As head of the firm’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring department, Deborah Williamson is recognized worldwide for her knowledge of bankruptcy and creditors’ rights issues. Based in San Antonio, she travels frequently around the state, nation and world to address colleagues and counsel clients on bankruptcy issues and trends. She is regularly called on by companies in a broad range of industries, including commercial banks, institutional lenders, service providers, commercial landlords, governmental units and individuals, for her bankruptcy experience.
Deborah was recently featured in Texas Lawyer's Go-To Guide as one of five lawyers in the bankruptcy category (published only every five years). Named a leader in her field by Chambers USA since 2003, Deborah was selected for inclusion by Law and Politics magazine as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Texas (regardless of practice) since 2007. She has been selected for inclusion as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Texas and one of the Top 50 Lawyers in Central Texas by Law and Politics since the honor's inception and in The Best Lawyers in America® consecutively for more than a decade.
Deborah is also a frequent speaker and author, and recently co-authored a book published by the American Bankruptcy Institute entitled “Bankruptcy Litigation Manual-What Civil Litigators Need to Know.” She has also been inducted as a Fellow in the prestigious American College of Bankruptcy.
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PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- State Bar of Texas, Bankruptcy Law Section, Chair, 2006-2007
- American College of Bankruptcy, Fellow
- American Bankruptcy Institute, President, 1997-1998
- US Mexico Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2008-present
- American Board of Certification, Treasurer, 2007
- Texas Board of Certification, Bankruptcy Law Commission, Chair, 2003-2006
- American Bar Association Litigation Section, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Litigation Committee, Chair, 2010-present
- San Antonio Public Library Foundation, Director and Member of the Executive Committee
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PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
- Martindale-Hubbell® AV® PreeminentTM Peer Review Rating, 1993-present
- Finalist in Bankruptcy for the "Go-To-Guide," Texas Lawyer, 2012
- American Bankruptcy Institute, "Lifetime Achievement Award", 2011
- Named "San Antonio Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights Lawyer of the Year," The Best Lawyers In America®, 2011
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®, 1995-2013
- Selected for inclusion as a "Texas Super Lawyer," Law and Politics Magazine, 2003-2012
- Selected for inclusion in the "Top 50 Women Lawyers in Texas," Law and Politics Magazine, 2003-2012
- Selected for inclusion in the "Top 50 Lawyers in Central and West Texas," Law and Politics Magazine, 2003-2012
- Selected for inclusion in the "Top 100 Lawyers in Texas," Law and Politics Magazine, 2007-2011
- Selected for inclusion as a "Top Lawyer," Corporate Counsel® - January 2010 Annual Guide
- Selected for inclusion as one of five lawyers in the "Go-To-Guide," Texas Lawyer, 2007
- Chambers USA, Leader in their Field, 2006-2012
- Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, Insolvency/Corporate Recovery - Texas, 2003-2009
- Euromoney Guide to Leading U.S. Insolvency Lawyers
- Scene in SA, "San Antonio's Best Lawyers," 2005-2011
- Strathmore's Who's Who
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who in American Law
- Who’s Who Legal: Texas
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| Certifications
- Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- American Board of Certification, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification
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Education - University of Houston Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 1981
- The University of Texas at El Paso, B.A., with honors, 1977
Admitted to Practice - Texas, 1982
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit and Second Circuit
- United States District Court Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas
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