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

Michael J. Durrschmidt