Chambers ranked national reputation as a go-to trial lawyer.
Senior member of the financial restructuring litigation group and the complex commercial litigation group.
Specializes in complex chapter 11/restructuring contested matters and adversary proceedings, and a variety of high-stakes complex commercial litigation matters before juries and judges in various courts across the country.
Member of the firmwide partner compensation committee and former member of the firmwide partnership admission committee and firmwide audit committee.

Marty is a trial lawyer with a nationwide reputation of delivering favorable results to clients. He is particularly adept at developing litigation and trial strategies for the particular trial forum, and addressing matters on appeal.

Marty is the lead litigation partner on a full range of disputes in complex chapter 11 proceedings and other restructuring related issues for debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors, other secured and unsecured creditors, bondholders and ad hoc groups.

Marty is also lead trial counsel for litigation teams before juries and judges addressing a variety of contract and tort claims involving financial transactions, securities, energy, mining, real estate and telecommunications disputes in courts across the country.

Marty is ranked by Chambers USA, where clients describe him as “the epitome of the zealous advocate.”

Representative Work

Served as lead litigator for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the following chapter 11 cases: Steward Health, NanoString Technologies, Diamond Sports Group, Alex Jones, HONX Inc., TPC Group, Strike LLC, Global Eagle Entertainment, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Southern Foods Group d/b/a Dean Foods, iHeartMedia, Adeptus Health, Emerald Oil and Edison Mission Energy.
Served as lead litigator for the debtors in Sungard, Loyalty Ventures, Sanchez Energy, Quicksilver Resources and Lothian Oil chapter 11 cases.
Served as lead trial counsel in trial of the International Shipholding chapter 11 post-confirmation adversary proceeding.
Served as lead creditor (secured and unsecured) litigator in GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, Talen Energy, Free Speech Systems, InfoWars, GSO/Extraction, Denbury, Parker Drilling, Cobalt International Energy, EXCO Resources, CHC Helicopter, Quicksilver, Walter Coal, Mission Coal and ASARCO chapter 11 cases.
Served as lead trial lawyer in jury trials in state and federal courts throughout the country involving high-stakes commercial disputes addressing a wide variety of contract and tort claims related to financial transactions, securities, energy, mining and telecommunications disputes.
Served as lead litigator presenting appellate arguments in state and federal court appellate venues, including before the 2nd, 5th and 11th Circuit Courts of Appeal.

“Marty is the epitome of the zealous advocate.”

Chambers USA, 2024

Education
J.D., University of Houston Law Center, cum laude, 1995
M.B.A., University of North Texas, magna cum laude
B.B.A., University of North Texas, magna cum laude

Clerkships
U.S.B.C., Northern District of Texas

Bar Admissions
New York
Texas

Recognitions

Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, 2024.

Affiliations and Public Service

Member, American Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Section and Commercial and Business Litigation Sections.
Member, American Bankruptcy Institute.
Board Member, Make-A-Wish North Texas.