"Protecting my clients during a borrower’s bankruptcy requires two approaches. One is working with good-faith debtors and their counsel to find feasible and positive solutions. The other is protecting my clients from abusive filings, which includes seeking relief from the automatic stay or taking such other actions as are appropriate.”
PROFESSIONAL
Michael is Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization with 10 years of experience. He focuses on representing creditors in all four bankruptcy districts of Texas and in all aspects of bankruptcy including motions for relief, contested matters, adversary proceedings, and appeals. He has been a guest presenter at various bankruptcy continuing legal education conferences around the state throughout the years, been listed a Rising Star by Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters 2017-2018 and recognized as a top bankruptcy attorney by Houstonia Magazine.
EDUCATION
South Texas College of Law Houston, Juris Doctor 2007
University of Houston, Clear Lake, Bachelor of Science – 2004
LICENSURE
State Bar of Texas, 2007
Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Houston Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
S.D.Tex. American Inns of Court-Arthur Moller/David Foltz Chapter
State Bar of Texas
Houston Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers
Texas Young Lawyers Association
Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star by Thomson Reuters 2017-2018
2016 Houston Magazine Top Lawyers
PUBLICATIONS
Litigation in Consumer Cases: Explore Litigation Considerations Before, During, and After Bankruptcy, Including Forms, Tips, and Tactics. CLE presentation by the Honorable Tony Davis, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Texas, Julianne Parker, and Michael Weems. 28th Annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference, Austin, Texas, November 2019.
Mortgage Calculations: Identifying Causes of Action. Veronica Polnik & Michael Weems, Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference, May 2018.
A Change is Gonna Come: Notices of Payment Change in Bankruptcy. Mayur Patel & Michael Weems, Houston Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, April 2017.
Trial Preparation Pitfalls. Dinorah Gonzalez, Marilee A. Madan, & Michael Weems. 30th Annual Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Courts, February 2015.
Mortgage Arrears: What Attorneys and Accountants Should Know. Ryan Dove, Kenneth Keeling, & Michael Weems. Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference, June 2014.
Understanding and Presenting Claim Objections: Diane Barron-Carter, Mayur Patel, & Michael Weems.
9th Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Practice, August 2013.
HOBBIES & INTEREST
When Michael isn’t practicing law, he enjoys spending time with his wife and children, reading, kayaking, and biking. Michael is also a “hobby author” with two novels published to date, both Southern fiction and one of which has gone on to be a Top 10 bestseller on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble in the ghost stories selections. He also enjoys auction hunting with his wife.
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