OverviewJonathan’s practice primarily focuses on bankruptcy, restructuring and commercial litigation matters. He regularly represents debtors, trustees, lenders, landlords, creditors and other parties-in-interest in Texas and around the country in a variety of bankruptcy-related matters, including liquidations, reorganizations and workouts. His commercial litigation experience often involves the resolution of business disputes in federal, state and appellate courts, as well as arbitration panels. Before joining Munsch Hardt, Jonathan worked as an associate at a Dallas-based law firm. Memberships
- American Bar Association
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Dallas Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers
- Dallas Bar Association
- John C. Ford American Inn of Court
- State Bar of Texas (Bankruptcy Section)
OverviewJonathan’s practice primarily focuses on bankruptcy, restructuring and commercial litigation matters. He regularly represents debtors, trustees, lenders, landlords, creditors and other parties-in-interest in Texas and around the country in a variety of bankruptcy-related matters, including liquidations, reorganizations and workouts. His commercial litigation experience often involves the resolution of business disputes in federal, state and appellate courts, as well as arbitration panels. Before joining Munsch Hardt, Jonathan worked as an associate at a Dallas-based law firm. ExperienceDebtor ReorganizationRepresented a leading woman-owned mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) construction and service company in North Texas with revenues in excess of $20 MM per year [more]Represented a leading woman-owned mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) construction and service company in North Texas with revenues in excess of $20 MM per year in connection with its Chapter 11 reorganization. [less]Debtor ReorganizationRepresented an Austin, Texas-based coaching and support enterprise for executives, fitness professionals and entrepreneurs in connection with its Chapter 11, Subchapter V, small-business [more]Represented an Austin, Texas-based coaching and support enterprise for executives, fitness professionals and entrepreneurs in connection with its Chapter 11, Subchapter V, small-business reorganization. Obtained confirmation of the Debtor’s plan with the unanimous consent of participating parties-in-interest in just over 6 months. [less]Trustee RepresentationRepresented a Chapter 7 trustee as special litigation counsel in fraudulent transfer and preferential transfer proceedings, recovering more than $1 MM from the transferees. Trustee RepresentationSuccessfully defeated arm-of-the-state’s motion to dismiss an adversary proceeding on the basis of sovereign immunity and successfully defended the ruling on appeal. Creditor RepresentationSuccessfully defended lenders in a complex fraudulent transfer and preferential transfer litigation in a borrower’s Chapter 11 [more]Successfully defended lenders in a complex fraudulent transfer and preferential transfer litigation in a borrower’s Chapter 11 proceeding, absolving approximately $17 MM in potential liability. [less]Creditor RepresentationRepresented a Federal credit union in a borrower’s single asset real estate (SARE) bankruptcy and in a subsequent state court [more]Represented a Federal credit union in a borrower’s single asset real estate (SARE) bankruptcy and in a subsequent state court foreclosure and temporary injunction proceedings, obtaining denial of the temporary injunction, successfully defending denial on interlocutory appeal to the court of appeals and ultimately obtaining payment in full of the note plus attorneys’ fees for client of approximately $4 MM. [less]Creditor RepresentationRepresented a judgment creditor in post-judgment collection efforts, obtaining a charging order against the judgment-debtor’s [more]Represented a judgment creditor in post-judgment collection efforts, obtaining a charging order against the judgment-debtor’s parent and sibling companies. [less]Creditor RepresentationRepresented a judgment creditor in post-judgment collection efforts, coordinating a sheriff’s sale of a judgment debtor’s [more]Represented a judgment creditor in post-judgment collection efforts, coordinating a sheriff’s sale of a judgment debtor’s restricted shares in a company traded on the OTC market while ensuring compliance with Rule 4(a)(1) exemption in the Federal Securities Act. [less]Appellate RepresentationPrepared a successful appellee’s brief defending dismissal via forum non conveniens on appeal to the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy [more]Prepared a successful appellee’s brief defending dismissal via forum non conveniens on appeal to the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and on further appeal to the Ninth Circuit. [less]Appellate RepresentationSuccessfully defended a trial court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration on appeal. Appellate RepresentationRepresented a car dealership in appeal from default judgment, obtaining a writ of supersedeas and posting bond to successfully [more]Represented a car dealership in appeal from default judgment, obtaining a writ of supersedeas and posting bond to successfully recover the dealership’s automobiles from the sheriff’s department pending the appeal. [less]ReceivershipsParticipated on a trial team defending a Texas bank from the Securities and Exchange Commission in a complex receivership [more]Participated on a trial team defending a Texas bank from the Securities and Exchange Commission in a complex receivership proceeding based on a bank customer’s Ponzi scheme. [less]
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