J. Machir Stull
Practice Areas
Experience
- Corporate & Securities Litigation
- Distressed Asset Buyers & Sellers Representation
- Mergers, Acquisitions, & Divestitures
- Secured Creditor Representation
- Unsecured and Ad Hoc Creditor Committee Representation
Biography
Machir Stull is a lawyer in the Bankruptcy, Restructuring, & Recovery practice in Dallas, where he is involved in all aspects of commercial bankruptcy cases. He regularly represents debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, committees, bankruptcy trustees, third-party purchasers, and other interest holders in a wide variety of insolvency and restructuring matters. He also regularly defends creditors in preference and fraudulent transfer litigation.
Education
B.S., University of Virginia
J.D., cum laude, SMU Dedman School of Law
- International Law Review Association
- Patton Boggs Public Policy Fellowship
Bar Admissions
Texas
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas
Machir serves clients across a broad range of industries, including healthcare, energy, manufacturing, and retail. His bankruptcy and restructuring work include the following:
- Counsel for Debtors Katerra, Inc.
- Counsel for Debtors Center for Autism and Related Disorders, LLC
- Counsel for Debtors Benefytt Technologies, Inc.
- Counsel for Debtors Invacare Corporation
- Counsel for Debtors Loyalty Ventures Inc.
- Counsel for Debtors NBG Intermediate Holdings Inc.
- Counsel for Post-Confirmation Debtors Chesapeake Energy Corporation
- Counsel for Post-Confirmation Debtors Gulfport Energy Corporation
- Counsel for Investors in Life Partners, Inc. case
- Counsel for Equity Committee in Seahawk Drilling, Inc. case
- Counsel for Secured Lender in Activa Resources, LLC case
- Counsel for Secured Lender in 1701 Commerce, LLC case
- Counsel for Secured Lender in Red River Waste Solutions, LP case
- Counsel for Directors in Saratoga Resources, Inc. case
- Counsel for Post-Confirmation Trustee in TPP Acquisition, Inc. case
- The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2024-2026
- Texas Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2023-2024
- “Best Lawyers in Dallas” List, D Magazine, 2023, 2025
- Presenter, âStructuring Divisive Mergers Under the Delaware and Texas Statutes: Implications on Credit Agreements and Contracts,â Strafford Webinars CLE (June 2024)
- Speaker, âTexas Two-Step: Divisive Mergers and Fraudulent Transfer,â Texas Bar CLE (June 2023)
- Speaker, “Bankruptcy / Foreclosure,” SWABC Annual Convention and TBA Bankers Legal Conference (September 2022)
- Speaker, “Structuring Divisive Mergers Under the Delaware and Texas Statutes,” Strafford Webinar (August 2022
- Co Author, âDividend Recaps Can be Lucrative for Bankruptcy Lawyers,â Dallas Bar Association, Headnotes (June 2021)
- Speaker, “Intersections Between Bankruptcy and Real Estate,” Tarrant County Bar Association Brown Bag Seminar Series (November 2020)
- Speaker, “Real Estate and Bankruptcy: Issues That May Arise in Light of COVID-19,” Tarrant County Bar Association Real Estate Section (June 2020)
- Co-Author, “Bankruptcy Changes in the CARES Act,” Fort Worth Business Press (May 2020)
- Speaker, “Legal Issues in the Age of the Coronavirus: Navigating the Waters of Business Bankruptcy in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic,” Texas A&M Law webinar (May 2020)
- Co-Author, “The Supreme Court of Texas Affirms the Freedom of Contract,” Texas Lawyer (April 2020)
- Speaker, “Bankruptcy 101: An Overview for Corporate Counsel,” TCBA Corporate Counsel Section Luncheon (February 2020)
- Speaker, “Rising Corporate Debt and Zombie Companies,” Fort Worth Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI) (December 2018)
- Co-Author, âProtecting Oil & Gas Royalties in the Event of Bankruptcy,â Dallas Bar Association, Headnotes (March 2016)
- Honorable John C. Ford American Inn of Court
- Dallas Bar Association Bankruptcy Section
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Church of the Incarnation
- Tarrant County Bar Foundation, 2018 Fellow
August 21, 2025
Attorney News
âThe Best Lawyers in Americaâ Features 350 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2026 Edition, Including 10 âLawyers of the Yearâ and 106 âOnes to Watchâ
The Best Lawyers in America, a widely regarded guide to legal excellence, has recognized 350 Jackson Walker attorneys across 87 specialty practice areas in its 2026 edition, including 10 Lawyers of the Year and 106 Ones to Watch.
April 25, 2025
Attorney News
Jackson Walker Congratulates 21 Attorneys Named Among 2025 “Best Lawyers in Dallas”
Jackson Walker congratulates the 21 attorneys recognized among D Magazineâs list of the âBest Lawyers in Dallasâ for 2025. For recognition in the list, Dallas attorneys must be nominated by their peers on the basis that they offer unmatched counsel in one of 40 categories.
September 17, 2024
Attorney News
Jackson Walker Congratulates Its âTexas Super Lawyersâ of 2024
Jackson Walker proudly announces the selection of 71 attorneys to Thomson Reutersâ 2024 âTexas Super Lawyersâ list.
Each year, less than 5% of attorneys in Texas are named to the list. Selection is based off of peer nominations that are then reviewed by a research team. Each nominee is evaluated on his or her professional accomplishments, peer recognition, and community involvement.
August 15, 2024
Attorney News
‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Features 306 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2025 Edition, Including 9 “Lawyers of the Year” and 75 “Ones to Watch”
The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 306 Jackson Walker attorneys across 81 specialty practice areas in its 2025 edition, including 9 Lawyers of the Year and 75 Ones to Watch. In this yearâs guide, Jackson Walker saw the largest number of attorneys in the areas of Commercial Litigation (75 attorneys) and Real Estate Law (55 attorneys) and the addition of 27 attorneys as Best Lawyers.
September 19, 2023
Attorney News
Jackson Walker Congratulates Its “Texas Super Lawyers” of 2023
Each year, less than 5% of attorneys in Texas are named to the list. Selection is based off of peer nominations that are then reviewed by a research team. Each nominee is evaluated on his or her professional accomplishments, peer recognition, and community involvement.
August 17, 2023
Attorney News
‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 287 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2024 Edition, Including 12 “Lawyers of the Year” and 80 “Ones to Watch”
The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 287 Jackson Walker attorneys across 5 offices and 82 specialty practice areas in its 2024 edition, including 12 Lawyers of the Year and 80 Ones to Watch. In this yearâs guide, Jackson Walker saw the largest number of attorneys in the areas of Commercial Litigation (66 attorneys) and Real Estate Law (60 attorneys) and the addition of 35 attorneys as Best Lawyers.
August 4, 2023
Mentions
The American Lawyer: Jackson Walker is Nationâs Top Local Counsel in Large Bankruptcies, as Bankruptcy and Restructuring Filings Rebound
The American Lawyer cited new research which named Jackson Walkerâs Bankruptcy, Restructuring, & Recovery group as the top local debtorâs counsel in the nation so far this year.
April 25, 2023
Attorney News
Jackson Walker Congratulates 24 Attorneys Named Among 2023 “Best Lawyers in Dallas” List
Jackson Walker congratulates the 24 attorneys recognized among D Magazineâs list of the âBest Lawyers in Dallasâ for 2023. For recognition in the list, Dallas attorneys must be nominated by their peers on the basis that they offer unmatched counsel in one of 40 categories.
August 24, 2022
Speaking Engagements
“Structuring Divisive Mergers Under the Delaware and Texas Statutes”
Byron Egan, William Hornberger, and Machir Stull will join Cliff Ernst (McGinnis Lochridge) for a CLE webinar discussing divisive merger statutes on Wednesday, August 24. Presented by Strafford, the course will walk through how to structure a divisive merger and what the implications are for existing and future credit agreements and other contracts to which Delaware and Texas entities may be parties.
Practice Experience
Machir serves clients across a broad range of industries, including healthcare, energy, manufacturing, and retail. His bankruptcy and restructuring work include the following:
- Counsel for Debtors Katerra, Inc.
- Counsel for Debtors Center for Autism and Related Disorders, LLC
- Counsel for Debtors Benefytt Technologies, Inc.
- Counsel for Debtors Invacare Corporation
- Counsel for Debtors Loyalty Ventures Inc.
- Counsel for Debtors NBG Intermediate Holdings Inc.
- Counsel for Post-Confirmation Debtors Chesapeake Energy Corporation
- Counsel for Post-Confirmation Debtors Gulfport Energy Corporation
- Counsel for Investors in Life Partners, Inc. case
- Counsel for Equity Committee in Seahawk Drilling, Inc. case
- Counsel for Secured Lender in Activa Resources, LLC case
- Counsel for Secured Lender in 1701 Commerce, LLC case
- Counsel for Secured Lender in Red River Waste Solutions, LP case
- Counsel for Directors in Saratoga Resources, Inc. case
- Counsel for Post-Confirmation Trustee in TPP Acquisition, Inc. case
Recognition & Accolades
- The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2024-2026
- Texas Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2023-2024
- “Best Lawyers in Dallas” List, D Magazine, 2023, 2025
Publications & Speeches
- Presenter, âStructuring Divisive Mergers Under the Delaware and Texas Statutes: Implications on Credit Agreements and Contracts,â Strafford Webinars CLE (June 2024)
- Speaker, âTexas Two-Step: Divisive Mergers and Fraudulent Transfer,â Texas Bar CLE (June 2023)
- Speaker, “Bankruptcy / Foreclosure,” SWABC Annual Convention and TBA Bankers Legal Conference (September 2022)
- Speaker, “Structuring Divisive Mergers Under the Delaware and Texas Statutes,” Strafford Webinar (August 2022
- Co Author, âDividend Recaps Can be Lucrative for Bankruptcy Lawyers,â Dallas Bar Association, Headnotes (June 2021)
- Speaker, “Intersections Between Bankruptcy and Real Estate,” Tarrant County Bar Association Brown Bag Seminar Series (November 2020)
- Speaker, “Real Estate and Bankruptcy: Issues That May Arise in Light of COVID-19,” Tarrant County Bar Association Real Estate Section (June 2020)
- Co-Author, “Bankruptcy Changes in the CARES Act,” Fort Worth Business Press (May 2020)
- Speaker, “Legal Issues in the Age of the Coronavirus: Navigating the Waters of Business Bankruptcy in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic,” Texas A&M Law webinar (May 2020)
- Co-Author, “The Supreme Court of Texas Affirms the Freedom of Contract,” Texas Lawyer (April 2020)
- Speaker, “Bankruptcy 101: An Overview for Corporate Counsel,” TCBA Corporate Counsel Section Luncheon (February 2020)
- Speaker, “Rising Corporate Debt and Zombie Companies,” Fort Worth Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI) (December 2018)
- Co-Author, âProtecting Oil & Gas Royalties in the Event of Bankruptcy,â Dallas Bar Association, Headnotes (March 2016)
Community Involvement
- Honorable John C. Ford American Inn of Court
- Dallas Bar Association Bankruptcy Section
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Church of the Incarnation
- Tarrant County Bar Foundation, 2018 Fellow