McKool Smith's Hugh Ray III Featured as Panelist During National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges

LAS VEGAS – Noted bankruptcy attorney Hugh Ray III, a principal in the Houston office of McKool Smith, recently served among a select group of attorneys and academicians as a featured panelist during the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges in Las Vegas.

This marks the 83rd year for the annual conference where the country’s leading bankruptcy attorneys and scholars gather with esteemed bankruptcy judges from across the United States to discuss important developments in bankruptcy law and policy.

During his presentation, Mr. Ray III examined the recent legal and ethical issues covering the solicitation of counsel for official creditor committees in bankruptcy proceedings, including how counsel can ethically contact clients, the statutes and rules that apply, and mechanisms for regulation and enforcement.

In the program titled “Committee Solicitation Issues – The Problems, the Rules and the Enforcers,” Mr. Ray III and other panelists from the American Bar Association Working Group on Committee Solicitation called for ethics reform among bankruptcy practitioners. The panel noted that the lack of effective regulation hurts clients and the public. Mr. Ray also authored a paper for the conference that focused on the judicial power to penalize unethical behavior.

“It is an honor to be asked to speak at the Judges' Conference, especially being included among such a distinguished panel of bankruptcy practitioners,” says Mr. Ray III. “The National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges stands alone as the most prestigious conference for the Chapter 11 practitioner, and represents one of the most effective forums for helping bankruptcy attorneys stay at the top of their game.”

At McKool Smith, Mr. Ray III represents publicly traded companies in bankruptcy reorganization matters as well as major creditors in their collection from complex bankruptcies. He also serves as a trial attorney in adversary proceedings before bankruptcy courts on behalf of clients in a variety of industries.

McKool Smith is recognized as one of the premier trial law firms in the United States based on significant courtroom victories and substantial settlements for domestic and international clients. With more than 100 attorneys in Dallas, Austin, Houston, Marshall, New York, and Washington DC, McKool Smith handles commercial, intellectual property and white collar litigation for companies and individuals, including major airlines, telecommunications companies, medical device manufacturers, oil & gas concerns, and many others. McKool Smith is recognized in The National Law Journal for winning more of the Top 100 Verdicts of 2008 than any other law firm in the country.

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