Biography
Elizabeth Carol Freeman is a partner in the bankruptcy litigation, restructuring, reorganization, and workouts practice of Jackson Walker’s Houston office. With over 20 years of experience with out-of-court workouts and complex bankruptcy and reorganization matters, Liz assists clients with workouts of distressed loans, including the negotiation of amend and extend agreements.
Prior to joining Jackson Walker, Liz served for six years as law clerk to Judge David R. Jones, Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. She is Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Education
B.A., University of Missouri
J.D., Baylor University Law School
Bar Admissions
Texas, 1998
Court Admissions
Texas State District Court for the Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas
Texas State Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas
Board Certifications
Business Bankruptcy
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyers, 2020
- H Texas Top Lawyers of Houston, 2020
- The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2019, 2021
- “Top Lawyer” in Best of Houstonia, Houstonia Magazine, 2019
- “Rising Star,” Super Lawyers – Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters, 2004-2011
Publications
- “Lamar Opinion Reminds Creditors to Get in Writing Any Representations About Debtors’ Financial Conditions,” Jackson Walker Insights (June 8, 2018)
Speaking Engagements
- “Legal Lessons Learned from the 2020 Oil Crisis,” Jackson Walker webinar (June 2020)
- “3 Issues for Businesses to Consider Before Restructuring or Filing for Bankruptcy,” Jackson Walker Fast Takes Podcast (May 28, 2020)
- “Raiders of the Lost Ark (of the Covenant Running With the Land), And Other Hot Bankruptcy Issues,” 46th Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute (March 27, 2020)
In the News
- “E&P Bankruptcies Move in ‘Very Hairy’ Direction,” Hart Energy (July 2, 2020)
- “2020 Oil & Gas Bankruptcy Trends: Midyear Report,” Law360 (June 23, 2020)
- “Corporate Bankruptcies: ‘Calm before the Storm’ in TX,” The Texas Lawbook (August 14, 2019)
- Texas Bar Foundation
- Member of the Southern District of Texas Complex Case Committee
- Chair for the Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020