Business Bankruptcy Law
Texas Board of Legal Specialization

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Practice Areas:
Bankruptcy

Awards & Honors:
AV ® PREEMINENT Martindale-Hubbell rating

Education:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (J.D., 1988)

University of Texas
(B.B.A., 1981; B.A., 1980)

Admitted to Practice:
State Bar of Texas, 1989

State Bar of Arkansas, 1989

 
John Paul Stanford
 

Practice Description
Representation of debtors under Chapters 11, 7 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Representation of trustees in Chapters 7 and 11 bankruptcy cases.

Litigation of all types arising out of bankruptcies, including fraudulent transfers, discharge of debtors and dischargeability of claims, lien priority, preferential transfers and automatic stay litigation.

Appeals of bankruptcy proceedings.

Insolvency planning, workouts with creditors and debtors and mediation of claim disputes.

Representative Experience
Has represented secured and unsecured creditors in all bankruptcy matters, including relief from automatic
stay, cash collateral issues, DIP financing, enforcement of liens and allowance of claims.

Selected Publications, Seminars and Cases
Bankruptcy: A Creditor's Perspective; 2000

A Discharge and Dischargeability of Debts in Bankruptcy; 1998

Exemption Questions in Bankruptcy; 1996

Bankruptcy Crimes: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You; 1994

Reorganization for Small Business; 1993

In re Horne, 277 B.R. 712 (Bankr. E.D. Tex. 2002)

In re Gibraltar Resources, 210 F.3d 573 (5th Cir. 2000)