Message from the chair

Welcome to the Bankruptcy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas!

Our Section is a statewide community of attorneys, judges, academics, and financial professionals focused on bankruptcy and insolvency law. We provide valuable resources and networking opportunities for consumer and business bankruptcy professionals with the goal of strengthening the profession and enriching the lives of our members.  The Section provides a forum for education, collaboration, and service, while promoting the highest standards of professionalism and collegiality within the Texas bankruptcy bar.  Specifically, the Section sponsors or supports numerous events throughout the year, including a biennial bench bar conference, the annual Elliott Cup moot court competition, “Moneywise,” the “Starting Out Right Program,” and many other programs.  We also publish two newsletters each year and host free educational webinars for CLE credit for our members, many of which are also accessible to our members on our website.  

We welcome consumer and business bankruptcy attorneys throughout the state to join the Section as members and also welcome financial professionals to join the Section by contacting our Non-Lawyer Member Advisor.  Your annual section dues help facilitate our wide range of important programming and networking events and help fund several bankruptcy-focused projects, including pro bono projects, across Texas.  We are grateful for your interest in our Section and your involvement as a member.  

Please visit us regularly at statebaroftexasbankruptcy.com to keep up with bankruptcy-related events throughout the state.  Right now, we are very busy planning and are excited about our upcoming bench bar conference, which will be held in Dallas, Texas on April 7 – 9, 2027 at the Adolphus Hotel. We look forward to seeing our members at the conference for fantastic networking and CLE programming.  Please also let us know if you or your firm would like to be a sponsor of the conference.  

Finally, please do not hesitate to let us know ways in which you would like to become involved in the work of the Section and how we can make the Section more valuable to you as a member.  We are stronger together, and we appreciate your support!