Michael J. Durrschmidt
Top rated Bankruptcy attorney in Houston, Texas
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
Banking
Education Qualification:
South Texas College of Law Houston
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
Banking
1401 McKinney St, Suite 1625Houston, Texas, 77010
First Admitted: 1982, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.dykema.com/people/michael-j-durrschmidt.html
Bar / Professional Activity:
- Texas, 1982
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1983
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- Member, College of the State Bar of Texas
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
Representative Clients:
- Sakowitz, Inc. v. Chase Bank International, 110 B.R. 268, Bankr. S.D. Tex. 1989
- In re Sakowitz, Inc., 949 F.2d 178, 5th Cir. 1991
- NCNB Texas National Bank v. Jones, 966 F.2d 169, 5th Cir. 1992
- In re Seton Chase Associates, Inc., 141 B.R. 2, Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 1992
- Cullen Center Bank & Trust v. Lightfoot, 152 B.R. 141, Bankr. S.D. Tex. 1993
- Hoffman v. Ramirez (In Re Astroline Comm. Co. Ltd), 161 B.R. 874, Bankr. D. Conn. 1993
- NCNB Texas National Bank v. Hoak, 91 F.3d 141, 5th Cir. 1996
- Hoffman v. WHCT Management, Inc., 188 B.R. 98, Bankr. D. Conn. 1995, , aff'd 111 F.3d 123 2nd Cir. 1997, 1997 WL 187334
- KPMG Peat Marwick v. Texas Commerce Bank, 976 F. Supp. 623, S.D. Tex. 1997
- In re Superior Oilfield Products, 131 F.3d 140, 5th Cir. 1997
- Chemoil Inc. v. Pfeifle, 154 Fed.Appx. 432, 2005 WL 3091249, 5th Cir. 2005
- In re Cherry, 341 B.R. 581, Bankr. S.D. Tex, 2006
- In re Tile Outlet, Inc., 2006 WL 1716125, S.D. Tex. 2006
- In re Cherry, 2006 WL 3088212, Bankr. S.D. Tex. October 25, 2006
- In re Bryan, 364 B.R. 263, Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2007
- In re Rajabali, 365 B.R. 702, Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2007
- In re Blow, 2007 WL 1858697, Bankr. S.D. Tex 2007
- In re Stanton, 2007 WL 2538431, S.D. Tex. 2007
- In re Stanton, 2007 WL 776543, Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2007
- In re Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, 2007 WL 3315029, Bankr., Office of Administrative Hearings, November 5, 2007
- In re Automotive Professionals, Inc., 370 B.R. 161, Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2007, aff'd in 379 B.R. 746, N.D. Ill. 2007
- Gecker v. Marathon Financial Ins. Co., Inc., (In re Automotive Professionals, Inc.), 389 B.R. 621, Bkrtcy. N.D. Ill. 2008
- Automotive Professionals, Inc. v. Marathon Financial Insurance Co., Inc., RPG (In re Automotive Professionals, Inc.), 389 B.R. 630, Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2008
- Gecker v. Marathon Financial Ins. Co., Inc., 391 B.R. 613, N.D. Ill, 2008
- Levine v. M & A Custom Home Builder & Developer, LLC, 400 B.R. 200, S.D.Tex., 2008
- In re Blake, 2008 WL 5043318, Bankr. S.D. Tex., September 22, 2008
- In re Moye, 2008 WL 5459853, Bkrtcy. S.D.Tex., October 31, 2008
- In re Blake, 2009 WL 349815, Bkrtcy. S.D.Tex., February 10, 2009
- In re North Bay General Hosp., Inc., 404 B.R. 429, Bkrtcy. S.D. Tex. 2009
- In re North Bay General Hosp., Inc., 404 B.R. 443, Bkrtcy. S.D. Tex. 2009
- In re Harborwalk, LP, 2010 WL 346298, Bkrtcy. S.D.Tex, January 29, 2010
- In re Kirk Franceschini, 2010 WL 3952870, Bkrtcy. S.D.Tex. October 7, 2010
- In re Pearland Sunrise Lake Center, L.P., 2010 WL 4272477, Bankr. S.D.Tex., October 19, 2010
- In re Kirk Franceschini, 2011 WL 1522331, Bkrtcy. S.D.Tex. April 11, 2011
- In re Franceschini, 2012 WL 113337, Bankr. S.D. Tex. January 12, 2012
- In re Crown Ranch Development, Ltd., 2012 WL 1072221, Bankr. E.D. Tex. March 29, 2012
- In re R&K Fabricating, Inc., 2012 WL 2118178, Bankr. S.D. Tex. June 11, 2012
Scholarly Lectures / Writings:
- Business Bankruptcy by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Since 1990
Honors:
- Rated an "AV" Lawyer by Martindale and Hubbell
- Order of the Lytae
- Assistant Comments Editor, South Texas Law Journal
- "Top Lawyer for the People" by H Texas Magazine, February 2008
- "Houston's Top Lawyer" by H Texas Magazine, June 2008
Educational Background:
- American University's School of Public Affairs, B.A. in Political Science and Economics, 1976
Scholarly Lectures / Writings:
- Presentation of paper at the 3rd Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Practice seminar on exemptions, Exemptions-The Debtor's Fresh Start or the Creditor's Recovery, University of Texas School of Law-Continuing Legal Education
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