Jackson Walker partner Patricia Tomasco has been appointed to the Community Advisory Board of Caritas of Austin, a nonprofit organization that serves homeless, working poor, and documented refugees.

Caritas of Austin began in 1964 to help connect people in poverty with public assistance. Today they provide programs through their Integrated Services to help people remain self-sufficient such as Education, Employment, Food Services, and Refugee Resettlement to over 20,000 people each year.

Patty Tomasco is a partner in the bankruptcy section of Jackson Walker who has more than 25 years’ experience resolving corporate insolvency problems. She focuses on workouts, distressed acquisitions and corporate restructuring, and debtor and creditor representation in Chapter 11 cases, as well as litigation related to collateralized debt securitizations. Ms. Tomasco frequently represents telecommunications and high tech clients in both reorganizations and litigation. She received her B.A. from Rice University and her J.D. from South Texas College of Law.