David Jones is a partner in the creditors' rights, bankruptcy and restructuring group of Porter & Hedges and has been practicing law since 1992. He is listed in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, and has been selected as a “Texas Super Lawyer” in Bankruptcy Law in surveys conducted by Texas Monthly since 2005.  He was also named as one of the top 100 lawyers in the Houston Region by Texas Monthly in its 2007 survey, as well as one of  "Houston's Top Lawyers" in a 2005 survey by H Texas Magazine.  Mr. Jones applies his prior business experience in the manufacturing and corporate finance areas to resolving complex problems that arise in personal, business and municipal bankruptcy cases. His practice is focused on business and municipal restructurings as well as complex litigation issues that arise in bankruptcy cases. Mr. Jones also works with trustees, creditor committees and individuals that have complex insolvency problems. He has represented clients in many industry sectors including energy, technology, maritime, food service, manufacturing, telecommunications and chemical processing.

Prior to joining Porter & Hedges, Mr. Jones was a partner with Floyd, Jones, Rios & Wahrlich, PC. Before becoming a lawyer, Mr. Jones was a financial analyst in the corporate finance department of a large FORTUNE 500 company for several years. He also has hands-on experience in the manufacturing and technologies industries.

Representative Experience

• Debtor's counsel in the Chapter 11 cases of Riostar Corporation, American Homestar Corporation, Harvest Communities, Inc., OB Sports, LLC., Adobe Energy, Inc., Busy Body, Inc., Paper Group Holding, Inc. and numerous other companies.
• Debtor's counsel in the Chapter 9 cases of Roman Forest Public Utility District No. 4, Roman Forest Public Utility District No. 3, Greens Parkway Municipal Utility District, Montgomery County M.U.D. No. 56, Harris County M.U.D. 216, West Harris County M.U.D. No. 7, Rankin Road Municipal Utility District, Fort Bend Levy Improvement District No. 12 and others.
• Representation of trustee in Guyana Development Corporation, Bilstat, Inc., Downhole Energy Services, Inc., Mathey-Leland Manufacturing Corporation, Five Star Restaurants, Inc., Clark-Geogram, Inc. Mr. Jones has also served as trustee's counsel in several hundred business Chapter 7 cases.
• Served as counsel for officers/directors/owners in TEPCO Resources, Inc. and Railworks Corporation.
• Representation of purchaser in Waterford Energy, Inc., Buffalo Color Corporation and The GNI Group, Inc.
• Special Litigation Counsel in various matters including class counsel in bankruptcy class action and special counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Senior Living Properties, LLC.

Professional / Civic Affiliations

• Martindale Hubbell AV Rated Attorney
• Member of Complex Chapter 11 Committee for the Southern District of Texas
• Local Rules Committee for the Southern District of Texas
• Houston Bar Association, Fifth Circuit Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Board Member, West Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 1.

News

• Seventy percent of Porter & Hedges' Attorneys Named as 2007 Texas Super Lawyers (9/17/2007)
• 27 Porter & Hedges' Attorneys Named as 2006 Texas Super Lawyers (9/25/2006)
• 14 Porter & Hedges' Attorneys Named as Best Lawyers in America for 2007 (9/5/2006)
• Seventy Percent of Porter & Hedges' Partners Selected as Super Lawyers (10/1/2005)

Events

• "Confronting and Beating the Bankruptcy Demon," Association of Trial Lawyers Seminar (10/6/2006)
• Ethical Responsibilities and Liabilities of Debtors' Counsel Under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (5/11/2006)