Our Attorneys and Paralegals

Mr. Gaither’s practice is devoted to representing parties in financial restructuring and reorganization proceedings, with a focus on representing lower middle and middle market debtors in Chapter 11 bankruptcies.  Mr. Gaither has also represented small businesses in reorganizations under Subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code.  He has counseled clients across a broad array of industries, including the retail, manufacturing, real estate, hospitality, healthcare, media, communications, non-profit, and financial services industries.  Mr. Gaither has extensive experience in all aspects of financial restructuring and bankruptcy proceedings, from out of court workouts to fully litigated contested matters and adversary proceedings.  In addition, Mr. Gaither has represented bankruptcy trustees, court-appointed receivers, and businesses in insolvency-related litigation matters.  He is a creative and pragmatic problem solver that enjoys working side-by-side with clients to identify and efficiently resolve the problems facing their businesses.

Recent Engagements

• representing a cosmetics distributor in its Subchapter V reorganization proceeding Houston, Texas;
• representing a cosmetics manufacturer in its Subchapter V reorganization proceeding in Dallas, Texas;
• representing a non-profit religious organization in its Chapter 11 reorganization proceeding in Fort Worth, Texas;
• representing a national non-profit political organization in its Chapter 11 reorganization proceeding in Dallas, Texas;
• representing a men’s clothing retailer in its Chapter 11 reorganization proceeding in Dallas, Texas;
• representing a packaged food manufacturer in its Chapter 11 proceeding in Wilmington, Delaware;
• representing class tort claimants in the Chapter 11 reorganization of an energy company in Houston, Texas;
• representing royalty interest owners in the Chapter 11 reorganization of an energy company in Houston, Texas;
• representing the DIP lender and asset purchaser in the Chapter 11 liquidation of a fiber optic communications company in Wilmington, Delaware;
• representing the DIP lender and plan sponsor in the Chapter 11 reorganization of a theater chain in Newark, New Jersey;
• representing the secured lender in an Article 9 sales transaction and out-of-court restructuring in Wilmington, Delaware.

Education

• Juris Doctor, University of Texas School of Law, 2006
• Bachelor of Arts with Honors/ Phi Beta Kappa, Economics, University of Texas at Austin, 2003

Admissions/Affiliations

• Member, Texas State Bar
• Member, Dallas Bar Association
• Master, John C. Ford Inn of Court
• Admitted, United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

Publications

Author, Local Bankruptcy Rules; Texas (N.D. Tex.) Practice Note, Thomson Reuters Practical Law