MMA Law Firm, PLLC and Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
11
Eduardo V Rodriguez
04/09/2024
08/06/2026
Yes
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Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Eduardo V Rodriguez Chapter 11 Voluntary Asset |
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Debtor MMA Law Firm, PLLC
Suite 810 1235 North Loop West Houston, TX 77008 HARRIS-TX |
represented by |
Miriam Goott
Walker & Patterson, PC PO Box 61301 Houston, TX 77208 713-956-5577 Fax : 713-956-5570 Email: mgoott@walkerandpatterson.com Nicholas Lawson
Lawson & Moshenberg PLLC 2301 Commerce St. Suite 200 Houston, TX 77002 US 903-316-9155 Email: nick.lawson@lmbusinesslaw.com Avi Moshenberg
Lawson & Moshenberg PLLC 801 Travis St. Ste 2101, #838 Houston, TX 77002 903-316-9155 Email: avi.moshenberg@lmbusinesslaw.com Johnie J. Patterson, II
Walker & Patterson,P.C. P.O. Box 61301 Houston, TX 77208-1301 713-956-5577 Fax : 713-956-5570 Email: jjp@walkerandpatterson.com |
Defendant LaHatte Law Firm, LLC
2000 Clearview Parkway Suite 203 Metairie, LA 70001 |
represented by |
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U.S. Trustee US Trustee
Office of the US Trustee 515 Rusk Ave Ste 3516 Houston, TX 77002 713-718-4650 |
represented by |
Andrew Jimenez
U.S. Department of Justice United States Trustee Program 515 Rusk Street, Suite 3516 Houston, TX 77002 713-718-4668 Fax : 713-718-4670 Email: andrew.jimenez@usdoj.gov |
Creditor Committee Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors |
represented by |
Christopher Adams
Okin & Adams LLP 1113 Vine St Suite 240 Houston, TX 77002 713-228-4100 Fax : 346-247-7158 Email: cadams@okinadams.com SELF- TERMINATED: 06/11/2024 Sunni P. Beville
Otterbourg P.C. 230 Park Avenue New York, NY 10169 212-661-9100 Email: sbeville@otterbourg.com TERMINATED: 01/15/2026 Joseph M Coleman
Kane Russell et al 3700 Thanksgiving Tower 1601 Elm Street Dallas, Tx 75201 214-777-4280 Fax : 214-777-4299 Email: jcoleman@krcl.com TERMINATED: 08/26/2024 James V Drew
Otterbourg P.C. 230 Park Avenue New York, NY 10169 212-905-3665 Email: jdrew@otterbourg.com TERMINATED: 01/15/2026 J. Kelley Killorin Edwards
Okin Adams Bartlett Curry LLP 1113 Vine Street Suite 240 Houston, TX 77002 713-228-4100 Fax : 346-247-7158 Email: kedwards@okinadams.com SELF- TERMINATED: 06/11/2024 Miriam Goott
(See above for address) Clinton Peck Hayne, Jr.
Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett 201 St. Charles Ave. 40th Floor New Orleans, LA 70170-4000 504-569-1858 Fax : 504-582-1121 Email: phayne@gordonarata.com William James Hotze
Dykema Gossett PLLC 5 Houston Center 1401 McKinney St. Suite 1625 Houston, TX 77010 713-904-6959 Email: whotze@dykema.com TERMINATED: 08/26/2024 Samuel Joseph Landingham
Lawson & Moshenberg PLLC 2301 Commerce St. Suite 200 Houston, TX 77002 832-797-7886 Email: sam.landingham@lmbusinesslaw.com Nicholas Lawson
(See above for address) Avi Moshenberg
(See above for address) Ryan Anthony O'Connor
Okin Adams LLP 1113 Vine Street, Suite 240 Houston Houston, TX 77002 713-228-4100 Fax : 346-247-7158 Email: roconnor@okinadams.com SELF- TERMINATED: 06/11/2024 Michael P Ridulfo
Kane Russell Coleman Logan 5151 San Felipe, Suite 800 Houston, TX 77056 713-425-7442 Fax : 713-425-7700 Email: mridulfo@krcl.com TERMINATED: 08/26/2024 Adam C. Silverstein
Otterbourg P.C. 230 Park Avenue New York, NY 10169 212-661-9100 Email: asilverstein@otterbourg.com TERMINATED: 01/15/2026 |
| Date Filed | # | Docket Text |
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| 08/06/2026 | 1650 | AO 435 TRANSCRIPT ORDER FORM (Expedited (7 days)) by Equal Access Justice Fund, LP and EAJF ESQ Fund, LP/Clay M. Taylor. This is to order a transcript of Hearing on Confirmation Held on 08/04/2026-08/05/2026 before Judge Eduardo Rodriguez. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Veritext Legal Solutions (Filed By EAJF ESQ Fund, LP, Equal Access Justice Fund, LP). (Taylor, Clay) Electronically forwarded to: Veritext Legal Solutions on 8/6/2026. Estimated Transcript Completion Date: 8/13/2026. Modified on 8/6/2026 (amc7). |
| 08/05/2026 | 1649 | BNC Certificate of Mailing. (Related document(s):[1635] Order on Emergency Motion) No. of Notices: 37. Notice Date 08/05/2026. (Admin.) |
| 08/05/2026 | 1648 | Order Confirming Third Amended Joint Plan of Liquidation and Plan Supplement of MMA Law Firm, PLLC. Plan Signed on 8/5/2026 (Related document(s):[1577] Amended Chapter 11 Plan and [1615]) (njc7) |
| 08/05/2026 | Courtroom Minutes. Time Hearing Held: 2:30 p.m.. Appearances: Clay Taylor for Equal Access Justice Fund, LP and EAJF ESQ Fund, LP; with David Miller by phone with client representative; Johnie Patterson and Miriam Goott for the Debtor; Avi Moshenberg with Nicholas Lawson with team for UCC;Annie Catmull for James Marshall McClenny; Andrew Jimenez for United States Trustee; Justin Levy for Allied World Insurance Company et al; Lisa Norman for PCG Claims, Global Estimating Services and Access Restoration.; Al Derbes for Gulf Coast Attorneys, LLC, New Orleans Legal, LLC; Matthew Probus for Morris Bart LLC and for AMO Trial Lawyers; Scott R. Bickford, for Apex Roofing; 11Charlie Shelton for Cristobal M. Galindo, PC. Minutes: Continuation of hearings on ECF # 1557. Confirmation. ECF # 1614. Emergency Motion to Designate Ballots. Mr. Patterson, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Jimenez provided an update to the Court. Parties requested a break to confer. Resumed at 3:20 p.m. Mr. Patterson provided an update and demonstrated to the Court a proposed revised Order Confirming Plan. Proposed Order e-mailed to the Court for review. Editing of proposed Order followed. Mr. John Zachary Mosely was sworn in and questioned by the Court regarding revisions to proposed Order. Break taken so parties could review hard copy of proposed revised confirmation order. Resumed at 5:00 p.m. with further revisions to proposed Order. Mr. Patterson called Allison Byman. Ms. Byman was sworn in and provided testimony. Cross examination by Mr. Jimenez. No redirect. Witness excused. Mr. Patterson called John Zachary Moseley. Mr. Moseley has been previously sworn in and provided testimony. Cross examination by Mr. Jimenez. Redirect. No recross. Witness excused. Debtor's Exhibits at ECF 1644, #1-18 admitted. Debtor rested. Mr. Jimenez addressed the Court. Mr. Jimenez's objection was overruled. Court found Debtor met burden under 1129. Joint third amended plan at 1577 and supplement at 1615 confirmed under 1129(a). Proposed Order Confirming Plan and Supplement which was demonstrated to the parties signed and docketed and will have attachments as stated on the record. (Related document(s):[1557] Amended Chapter 11 Plan, [1614] Emergency Motion, Generic Motion) (njc7) | |
| 08/04/2026 | 1647 | Courtroom Minutes. Time Hearing Held: 10:30 a.m.. Appearances: Johnie Patterson and Miriam Goott for the Debtor; Avi Moshenberg with Nicholas Lawson with team for UCC; Clay Taylor and Brian Zimmerman for Equal Access Justice Fund, LP and EAJF ESQ Fund, LP; with David Miller by phone with client representative; Andrew Jimenez for United States Trustee Annie Catmull for James Marshall McClenny; Al Derbes for Gulf Coast Attorneys, LLC, New Orleans Leal, LLC; Scott R. Bickford, for Apex Roofing; Suzy Montero for Monson Law Firm, LLC et al; Rebekka Veith for Morris Bart, LLC and AMO Trial Lawyers, LLC; David Childers representative of Equal Access Justice Fund, LP and EAJF Esq Fund, LP; Joshua Wolfshohl for Hair & Shunnarah Trial Attorneys, LLC and Jason J. Joy & Associates, PLLC; Matthew Probus for Morris Bart LLC and for AMO Trial Lawyers. Charlie Shelton for Cristobal M. Galindo, PC; Justin Levy for Allied World Insurance Company et al; Lisa Norman for PCG Claims, Global Estimating Services and Access Restoration. Minutes: Mr. Patterson addressed the Court regarding Agenda and matters scheduled for today. One revision needed to Agenda. Motion to designate and confirmation to go forward. Emergency Motion to designate [1614] taken up first. Opening statements by Mr. Patterson, Mr. Moshenberg, Mr. Taylor; Mr. Zimmerman; Mr. Jimenez; and Mr. Bickford. Mr. Patterson called David Childers. Mr. Childers was sworn in and provided testimony. 1644, Exhibit 5 admitted. 1644, Exhibit 1 admitted. 1636, Exhibit 7 admitted. Break and resumed at 3:55 with direct examination of Mr. Childers, who remained under oath. Cross examination by Mr. Taylor. Witness taken on voir dire by Mr. Patterson. Further cross examination. Exhibit at Docket 1636 #6 admitted. Mr. Taylor handed the Court an exhibit and requested it be marked as an Exhibit. Objection. Exhibit not marked nor admitted. No further questions. Witness excused. Mr. Patterson called Zach Moseley. Mr. Moseley was sworn in and provided testimony. 1644- Exhibit 6 admitted. 1664 Exhibits 7 and 8 both admitted. Cross examination by Mr. Taylor. No redirect on issue of designation. Witness excused. Exhibit 1644, # 18 admitted. Debtor rested. Mr. Taylor had no witnesses. Closing arguments by Mr. Patterson, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Bickford. Break for parties to confer. Resumed at 8:15 p.m.. Mr. Patterson and Mr. Taylor provided an update on negotiations between the parties. Matter(s) re-scheduled for 8/5/2026 at 2:30 p.m... (Related document(s):[1577] Amended Chapter 11 Plan, [1614] Emergency Motion, Generic Motion) Hearings re-scheduled for 8/5/2026 at 02:30 PM at Houston, Courtroom 401 (EVR). (njc7) |
| 08/04/2026 | 1646 | Order Setting Electronic Hearing Signed on 8/4/2026 (Related document(s):[1587] Motion to Approve Compromise under Rule 9019) Electronic Hearing scheduled for 8/24/2026 at 03:00 PM via telephone and video conference. (amc7) |
| 08/03/2026 | 1645 | Notice of Joinder to U.S. Trustee's Plan Objections and Response. (Related document(s):[1631] Response) Filed by Jeffrey Alan Vitt (Attachments: # (1) EDSS email) (cng4) |
| 08/03/2026 | 1644 | Witness List, Exhibit List (Filed By MMA Law Firm, PLLC ).(Related document(s):[1577] Amended Chapter 11 Plan, [1625] Witness List, Exhibit List) (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit # (2) Exhibit # (3) Exhibit # (4) Exhibit # (5) Exhibit # (6) Exhibit # (7) Exhibit # (8) Exhibit # (9) Exhibit # (10) Exhibit # (11) Exhibit # (12) Exhibit # (13) Exhibit # (14) Exhibit # (15) Exhibit # (16) Exhibit # (17) Exhibit # (18) Exhibit) (Patterson, Johnie) |
| 08/03/2026 | 1643 | Agenda for Hearing on 8/4/2026 (Filed By MMA Law Firm, PLLC ). (Patterson, Johnie) |
| 08/03/2026 | 1642 | Chapter 11 Ballots (Filed By MMA Law Firm, PLLC ). (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit) (Patterson, Johnie) |