Benjamin L. Wallen

Ben Wallen, resident in the firm’s Texas office, 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 postconfirmation 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 named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, being designated a “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine, being included in The Best Lawyers in America, and receiving the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Medal of Excellence upon graduation from law school. Additionally, in 2024, Ben was named to the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ)’s Next Generation (NextGen) Program, which annually recognizes participants who meet stringent qualification criteria, including a demonstrated commitment to the utmost civility, ethics, and professionalism as well as a focus on the educational development of bankruptcy professionals and the continued growth of the bankruptcy bar and the court system. Ben received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma (2013) and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center (2016).