Aaron Power is a partner in the corporate practice group and bankruptcy section of Porter Hedges. He is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Business Bankruptcy Law. Aaron's practice includes representation of debtors in chapter 11 cases and out of court restructurings, secured lenders, asset purchasers and chapter 7 and 11 trustees. He has extensive litigation experience in bankruptcy courts and appeals, including arguing cases before the Fifth Circuit.
Honors & Recognitions
Chambers USA, Leading Lawyer in Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Chambers USA, Bankruptcy Firm of the Year (Texas), 2019
Best Lawyers in America, Litigation - Bankruptcy
Texas Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Texas Rising Stars, Bankruptcy, 2013-2016
Practice Areas
Credentials
Education
J.D., Southwestern Law School, magna cum laude, 2006
B.S., Northeastern University, summa cum laude, 2003
Admissions
Texas
California
United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas
United State Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Clerkships
- Law Clerk, The Honorable Carolyn Dineen King, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Law Clerk, The Honorable Jeff Bohm, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
Experience
Debtor representation
- Geokinetics, Inc.
- EMAS Chiyoda Subsea Limited (co-counsel to debtor and counsel to post-confirmation trustee)
- Stone Energy Corporation (co-counsel to debtor)
- Amigo PAT Texas LLC, 579 B.R. 779 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2017)
- Quality Oil Tools LLC
- UGHS Senior Living Inc.
- University General Health System Inc.
- Moody National SHS Houston LLC, 426 B.R. 667 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2010)
- Bigler LP, 442 B.R. 537 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2010) and 443 B.R. 101 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2010)
Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 Trustee representation
- In re Von Directional Services LLC (chapter 7 trustee)
- In re Vanderhall Exotics of Houston (chapter 7 trustee)
- In re Brown Medical Center, Inc. (chapter 11 trustee)
- In re Amerejuve, Inc. (chapter 11 trustee)
- In re Quality Infusion Care, Inc. (chapter 7 trustee)
- In re Diabetes America, Inc. (post-confirmation trustee), 485 B.R. 340 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2012)
- In re Busy Body, Inc. (post-confirmation trustee)
- In re Jack’s Carpet (chapter 7 trustee)
- In re Okedokun (chapter 7 trustee)
- In re Hawk, 524 B.R. 706 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2015), affirmed Hawk v. Engelhart (In re Hawk), 556 B.R. 788 (S.D. Tex. 2016), reserved Hawk v. Engelhart (In re Hawk), 871 F.3d 287 (5th Cir. 2017) (chapter 7 trustee)
- In re DeRosa-Grund, 567 B.R. 773 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2017) (chapter 7 trustee)
Other representations
- Galveston Bay Properties LLC (secured lender)
- Buccaneer Resources LLC (secured lender)
- MMJV Sapphire LP (secured lender)
- American Green Technology, Inc. (purchaser)
- Oxane Materials, Inc. (purchaser)
Newsroom
News
Media Mentions
Publications
Speaking Engagements
Affiliations
Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
State Bar of Texas, Bankruptcy Section, Member
Houston Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section, Board Member, 2013-present
University of Houston Law Center, Adjunct Professor of Business Bankruptcy, 2013
Houston Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers, President, 2011-2012
Turnaround Management Association, Member
