"I approach my work with compassion and I strive to make my clients feel at ease. Bankruptcy is usually difficult regardless of whether you are an individual hit by hard times or a business executive trying to save the corporation. To me, my clients are more than individuals with an interesting legal issue; they are people I know and care about personally."
PROFESSIONAL
Heather focuses her bankruptcy law practice on reorganizations and workouts for both corporations and individuals. She often represents secured creditors in and out of bankruptcy and bankruptcy trustees.
EDUCATION
University of Houston Law Center – Houston, TX
Doctor of Jurisprudence, May 2003
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- Houston Journal of International Law, Business Editor 2002-2003
- Dean’s Merit Scholarship
- Assistant Editor, Oceana’s Digest of Commercial Law of the World, Fall 2002
- Negotiation Competition Semi-Finalist
Federal District Court, Southern District of Texas
Judicial Intern for Judge Lee H. Rosenthal, Spring 2002Balkan Law School Linkage Initiative – Kragujevac, Serbia
Clinical legal education exchange student, March 2003University of Texas at Austin – Austin, TX
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, with Honors, May 1999
Minor: Business Foundations Certificate
LICENSURE
Licensed to practice in Texas 2003 – Present
Licensed to practice in Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Federal Districts of Texas.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
State Bar of Texas
Houston Bar Association
Director, Houston Bar Association – Corporate Counsel Section, 2019-2020 Term
Past Member, Turnaround Management Association
Member, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
Past member The Arthur L. Moller – David B. Foltz, Jr. American Inn of Court
Houston Young Lawyers, Association Leadership Academy, 2004-2005
Named a Rising Star by Thomson Reuters, 2008 and 2011
Houston Journal of International Law, Business Editor, 2002-2003
PUBLICATIONS
“Mortgage Bankruptcy Reform: Status and Impact on Loss Mitigation,” Co-Author, 2nd National Subprime Lending Litigation & Regulatory Enforcement Conference, Dallas, TX (March 6, 2008)
“The Impact of BAPCPA – An Update,” Co-Author and Presenter, Consumer Debt Collection, Loan Servicing, and Bankruptcy Conference, Dallas, TX (October 4-5, 2007)
“Bankruptcy Law and Procedure From Start to Finish,” Co-Author, Conference on Consumer Finance Law – Current Issues in Debtor-Creditor Law and Privacy, Dallas, TX (September 2007)
“After a Bankruptcy Filing – How to Continue the Collection Effort: Collecting Debts & Judgments,” Co-Author, Collecting Debts and Judgments – University of Houston Law Center – Continuing Legal Education, Houston, TX (August 16-17, 2007) and Dallas, TX (August 23-24 2007)
“Litigation Trends under Fair Debt Collection Practices and Acts and Fair Credit Reporting Act,” Co-Author, Practicing Law Institute – 12th Annual Consumer Financial Services, Litigation Institute, San Francisco, CA (May 10-11, 2007)
“How Are Courts Interpreting the New Bankruptcy Code?,” Co-Author, The Review of Banking & Financial Services Review (November 2006)
“HEADS UP! Major Changes Made to Consumer Bankruptcy Practice,” Co-Author, The Houston Lawyer, (July and August 2005)
“The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005,” Co-Author, The Review of Banking & Financial Services (July 2005)
“Non-Compliance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and Its Effect on Reciprocity for United States Citizens Abroad,” 17th N.Y. INTERNATIONAL LAW REV. 1, Winter 2004
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
East Montrose Civic Association, Board Member (secretary, 2005-2006; treasurer, 2007-2008)
Member, Friends of Wharton – organization was recipient of 2008 Community Improvement Award from the Museum District Business Alliance and the 2009 Good Brick Award from the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance for activities relating to saving Wharton Elementary from closure
Alternate Judge for the 2008 General Election
Harris County Precinct Chairman, 2008
Secretary and Vice-President, Montrose Boulevard Conservancy, 2009-2017
HOBBIES AND SPECIAL INTERESTS
Heather enjoys traveling, staying active with running and yoga, and raising my three children.
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