SHAREHOLDERS
Arnaldo N. Cavazos, Jr. (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas; 1978, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1970; J.D. 1972). Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1978-1979. U.S. Trustee for Northern District of Texas, 1979-1981. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Master, John C. Ford American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditor's Rights in Bankruptcy; Workouts; Receiverships.Email: Arnaldo N. Cavazos, Jr.
Charles B. Hendricks (Shareholder) born Steamboat Springs, Colorado, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., with high honors, 1977); University of Colorado; Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1981). Clerkship, Dallas Court of Appeals, Hon. Patrick C. Guillott, 1981-1982. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Barrister, John C. Ford American Inn of Court; Christian Legal Society. (Certified Specialist, Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Receiverships.Email: Charles B. Hendricks
Rod L. Poirot (Shareholder) born Wichita Falls, Texas, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1971). Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy.Email: Rod L. Poirot
Craig H. Smitham (Shareholder) born Dallas, Texas, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; 1990, Colorado (inactive); U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1980); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1983). Member: Dallas and Federal Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Receiverships.Email: Craig H. Smitham
SENIOR COUNSEL
Charles M. Cobbe (Senior Counsel) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuits. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1969); University of Michigan (J.D., with honors, 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Senior Editor, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 1975-1976. Co-Author, "Questions of Priority Between Mortgages and Mechanics' Liens in Ohio," 38 Ohio St. L. J. 3, 1977. Author, "Letters of Credit: Subrogation in Bankruptcy," 33 Tex. J. Bus. L., Summer, 1996. Contributing Author: "National Institute for Trial Advocacy Commentaries for USCS Materials: Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Official Forms," LEXIS, 2007. Faculty Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy Southern Deposition Seminar, 1999-2000, 2002-2007. Member, John C. Ford American Inn of Court. (Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Business Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights.
J. Scott Carlson (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1978); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1983). Chi Epsilon, Civil Engineering Honorary. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Patents.Email: J. Scott Carlson
Lyndel Anne Mason (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1984, California; 1986, Missouri; 1995, Massachusetts (inactive); 2000, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; 2007, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2008 U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: California State University at Sacramento (B.A., with honors, 1981); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., with distinction, 1984). Member: State Bar of Texas; The Florida Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute; International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation; National Association of Women Business Owners. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Business Law.Email: Lyndel Anne Mason
ASSOCIATES
Claude D. Smith (Associate) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., English, 1996); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2000). Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Creditors Rights.
Michael W. Sebesta (Associate) born San Antonio, Texas, 1966; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1989); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2001). Dean's List. Selected Texas Rising Star by Super Lawyers, 2009. Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Sections, Co-Chair Admissions & Membership Committee, 2006); State Bar of Texas; John C. Ford American Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Workouts.Email: Michael W. Sebesta
Anne Elizabeth Burns (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., cum laude, 2004); Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Dallas Bar Association (Member: Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section); State Bar of Texas (Member: Bankruptcy Law Section); American Bar Association (Member: Business Law Section; Consumer and Business Bankruptcy Committees); Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; Dallas Fort Worth Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Trustees Rights.Email: Anne Elizabeth Burns
George Yu-Fu King (Associate) born Taipei, Taiwan; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.S.B.A., 2002); University of Texas at Austin, School of Law (J.D., 2005). Phi Beta Kappa Society; Golden Key Honor Society; Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor Society. Member: State Bar of Texas; Dallas Bar Association (Member: Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section); Dallas Asian American Bar Association; American Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute (Member, Committees on: Young and New Members; Business Reorganization; International; Unsecured Trade Creditors); DFW Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights in Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Trustees Rights.Email: George Yu-Fu King
OF COUNSEL
Stephen T. Hutcheson (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.B.A., 1975; M.B.A., 1978); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1983). Law Clerk to the Honorable Bill H. Brister, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Texas, 1983-1984. Co-Author: Chapter 29, "Debtor's Relations with Governmental Agencies," 1989 Collier Handbook for Trustees and Debtors-in-Possession, Matthew Bender; "Post-Filing Loans to the Chapter 11 Debtor: Good Money After Bad?" 107 Banking Law Journal 344, 1990; "The Texas Construction Trust Fund Act and Bankruptcy Preferences," Vol. 1 Construction Law Journal, 43, 2003. Adjunct Professor, Amberton University, 1991-2005. Former Chairman, Consumer Information Foundation Inc. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Bankruptcy; Construction Law); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Reorganization.Email: Stephen T. Hutcheson