Reese Baker | Houston Bankruptcy Lawyer

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About Reese

Reese W. Baker is a partner in the firm of Baker & Associates in Houston, Texas. Mr. Baker specializes in  both consumer and business bankruptcy cases. Mr. Baker is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Business Bankruptcy Law and he is also board certified by the American Board of Certification in Business Bankruptcy Law.

Mr. Baker has participated in numerous national bankruptcies. He has also served as in-house counsel for Summa Corporation in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Baker has acted as attorney in charge for debtors and lenders, has represented trustees, creditors committees and retiree committees, and been actively involved in successful reorganizations around the country.

Mr. Baker is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and has been rated a Texas Super Lawyer in 2007 and 2014 through 2018. He has been a contributing writer for the yearly edition of the Bankruptcy Law Update published by Aspen Law since 1998. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas in 1984.

Mr. Baker was previously a partner in the law firm of Broocks, Baker & Lange, LLP in Houston. Before working with Broocks, Baker & Lange, he was an associate at Andrews & Kurth, LLP. He received his B.S. degree from Louisiana State University and his J.D. from Southern Methodist University. He was an editor of the Southwestern Law Journal in 1978-1979. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on March 4, 1954; admitted to the Bar in 1979 in Texas.

In addition to receiving his B.S. degree from Louisiana State University, Mr. Baker has spent numerous years in the state. During this time he enjoyed taking his daughter, Kylie Baker, to local Mardi Gras celebrations. Now back in Texas Kylie revisits the celebration, this time in Galveston, to find the real meaning behind the celebration. Please check out her video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP-seYgK9Lg

Mr. Baker is currently a member of the board of directors of Millennium Relief and Development Services, Inc., an international relief organization with headquarters in Houston and KSBJ, a non-profit radio station in Houston. He is a member of Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Houston and on the Permanent Judicial Commission of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.

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Experience

Attorney at Law

Baker & Associates

Present

Houston, TX

Admission

Verified Texas

1979

Verified Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Verified Texas Southern District/Bankruptcy Court

Education

Louisiana State University

BS

N/A

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • American Bankruptcy Institute | Member
  • Millennium Relief and Development Services, Inc. | Board of Directors
  • Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church | Permanent Judicial Commission
  • Texas State Bar Association | Member
  • Texas Board of Legal Specialization | Board Certified
  • American Board of Certification | Board Certified
Honors / Awards
  • Business Bankruptcy Law Certified | Texas Board of Legal Specialization

Notable Work

Publications

Baker & Associates Bankruptcy and Filing a Homestead Declaration

2016


Baker & Associates Bankruptcy In Texas

2015


Baker & Associates The Texas Bankruptcy Exemptions

2015


Bankruptcy Law Update published Bankruptcy Law Update published by Aspen Law  

1998

Baker And Associates Highlights

Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy

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