David J. Parsons
Shareholder
PRACTICE AREAS
• Bankruptcy
• Commercial Litigation
CONTACT
Practicing principally in the areas of bankruptcy and business reorganization, David Parsons has represented secured and unsecured creditors, examiners, creditors committees, and debtors in a wide range of bankruptcy-related matters and litigation.
David has a particular emphasis on the representation of Section 524(g) Asbestos Trusts. He also represents parties in commercial litigation and provides advice and representation to non-profit entities.
Representative Matters
Extensive trial and appellate briefing of complex legal issues on behalf of a variety of parties in bankruptcy reorganization proceedings
Represented asbestos-related tort creditors in various matters in several complex bankruptcy cases, including Pittsburgh Corning, W.R. Grace, Federal-Mogul, Owens Corning, Flintkote, G-I Holdings, and Congoleum
Provided advice and legal representation to trusts set up under 11 U.S.C § 524(g) to compensate creditors holding claims to be paid by the trusts post-bankruptcy
Represented various creditors’ committees in complex Chapter 11 cases in a wide variety of bankruptcy matters
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Dallas Bar Association
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Adjunct Professor, 2010 to present
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The Case for Broad Access to 11 U.S.C. § 524(g) in Light of the Third Circuit's Ongoing Business Requirement Dicta in Combustion Engineering, 62 N.Y.U. Ann. Surv. Am. L. 187, co-author with Sander L. Esserman
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University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2002; Order of the Coif
University of Nottingham School of Law, England, LL.B., with honors, 1998; LL.M., with distinction, 2000; Member of Editorial Committee of the Nottingham Journal of Human Rights Law; Recipient of Nottingham Law Graduates Association Moot Court Prize
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U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Courts and Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
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Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, Chancellor
Dallas Comedy House; The Comedy Arena, McKinney; Stomping Ground Comedy Theater, Dallas; and Rampantly Productions, standup comic
