D. Brent Wells is frequently sought as a professional speaker and trainer on subjects relating to creditors' rights and collections, including the U. S. Bankruptcy Code. The University of Houston Law Foundation has recently designated Brent to serve as the Course Director for its upcoming Continuing Legal Education seminar program on "Collecting Debts and Judgments - 2008." Other organizations such as the Texas Society of CPAs, the Houston Energy Credit Group of the National Association of Credit Management, the National Petroleum Energy Credit Association, and the International Energy Credit Association, have come back to Brent repeatedly to invite him to present on subjects such as "Ten Things Credit Professionals Must Know About Bankruptcy," "The Life of a Chapter 11 Business Bankruptcy Reorganization," and "Defending Preferences After Bankruptcy Reform," to name a few. Free copies of the written materials for Brent's presentations are available by calling or e-mailing Brent.
James E. Cuellar, the firm's Vice-President, continues to distinguish himself as a federal and bankruptcy law afficionado. Since his days serving as a Law Clerk with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the mid-1980's, through his efforts in the mid-1990's perfecting appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court for the Texas Manufactured Housing Association, up to his present-day involvement in bankruptcy non-dischargeability litigation for our client the National Credit Union Administration, a federal administrative agency, James has always shown an affinity for complex legal issues arising in the realm of federal procedural and substantive jurisprudence. His latest bankruptcy litigation initiatives have included vindicating a federal criminal restitution judgment in favor of one of our newest energy-sector clients as a claim non-dischargeable in the criminal's Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Christopher P. Craven continues to develop his expertise as a commercial loan workout and foreclosure expert, and has thus recently assisted the firm in expanding its bank representation to five different national banking association clients located in both Texas and Oklahoma. After a decade of commercial litigation experience, Chris also is savvy and comfortable with the full spectrum of workout and creditor's rights issues that can arise with non-bank forms of commercial credit, such as factoring, lease financing, and other asset-based lending.
Jeffrey D. Stewart is a vigorous and effective creditors' rights and collection attorney. Whether the debt to be recovered is commercial or consumer; a "special assets" bank loan or consideration for products or services sold; or is governed by state law or bankruptcy law concepts, Jeff is nonetheless committed to meeting the commercial creditor client's economic needs and challenges. In his personal life, Jeff annually volunteers for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, where his current assignment has him serving as a Captain of a sub-committee of the Lamb and Goat Auction Committee.
