Mark A. Castillo
The Curtis Law Firm, PC
Bank of America Plaza
901 Main Street, Suite 6515
Dallas, Texas 75202
Telephone: 214.752.2222 ext. 18
Facsimile: 214.752.0709

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Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Reorganizations, Acquisitions and Litigation; Debtor and Creditor; Commercial Litigation; Business Law.

Admitted: United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas

Education: University of Texas at Dallas (B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies, 1997, Summa Cum Laude); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 2000).

Honors:

  • Selected as one of "Texas Rising Stars" by Texas Monthly, April 2008.

  • Named "Texas Rising Star" by Texas Monthly, April 2007

  • Named "Texas Rising Star" by Texas Monthly, July 2005.

  • Thomas R. Mulroy Prize for Appellate Advocacy; Co-Chair: Moot Court Board, University of Chicago Law School.

Martindale-Hubbell Rating: As a result of an extensive and confidential peer review, Martindale-Hubbell awarded Mr. Castillo its highest BV rating for an attorney practicing for fewer than 10 years. The BV rating identifies a lawyer with high to very high legal ability.

Background:  Mark Castillo has developed a diverse practice with significant experience in all areas of bankruptcy law and litigation. Through representation of numerous Chapter 11 debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, official committees, and Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 trustees, Mr. Castillo has developed a broad knowledge of the law and the Bankruptcy Code, including pre-bankruptcy planning and prepackaged acquisitions, pre-negotiated reorganizations, bankruptcy liquidation and non-bankruptcy dissolution, assumption, assignment, and rejection of leases and contracts, utility and reclamation issues, claims objections, avoidance and recovery actions, disclosure-statement and plan drafting and negotiation, and various confirmation and post-confirmation issues. Mr. Castillo has tried suits involving millions of dollars in bankruptcy-related claims, including turnover, conversion, and contract claims, and has litigated or settled millions more in preference and fraudulent-transfer claims for both plaintiffs and defendants.

Speaking Engagements:

  • May 10, 2006 - State Bar of Texas, Austin, Texas, Nuts & Bolts of Business Bankruptcy, Panel Member

  • April 6, 2006 - University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, Reception for Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Society, Alumni Remarks

Articles:

  • Tarrant County Bankruptcy Bar, Commencing the Case - Trustee Resources for Maximization of Estate Recoveries, co-author with Stephanie D. Curtis, Marla C. Reynolds, and William K. Snyder, September 2006

  • State Bar of Texas, Commencing the Case - The Petition, Creditor Lists, Schedules and Statements, Retention Applications, co-author with Kourtney P. Lyda, May 2006

  • State Bar of Texas, Getting the Debtor out of Bankruptcy - The Plan and Disclosure Statement, Plan Solicitation, Confirmation and Implementation, author, May 2006

Member:
  • Dallas Bar Association, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, State Bar of Texas

Representative Bankruptcy Engagements:

  • AntiqueLand USA, Inc. - debtors' counsel in successful Chapter 11 reorganization in the Northern District of Texas for twelve corporate debtors comprising the nation's largest consolidator of antique malls with locations in Texas, California, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, and Ohio.

  • Wild About Harry's, Inc. - debtor's counsel in successful Chapter 11 reorganization of Dallas retailer and wholesaler of specialty frozen custard and other items.

  • Diamond K Corporation - debtors' counsel in successful Chapter 11 reorganization in the Eastern District of Texas of one of the State;s largest general construction companies.

  • Sipango 1, L.P., d/b/a Sipango Restaurant and Bar - represented Dallas restaraunt in Chapter 11 reorganization and asset sale.

  • Henry Communications, Inc., d/b/a Hispanic Communications, Inc. - represented telecommunications company in Chapter 11 reorganization.

  • Two if By Sea Broadcasting Corporatio, d/b/a Kaji International Shortwave Station - represented radio-broadcast station in Chapter 11 reorganization.

  • Representation of Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 Trustees in the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas in liquidations of companies within various industries, including sub-prime mortgage lending, trade-show services and booth fabrication, and plastics manufacturing.

  • Representation of Official Commitees of Unsecured Creditors in Chapter 11 reorganizations or mortgage lenders and trade-show services.

  • Representation of secured and unsecured creditors in significant bankruptcy cases in Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, and San Antonio. Recent clients include a global engineering and consulting firm, fuel and convenience-store operator, plastics manufacturer, telecommunications provider, computer-equipment supplier, healthcare provider, and national energy and construction companies.

  • Defense of numerous creditors, including a factoring company, law firm, and individuals and companies involved in various other industries, against millions of dollars in preference and fraudulent-transfer demands and lawsuits.

  • Successful resolution or recovery on behalf of debtors and trustees of millions in avoidance and recovery demands and lawsuits.

  • Representation in solicitation of votes on multi-billion dollar prepackaged plan of reorganization for various subsidiaries of one of the nation's largest energy companies.

  • Debtor representation in pre-negotiated Chapter 11 reorganization cases in Delware.

  • Counsel in claims-resolution process following confirmation of liquidation plan of debtors.

  • Acquisition of a majority stake in large corporation through a prepackaged Chapter 11 reorganization in the Northern District of Texas.

Representative Non-Bankruptcy Engagements:

  • Representation of numerous clients on recoveries of thousands of dollars on accounts receivable and breaches of contract.

  • Defense of both individuals and corporations against lawsuits, alleging fraud, defalcation of dutym breaches of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, tortious interference, and conversion.

  • Defense of various individuals against disgorgement judgments previously obtained by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and defense against SEC Receiver actions.

  • Defense of national crafts retailer against hundreds of thousands of dollars demanded in copyright-infringement lawsuit.

  • Defense of national insurer resulting in a take-nothing judgment and appeal in a $2.5 million suit related to disputed workers's compensation, disability, and related insurance coverage and demands.

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