Accepts Credit Cards

(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

Chapter 11 Reorganization; Civil Trial Practice in Bankruptcy Litigation, Commercial Litigation, particularly in Federal Court, Bankruptcy Reorganization, Commercial Insolvency, Creditor's Rights, Real Estate and Civil Litigation.

Representative Clients:

Heartland Automotive Holdings, Inc., et al (Local Counsel)
TrueStar Barnett, LLC
Trinity Barnett, LLC
Mirant Corporation
General Electrodynamics Corp.
The Bombay Company, et al (Local Counsel for Unsecured Creditors Committee)
Pan American General Hospital, L.L.C. (Official Unsecured Creditors Committee).

Rate Information

Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard

Address

777 Main Street, Suite 1290
Fort Worth, TX 76102, (Tarrant Co.)

Phone

Phone: 817-877-8855
Facsimile: 817-877-4151
URL: http://www.lawyers.com/forsheyprostok

Website

http://www.forsheyprostok.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM

OF COUNSEL

Katrina Kershner (Of Counsel) born Jackson, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; 2003, Texas. Education: Columbia University (B.A., Political Science, 1998); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2002). Recipient, Ross Scholarship Prize, Academic Excellence and Leadership, Columbia University, 1998. Judicial Law Clerk to Presiding Justice C.R. McRae, Mississippi Supreme Court. Recognitions for: Briefing the Texas Department of Banking and Finance, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 2002; Representing the Plaintiff, United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Appellate and Litigation Section); Tarrant County Bar Association (Member, Bankruptcy Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Litigation; Federal Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Katrina Kershner

Martha S. Allen (Of Counsel) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1968); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1992). Member: Dallas Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.

Blake L. Berryman (Of Counsel) born Dallas, Texas, October 4, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1996, New Mexico. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1988). Notes and Comment Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1987-1988. Member: State Bar of Texas; State Bar of New Mexico. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Business Reorganizations.Email: Blake L. Berryman

Linda L. Stagg (Of Counsel) born Pasco, Washington, July 18, 1959; admitted to bar, 1989, South Carolina; 1994, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Tarkio (Missouri) College (B.A., 1981); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1989). Law Clerk to: Honorable Judge Steven A. Felsenthal, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas, 1990-1992; and Honorable C. Tolbert Goolsby, Jr., South Carolina Court of Appeals, Columbia, South Carolina, 1989-1990. Member: State Bar of Texas; South Carolina Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy; Corporate Reorganization; Bankruptcy Appeals.

ASSOCIATES

Matthew Garrett Maben (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas, U.S. District Court Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Baylor University (B.A., with distinction, 1999); Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Tarrant County Bar Association (Member, Bankruptcy Section); State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy(90%); Commercial Litigation(10%).Email: Matthew Garrett Maben

Lynda L. Lankford (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., cum laude, 1982; M.P.A. 1988; J.D. 1988). Law Clerk to the Honorable Leif M. Clark, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Texas. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Chapter 11 Subcommittee); American Bar Association (Member, Business Law Section, Chapter 11 Subcommittee); Tarrant County Bankruptcy Bar Association. (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Bankruptcy; Consumer Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor Rights.Email: Lynda L. Lankford

Clarke V. Rogers (Associate) born Fort Worth, Texas, September 22, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Baylor University (B.A., cum laude, 2002); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., with honors, 2005). Law Clerk to the Hon. Michael Lynn, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, 2005-2006. Member: State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Bar Association (Member, Bankruptcy Section). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy(95%); Commercial Litigation(5%).Email: Clarke V. Rogers

Julie C. John (Associate) born Big Spring, Texas, October 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1992; J.D., cum laude, 1997). Phi Alpha Delta. Case Note Editor, Texas Tech Law Review, 1996-1997. Law Clerk to the Honorable Massie Tillman, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas, 1997-2001; Honorable Barbara J. Houser, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas, 2001. Member: State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Bankruptcy Bar (Member, Bankruptcy Section). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Insolvency; Debtor and Creditor Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation.Email: Julie C. John

Suzanne K. Rosen (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1992); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Tarrant County Bar Association (Member, Bankruptcy Section); State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Suzanne K. Rosen

MANAGING PARTNERS

J. Robert Forshey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Baylor University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976; J.D., cum laude, 1979). Phi Alpha Delta. Symposium Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1978-1979. Member: State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Insolvency; Debtor and Creditor Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation.Email: J. Robert Forshey

Jeff P. Prostok (Partner) born Hastings, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1981); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas; Tarrant County Bankruptcy Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute. (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Commercial Insolvency; Debtor and Creditor Bankruptcy; Civil Litigation.Email: Jeff P. Prostok