Heather Panko
Shareholder
Heather Panko regularly advises trustees on mass tort settlement trusts on matters related to trust administration and claims processing. She also has experience in commercial bankruptcy and business reorganization.
Heather represents a full range of participants in corporate bankruptcy cases, including mass tort future claimants’ representatives, official committees, examiners, creditors, and landlords.
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State Bar of Texas, Bankruptcy Section, Young Lawyers Committee
Dallas Bar Association
The Honorable John C. Ford American Inn of Court, former member
SMU Dedman School of Law Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Team, Coach, 2008-2010
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Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2006; SMU Law Review Association Member, 2004-2006; Journal of Air Law and Commerce Comment Editor, 2005-2006; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi
University of Texas at Dallas, B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 2002
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Casenote: Torts - United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Holds that an Airline has a Duty to Protect a Child Participating in the Unaccompanied Minor Program from the Criminal Acts of a Third Party: Garza vs. North West Airlines, Inc., 70 J. Air L. & Com. 131, 2005
Comment: Cellular Phones on Airplanes - An Idea Not Ready for Takeoff, 70 J. Air L. & Com. 533, 2005
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U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
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John C. Ford American Inn of Court's “Rookie of the Year,” 2007
Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
