Below is a list attorneys who practice bankruptcy law in the State of Texas. Their education, location of there practice and phone numbers are included.

Joseph Acosta* Dallas, TX Bernard Felsen El Paso, TX Richard Hettinger San Antonio, TX Shelby Jordan* Corpus Christi, TX Jeff Prostok Fort Worth, TX Stephen Sather Austin, TX   Deborah Williamson* San Antonio, TX

Types of Bankruptcy (Business, Consumer and Municipal)

Chapter 7 - Can be filed by individuals, partnerships and corporations. The most common type of bankruptcy filing Chapter 9 - Adjustment of debts of a municipality Chapter 11 - Filed by large and small businesses. Individuals filing Chapter 11, are involved in business in some capacity, either as sole proprietors, or as principals of a corporation or partnership Chapter 12 - Adjustment of debts of a family farmer or fisherman Chapter 13 - Available for individuals only, no corporations or partnerships may file Chapter 15 - Bankruptcy, reorganization and insolvency cases that have assets, debtors, creditors, and other interested parties in multiple countries

Attorney Name - Education, Address and Practice

Name: Joseph Acosta* Education: Undergraduate School: Emory University - Druid Hills, Georgia Law School: University of Houston Law Center Houston - Houston, Texas Address: Looper Reed & McGraw Joseph Acosta, Attorney at Law 1601 Elm Street Suite 4100 Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: (214) 237-6386 Fax: (214) 953-1332 Practice: Dallas County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Texas State Bar - Admitted 1998 Name: Bernard Felsen Education: Undergraduate School: Rice University, Houston, Texas Law School: University of Texas School of Law - Austin, Texas Address: Scott Hulse Law Firm Bernard D. Felsen, Attorney at Law 1100 Chase Tower 201 E. Main 11th Floor El Paso, TX 79901 Telephone: (915) 533-2493 Fax: (915) 546-8333 Practice: El Paso County Texas 1984 Name: Richard Hettinger Education: Undergraduate School: California State University Chico - Chico, California Law School: McGeorge School of Law / University of Pacific - Sacramento, California Address: Law Offices of Davidson & Troilo Richard E. Hettinger, Attorney at Law 7550 West 1H-10 Suite 800 San Antonio, TX 78229 Telephone: (210) 349-6484 Fax: (210) 349-0041 Practice: Bexar County California State Bar - Admitted 1974 Texas State Bar - Admitted 1980 Name: Shelby Jordan* Education: Undergraduate School: St. Mary's University - San Antonio, Texas Law School: St. Mary's University School of Law- San Antonio, Texas Address: Jordan, Hyden, Womble, & Culbreth. 500 North Shoreline Blvd. Suite 900 Corpus Christi, TX 78471 Phone: (361) 884-5678 Fax: (361) 888-5555 Practice: Nueces County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Texas State Bar - Admitted 1973 Name: Jeff Prostok Education: Undergraduate School: University of Texas - Austin, Texas Law School: Dedman School of Law / Southern Methodist University - Dallas, Texas. Address: Forshey & Prostok Law Firm 777 Main Street, Suite 1290 Fort Worth, TX 76102 Telephone: (817) 877-4223 Fax: (817) 877-4151 Practice: Tarrant County Texas State Bar - Admitted 1984 Name: Stephen Sather Education: Undergraduate School: Texas Lutheran College - Brenham, Texas Law School: University of Texas School of Law - Austin, Texas Address: Barron & Newburger Stephen W. Sather, Attorney at Law 1212 Guadalupe Suite 104 Austin, TX 78701 Telephone: (512) 476-9103 Fax: (512) 476-9253 Practice: Travis County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Texas State Bar - Admitted 1986 Name: Deborah Williamson* Education: Undergraduate School: University of Texas at El Paso - El Paso, Texas Law School: University of Houston Law Center - Houston, Texas Address: Cox Smith Matthews Law Firm Deborah D. Williamson , Attorney at Law 112 East Pecan Street Suite 1800 San Antonio, TX 78205 Telephone: (210) 554-5275 Fax: (210) 226-8395 Practice: Bexar County Bankruptcy Specialist* - Certified in Business Bankruptcy Texas State Bar - Admitted 1992

Bankruptcy Specialist*

       Attorneys listed with an asterisk* (Joseph Acosta, Shelby Jordan and Deborah Williamson) are specialists in certain areas of bankruptcy law and are certified by the American Board of Certification (ABC), located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The ABC is sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Commercial Law League of America. The three areas of certification include the following; Creditors' Rights, Business Bankruptcy and Consumer Bankruptcy. For more information on this subject, please visit the Bankruptcy Specialist section on the web site.

Content written by Jack Garchar