PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Prior to joining MKR, Brian was a partner in the financial restructuring groups at a couple of the largest law firms in the United States and also spent many years as a named partner at a small boutique bankruptcy firm in Texas.
Before beginning his law practice, Brian was a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Marcel Livaudais, Jr. (Federal District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana) and a judicial extern to the Honorable Louis Moore Jr. (U.S. Magistrate for the Eastern District of Louisiana).

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ACHIEVEMENTS

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, The Best Lawyers in America 2024-2026.

• AV Preeminent Rating (Judicial Edition) (2018-2026)

• Recognized by Chambers USA for Bankruptcy/Restructuring (2012-2014).

• Named to the Texas Super Lawyers list (2012-2026) (Bankruptcy)

• Houstonia Top Lawyer (2019-2023)

• Texas Bar College

• Tulane University--Volunteer of the Year (2008)

• National Order of Barristers

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Current “Hot Button” Issues in Mediation and Settlement Conferences, ABI Webinar, August 2025 (Co-Presenter)

• Third Party Releases—Did the Supreme Court get it right or Not? Lawline (2024)(Co-Presenter)

• Top Ten Tips for Improving a Creditor’s Recovery—Tulane Law School CLE Program (2023)(Author and Presenter

• Mediating Bankruptcy and Related Adversary Proceedings -- Multiple Moving Parts for the Unwary Mediator, May 2019 (Co-Presenter)

• Bankruptcy Issues in the Oil Patch, Houston Bar Association, May 2017 (Author & Presenter)

• Top Ten Tips for When you are a Creditor in a Business Bankruptcy Case, IEEE Houston Consultants Network, January 2017 (Author & Presenter)

• From the Pitch to the Hit -- Hot Topics in Pitching and Representing Creditors' Committees, May 2011 (Co Author & Co-Presenter)

• The Bankruptcy Underbelly -- Little Known Facts/Tricks No One Tells Creditors About Business Bankruptcy Cases, National Association of Credit Managers, June 2009 (Author & Co-Presenter)

• Bankruptcy Impact on Joint Operations and the Joint Operating Agreement, North American Petroleum Accounting Conference, May 2009 (Author & Co-Presenter)

• Top Ten Tips--Protecting/Advising Your Creditor Clients in a Business Bankruptcy Case, Houston Bar Association, April 2009 (Author & Presenter)

• Lender Liability, Equitable Subordination & Re-characterization: How Junior Creditors Can Leapfrog a First Lien Position in Bankruptcy, Powell Goldstein Breakfast Briefing, February 2008 (Author & Presenter)

• Top Ten Tips: Protecting Yourself after a Customer Files Bankruptcy, Powell Goldstein In-house Counsel Series, January 2008 (Author & Presenter)

• Top Ten Tips: Protecting Yourself After a Customer/Supplier Files for Bankruptcy, Author, Akin Gump In House Counsel Series, April 2007 (Author & Presenter)

• Top Ten Tips--Protecting/Advising Your Creditor Clients in a Business Bankruptcy Case, Houston Bar Association, April 2009 (Author & Presenter)

• Lender Liability, Equitable Subordination & Re-characterization: How Junior Creditors Can Leapfrog a First Lien Position in Bankruptcy, Powell Goldstein Breakfast Briefing, February 2008 (Author & Presenter)

• Top Ten Tips: Protecting Yourself after a Customer Files Bankruptcy, Powell Goldstein In-house Counsel Series, January 2008 (Author & Presenter)

• Top Ten Tips: Protecting Yourself After a Customer/Supplier Files for Bankruptcy, Author, Akin Gump In House Counsel Series, April 2007 (Author & Presenter)

• Overview of New Bankruptcy Laws, Restructuring Strategies and Current Trends, Mortgage Bankers Association of America Portfolio Servicing Advisory Group, September 2005 (Author & Presenter)

• Continuing Collection Efforts after Bankruptcy is Filed, University of Houston, Collecting Debts and Judgments Seminar, May 2000 (Co-Author)

 

EDUCATION

• J.D., Tulane Law School, 1998

• B.S., Plymouth State College, 1995

 

​BAR ADMISSIONS

• State Bar of Louisiana

• State Bar of Texas​

 

COURT ADMISSIONS

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

• United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

• United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

• United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

• United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

• United States District Court for the Western District of Texas