Education
Loyola University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center (J.D., 1996)
Licenses
Admitted to Louisiana State Bar in 1996; admitted to Texas State Bar in 2006
Courts of Admission
United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; United States District Court for the District of Nebraska; United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Professional Associations
American Bankruptcy Institute, Dallas Bar Association including Bankruptcy Committee, Louisiana State Bar Association, National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees, Texas State Bar Association
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy
Education
The University of Texas at Dallas (B.A., cum laude, 2004); Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2008)
Licenses
Admitted to Texas State Bar in 2009
Professional Associations
Dallas Bar Association, Texas State Bar Association, Texas Young Lawyers Association
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights
Education
St. Louis University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1984); St. Louis University (J.D., 1987)
Licenses
Admitted to Missouri State Bar in 1987; admitted to Illinois State Bar in 1988; admitted to Nebraska State Bar in 2002; admitted to Kansas State Bar in 2012; admitted to New York State Bar in 2012; admitted to Oklahoma State Bar in 2013; admitted to Texas State Bar in 2013; (inactive status in Iowa)
Courts of Admission
United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri; United States District Court for the Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; United States District Court for the District of Nebraska; United States District Court for the District of Kansas; United States District Court for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois; United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York; United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa;
Professional Associations
American Legal & Financial Network – founder, past President, past Board Chair KMC Information Systems, LC (CaseAware) – co-founder, former co-owner; American Bankruptcy Institute; National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees; Various state bar associations
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Creditors' Rights, Evictions, Fair Debt Collection, Financial Services Litigation, Foreclosure, Foreclosure Mediations, Home Equity, Litigation, Loss Mitigation, Property Title, Real Estate, Title – Curative.
Braden Barnes
General Counsel and Director of Compliance Dallas, TX
Education
Texas Christian University (B.B.A, 2003); University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 2007)
Licenses
Admitted to Texas State Bar in 2007
Courts of Admission
United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas
Professional Associations
Texas State Bar Association
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy, Compliance, Foreclosure, Litigation
Education
University of North Texas (B.S., 2000); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2005)
Licenses
Admitted to Texas State Bar in 2005
Courts of Admission
United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas; United States Patent and Trademark Office
Professional Associations
Dallas Bar Association, Texas State Bar Association
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights
Education
University of Nebraska at Omaha (B.S., 1995); Creighton Law School (J.D., 2000)
Licenses
Admitted to Nebraska State Bar in 2000; admitted to Missouri State Bar in 2017
Professional Associations
Nebraska Bar Association, Omaha Bar Association, Nebraska Office of Dispute Resolution
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Creditors' Rights, Fair Debt Collection, Foreclosure, Foreclosure Mediations, Probate, Property Title, Real Estate, Title – Curative.
Education
California State University, Fullerton (B.A., 1985); University of California, Davis (J.D., 1988)
Licenses
Admitted to the California State Bar in 1988; admitted to the Texas State Bar in 2007; admitted to the Washington State Bar in 2015
Courts of Admission
United States District Court for the Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California
Professional Associations
United Trustees Association
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Evictions, Fair Credit Reporting, Fair Debt Collection, Financial Services Litigation, Foreclosure, Foreclosure Mediations, Home Equity, Litigation, Loss Mitigation, Property Title, Real Estate, Title – Curative.
Education
Florida State University (B.S., 1999); University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2002)
Licenses
Admitted to Florida State Bar in 2002
Courts of Admission
United States District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida; United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Professional Associations
Florida Bar Association
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Financial Services Litigation
Education
University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2012); Southwestern Law School (J.D., 2015)
Licenses
admitted to California State Bar in 2016
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy
Education
University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1980); Golden Gate University (J.D., 1983)
Licenses
Admitted to the California State Bar in 1985
Professional Associations
California State Bar Association
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Creditors’ Rights
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Education
University of Missouri - Columbia (Bachelor of Journalism, cum laude, 1999); University of Missouri - Columbia (Juris Doctor, 2002).
Licenses
Admitted to Missouri State Bar in 2002; admitted to Illinois State Bar in 2003; admitted to Nebraska State Bar in 2007; and admitted to Kansas State Bar in 2008
Courts of Admission
: United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri; United States District Court for the District of Nebraska; United States District Court for the District of Kansas
Professional Associations
Missouri State Bar Association, Nebraska State Bar Association and Kansas State Bar Association
Practice Areas
Foreclosure
Education
University of Phoenix (B.S.B.A., 2004); Abraham Lincoln University (J.D., 2016)
Licenses
Admitted to the California State Bar in 2018
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy
Education
University of Missouri – Columbia (B.S., cum laude, 2001); University of Missouri – Columbia (J.D., 2004)
Licenses
Admitted to Missouri State Bar in 2004; admitted to Kansas State Bar in 2010
Courts of Admission
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Professional Associations
Missouri Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Creditors' Rights, Evictions, Fair Debt Collection, Financial Services Litigation, Foreclosure, Foreclosure Mitigation, Litigation, Loss Mitigation, Probate, Property Title, Real Estate, Special Proceedings, Title – Curative.
Education
Trinity University San Antonio (B.A., 2002); University of Denver College of Law (M.S., 2004); Creighton University (J.D., 2009).
Licenses
Admitted to Nebraska State Bar in 2009; admitted to Missouri State Bar in 2010; admitted to Kansas State Bar 2011
Courts of Admission
United State District Court for the Western and Eastern District of Missouri, United States District Court for the District of Kansas, United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
Professional Associations
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association; Kansas City Bankruptcy Bar Association; Kansas Creditor Attorney Association; Johnson County Bar Association
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Creditors' Rights, Evictions, Fair Debt Collection, Foreclosure, Litigation, Loss Mitigation, Probate, Property Title, Real Estate, Title – Curative
Education
University of Maryland, College Park (B.A., 2006); Rutgers Law - Newark (J.D., 2012)
Licenses
Admitted to the Texas State Bar in 2017
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy
Education
The University of South Dakota (B.A., 2009); University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 2013)
Licenses
Admitted to Missouri State Bar in 2013; admitted to Kansas State Bar in 2015
Courts of Admission
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri; United States District Court for the District of Kansas
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation, Evictions, Financial Services Litigation, Foreclosure, Litigation, Property Title, Title – Curative