Jonathan L. Howell
Associate
Overview
Jonathan is an Associate in the Insolvency, Restructuring & Creditors' Rights group. Prior to joining Munsch Hardt, he served as the Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable D. Michael Lynn, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Texas, during which time he played a substantial role in drafting numerous opinions and orders in many complex cases. Before Jonathan's clerkship, he interned for the Honorable Stacey G.C. Jernigan, Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Texas, and the Honorable Ron Clark, District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Texas.
Jonathan has also been involved in editing several legal publications including Collier on Bankruptcy, Collier Handbook: For Debtors in Possession, Chapter 11: The Practice of Corporate Reorganization law, and Cases and Materials on Civil Procedure. Recently, he was appointed the Fifth Circuit Note Editor of the American Bar Association's Bankruptcy and Insolvency Litigation Committee.
Memberships & Affiliations
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- American Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Litigation Committee (Young Lawyer Division Chair) and Litigation Section
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Foundation Fellow
- Dallas Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section
- DFW Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers, Membership (Chair) and Mentorship Committees
- State Bar of Texas, Bankruptcy Law Section, Young Lawyers Committee
Admissions
- Texas
- United States District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
Articles & Speeches
- June 2, 2010 — Evidence Rules and Trial Tactics in Bankruptcy Court
- April 10, 2010 — Bankruptcy 101: What Every Bankruptcy Attorney Needs to Know About Cash Collateral and DIP Financing
- April 2010 — Commercial Landlord Issues in Bankruptcy
- October 2009 — Registration of Businesses in the United States
- October 2009 — What Every Landlord Should Know About Non-Residential Tenant Bankruptcies
- September 2009 — Navigating a Small Business Bankruptcy Case — The Benefits and Perils
- August 2009 — Bankruptcy 101: What Every Young Lawyer Should Know About Non-Residential Tenant Bankruptcies
- June 2009 — A Primer on Commercial Landlord Issues in Bankruptcy
- November 2008 — Preferences: When is a Payment Made by a Third Party Not Protected by the "Earmarking Doctrine?"
- July 2008 — Judicial Estoppel: Is Judicial Estoppel Proper when a Debtor Neglects to Enter a Pending Lawsuit as an Asset in Their Bankruptcy Proceedings?
- April 2008 — Jurisdiction: When Does a Bankruptcy Court Have Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over a Post-Confirmation Proceeding?
- February 2008 — Ancillary and Other Cross-Border Cases: May a Party-in-Interest Rebut the Presumption that the Debtor's Habitual Residence is the Debtor's Center of Main Interest (COMI)?
- 2007 — CHAPTER 11 PLANS: Wiping Out a Lien by Not Expressly Preserving It in a Plan Provision
- 2007 — Single Asset Real Estate: What Constitutes a Single Asset Real Estate Debtor Subject to Expedited Reorganization Procedures Set Forth in Section 362(d)(3)?
