Texas Bankruptcy Practice Flourishes at Kean Miller

Michelle Friery has joined the law firm of Kean Miller in its Houston office. She joins the quickly growing Texas-focused bankruptcy practice group that was formed earlier this year. Michelle brings a wealth of experience representing a wide range of clients in commercial bankruptcies, commercial litigation, real estate transactions, and appeals. She frequently represents both debtors and creditors, as well as Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and liquidating plan trustees.

Michelle is a graduate of the University of Houston Law Center. Before entering private practice, she served as a law clerk to Judge Wesley Steen of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas and Justice Adele Hedges of the First Court of Appeals in Houston.

Kean Miller is one of the largest and best recognized law firms in the Gulf South region. For nearly 40 years, the Firm has been innovating and growing, revolutionizing the standards for excellence in client service, and earning numerous awards for its market-leading practices and thoughtful and creative legal representation. Consistently named to the National Law Journal’s NLJ 500 and the Law 360 Top 400 lists, Kean Miller is Mansfield 5.0 certified, an honor bestowed for a select group of law firms which demonstrate a genuine commitment to diversity in the legal profession. The Firm’s collaborative culture, people-first approach, and devotion to quality are foundational to the Firm’s continued success, reflecting its reputation in the market. From the Firm’s eight offices in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette, Shreveport, Lake Charles, Houston, and The Woodlands, and 190 attorneys, Kean Miller delivers sophisticated and practical counsel to Fortune 500 leaders, national businesses, and local companies.