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Dallas Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Real Estate.Email: Adam R. Moore
Keith R. Pearson (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, February 18, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; 2003, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1993); University of Texas at San Antonio (M.B.A., 1997); Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 2002). Member: Dallas Area Young Lawyers Association; Dallas Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights.Email: Keith R. Pearson
Travis H. Gray (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, October 7, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 2003); Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Young Lawyers Association; The Real Estate Council Legal Experience. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Real Estate; Civil Litigation.Email: Travis H. Gray
Jennifer Hardwicke Brown (Associate) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, January 21, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: University of Oklahoma (B.A., Political Science, 2004); University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Dallas Bar Association; Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Oklahoma; Oklahoma; Oklahoma Bar Association Young Lawyer's Division; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Prosecution; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights.
Cara A. Featherstone (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, November 19, 1983; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., Broadcast Communications and Political Science, with honors, 2004); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2007). Judicial Extern to Honorable Russell F. Nelms, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Texas, 2006. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Texas Young Lawyer's Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Civil Litigation.
OF COUNSEL
Hilary B. Bonial (Of Counsel) born Natchitoches, Louisiana, January 13, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Loyola University, New Orleans (B.A., History, Political Science, cum laude, 1993); Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., 1996). Former Debtor's Counsel and Staff Attorney, Western District of Louisiana, Shreveport & Monroe Divisions, Chapter 13 Trustees. Chairman, Bankruptcy Committee, U.S. Foreclosure Network (USFN). Past Presenter and Lead Moderator, Bankruptcy Issues, USFN National Default Servicing Seminars. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees. (Chief Bankruptcy Counsel and Director of Bankruptcy Quality Assurance). Practice Areas: Consumer Bankruptcy; Corporate Bankruptcy.Email: Hilary B. Bonial
The Firm is a Member of Mortgage Bankers Association of America, National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees and U.S. Foreclosure Network, American Bankruptcy Institute, and other various state and local bar associations.