Background
Floyd, Ben B. was born on November 16, 1948 in Houston, Texas, United States.
Floyd, Ben B. was born on November 16, 1948 in Houston, Texas, United States.
Southern Methodist University (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). Bates College of Law, University of Houston (Juris Doctor, 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Order of the Barons.
Panel Trustee, United States.
Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas, since 1986. Member, The Standing Committee on Bankruptcy Practices and Procedures in the Southern District of Texas.
Member, Business Bankruptcy Advisory Commission to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Worked at Floyd, Smith, Rios & Wahrlich, Professional Corporation (Houston, Texas) specializing in Bankruptcy, Creditors Rights Law and Composition Receiverships, and Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Texas, United States. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fourth and Fifth Circuits.
1978, United States. Supreme Court. Member, College of the State Bar.
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Order of the Barons.
Panel Trustee, United States. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas, 1986.
Member, The Standing Committee on Bankruptcy Practices and Procedures in the Southern District of Texas. Member, Business Bankruptcy Advisory Commission to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1987-1993.
Member: Houston and American (Member: Business Bankruptcy Committee of the Section of Business Law.
Claims, Exemptions and Priorities and International Bankruptcy Subcommittees. Vice Chair: Health Care-Related Bankruptcy Issues and International Tracing of Assets Task Forces. Chair: Committee as Trust Indentures and Indenture Trustees) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas (Bankruptcy Reorganization Committee of the Section of Business Law).
American Bankruptcy Institute. National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees.
Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification).
The firm of Floyd, Smith, Rios & Wahrlich Professional Corporation was created May 15, 1995 and incorporated as a professional corporation on June 1, 1995.
Its partners consist of Ben B. Floyd, West. Steve Smith, Randall A. Rios and Fred Wahrlich. The firm specializes in bankruptcy, insolvency and creditors" rights and commercial and business litigation. Blanche A. Duett and Curtis McCreight are associates with the firm.
Member, College of the State Bar. Phi Delta Phi. Member, Order of the Barons. Panel Trustee, United States.
Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas, 1986.
Member, The Standing Committee on Bankruptcy Practices and Procedures in the Southern District of Texas. Member, Business Bankruptcy Advisory Commission to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1987-1993.
Member: Houston and American (Member: Business Bankruptcy Committee of the Section of Business Law. Claims, Exemptions and Priorities and International Bankruptcy Subcommittees.
Vice Chair: Health Care-Related Bankruptcy Issues and International Tracing of Assets Task Forces.
Chair: Committee as Trust Indentures and Indenture Trustees) Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Bankruptcy Reorganization Committee of the Section of Business Law). American Bankruptcy Institute.
National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees.
Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification).
Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification).