Benjamin L. Wallen

Ben Wallen is resident in the firm’s Texas office and concentrates his practice on representing debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors, trade vendors, and other parties in some of the largest or otherwise most complex bankruptcy cases in the nation. Ben also regularly represents post-confirmation trusts as well as various other parties in bankruptcy related litigation. Ben has had active roles in the firm’s representation of Noble House Home Furnishings (S.D. Tex.), Lifesize (S.D. Tex.), and Easterday Ranches (E.D. Wash.), as well as the firm’s representation of the creditors’ committees in Hornblower Holdings (S.D. Tex.), Altera Infrastructure (S.D. Tex.), and Limetree Bay Services (S.D. Tex.), among other notable cases. Ben speaks regularly on bankruptcy and insolvency-related issues, including at seminars and conferences in Texas and Louisiana, and has authored multiple articles on various bankruptcy issues. Ben also serves as a co-chair of the Legislation & Rules Subcommittee of the Business Bankruptcy Committee of the American Bar Association. Ben has received numerous recognitions for his work on bankruptcy and insolvency matters, such as being designated a 2024 “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine, being included in the 30th and 31st editions of The Best Lawyers in America, and receiving the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Medal of Excellence upon graduation from law school. Ben received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma (2013) and Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center (2016).

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