Background
Creel, L. E. was born on September 23, 1937 in Huntsville, Alabama, United States.
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L. E. Creel
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Swarthmore College; George Washington University (Bachelor of Arts, Psy., 1959). Southern Methodist University (Bachelor of Laws, 1963).
Career
Worked at Malouf Lynch Jackson, Kessler & Collins A Professional Corporation. Admitted to the bar, 1963, Texas. 1964, United States. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas.
1973, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1988, Colorado.
Phi Delta Phi. Author: "The Role of Price Discrimination in Determining the Passage of Illegal Brokerage," Southwestern Law Journal, 1962.
"Remedies of a Creditor Who Has Failed to Timely File a Formal Proof of Claim," Referees" Journal, 1965.
"Memorandum Expressing the Views of The Dallas Bar Association"s Section of Bankruptcy and Commercial Law on the Proposed Bankruptcy Acts," Congressional Record, 1976. "Sequestration," Texas Collections Manual, State Bar of Texas Publication, 1979.
"Jurisdiction Under the New Bankruptcy Code - Marathon the Emergency Rule and Congressional Alternatives," Texas Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course, 1983. "New Developments - Legislative, Administrative and Judicial," Texas Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Course, 1985.
"New Amendments to the Bankruptcy Code, (an Overview) and Pending Legislation," Texas Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course, 1987.
"Late Breaking News," Texas Advanced Creditors Rights Course," 1988. Company-Author, "The Trustee"s Avoiding Powers," Saint Mary"s Law Review, 1979. "Representing Creditors Under the Bankruptcy Code," 1980.
"Handling Cases Under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code," 1980-1981, State Bar of Texas Professional Development Videotapes.
"Comments and Suggestions Pertaining to the Recent Marathon Pipe Lincolnshire Company Decision," Congressional Record, 1982. "Issues and Litigation in Oil and Gas Bankruptcy Proceedings," Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser, 1984.
"Divorce Aspects of Consumer Bankruptcy," Texas Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Course, 1986. "Problems in Multi-Affiliated Bankruptcy Cases," Texas Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course, 1986.
"Pre-Bankruptcy Planning," Texas Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course, 1988.
"Hot Current Topics Regarding Ethics, etc," 1989. Company-authored with Johnie J. Paterson II: "Back to the Basics: A Novel Approach for Determining the Proper Discount Rate in Cramdown," Norton Publications, 1991. "The Bad Faith Factor as a Basis for Chapter 7 Dismissals," Dallas Business Bankruptcy Section, 1991.
Lecturer: "Litigation Against the Resolution Trust Corporation," Resolution Trust Corporation Bankruptcies, Liquidations, and Sales of Assets Seminar, Practicing Law Institute, 1990.
"Debtors and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation," co-authored with Johnie J. Patterson II, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course, 1991. "Back to Basics, A Novel Approach for Determining the Proper Discount Rate in Cramdown, 1992".
"What Should I Do?," Assisting the Financially Distressed Debtor, 1992. "Chapter 11 Plan Provisions," Iowa and Application Binary Interface Bankruptcy Seminar, 1995.
"Single Asset Cases are Real People Too," Application Binary Interface Winter Meeting, 1996.
"Current Developments in Bankruptcy Law," American Institute of Architects Seminar, 1997. Witness, United States. House of Representatives and Senate Judiciary Subcommittees on Bankruptcy Law Revisions, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1989.
Chairman, John C. Ford Debtor Assistance Program (1994).
Company-Founder, President (1996-1997) Director and Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy. President, 1983-1987 and Chairman, 1996, Director, Company Founder, American Bankruptcy Institute.
Appointee, Panel of Bankruptcy Trustees, Northern District of Texas, 1979-1989. Member: Dallas (Member, 1971, and Chairman, 1972, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Committee.
Chairman, Committee to Study Proposed Bankruptcy Acts, 1974), Federal (Chairman, Bankruptcy Committee, 1974.
Chairman, Committee to Study Proposed Bankruptcy Acts, 1974) and American (Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee, International Bankruptcy Law Subcommittee and Legislation Subcommittee, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1981-1982) Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Member: Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section. Sub Committee to Study Proposed Bankruptcy Acts, 1974.
Member, 1973, Vice Chairman, 1976-1977 and Chairman, 1979-1981, Bankruptcy and Reorganization Law Committee).
(Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
Achievements
Membership
Member: Dallas (Member, 1971, and Chairman, 1972, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Committee. Chairman, Committee to Study Proposed Bankruptcy Acts, 1974), Federal (Chairman, Bankruptcy Committee, 1974. Chairman, Committee to Study Proposed Bankruptcy Acts, 1974) and American (Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee, International Bankruptcy Law Subcommittee and Legislation Subcommittee, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1981-1982) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas (Member: Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section.
Sub Committee to Study Proposed Bankruptcy Acts, 1974. Member, 1973, Vice Chairman, 1976-1977 and Chairman, 1979-1981, Bankruptcy and Reorganization Law Committee).
(Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy.
President, 1983-1987 and Chairman, 1996, Director, Company Founder, American Bankruptcy Institute.
Appointee, Panel of Bankruptcy Trustees, Northern District of Texas, 1979-1989.
