Firm Announcements.
August 15, 2011 - Bankruptcy Court Authority Under Stern V. Marshall
The United States Supreme Court recently considered the scope of the authority that bankruptcy judges possess under 28 U.S.C. § 157 and Articles I and III of the Constitution in Stern v. Marshall. In its 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that a bankruptcy court lacked
constitutional authority to issue a final judgment on a counterclaim based upon state law. .....continued
July
21, 2011 - Hard fought Arbitration award confirmed by federal court
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (the “Court”) recently confirmed an
arbitration award issued by a three-lawyer arbitration panel in favor of Eland
Energy, Inc. and Delhi Package I, LP (collectively referred to as “Eland”),
which are clients of Okin Adams & Kilmer LLP (“OAK”). .....continued
July
2011 - Okin Adams & Kilmer LLP is pleased to announce that Brian Kilmer was recently admitted to practice in all of the Federal District Courts of Louisiana, which include the Western, Middle and Eastern Districts.
Mr. Kilmer has been licensed to practice in Louisiana and Texas since 1999. His practice focuses on representing debtors, unsecured creditors' committees and secured creditors in complex Chapter 11 cases and out-of-court workouts. Additionally, Mr. Kilmer has extensive experience with general business litigation matters.
July
21, 2011 - Hard fought Arbitration award confirmed by federal court
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (the “Court”) recently confirmed an
arbitration award issued by a three-lawyer arbitration panel in favor of Eland
Energy, Inc. and Delhi Package I, LP (collectively referred to as “Eland”),
which are clients of Okin Adams & Kilmer LLP (“OAK”). .....continued
July
2011 - Okin Adams & Kilmer LLP is pleased to announce that Brian Kilmer was recently admitted to practice in all of the Federal District Courts of Louisiana, which include
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June
1, 2010 -
We are very excited to announce that Greg A. Young,
formerly a partner
with Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC,
has joined Okin Adams & Kilmer LLP
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October 1, 2009 - The Dallas office of Okin Adams &
Kilmer LLP relocated into new office space at 3102 Maple
Avenue. We are now located in Suite 240. This new suite
provides us with additional space to keep up with the
current and future growth of the Dallas office.
May 26,
2009
– Okin Adams & Kilmer LLP has expanded its Dallas presence,
adding new associate Meritt Crosby to its ranks. Prior to
joining Okin Adams & Kilmer LLP,
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March 2, 2009—With
the recent additions to our Houston office, Okin Adams &
Kilmer LLP has outgrown our original office space in the
Vine Street Studios. Fortunately, we were able to obtain new
space in our current building. On March 1, 2009, the Houston
office relocated
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February 19,
2009—On February 19, 2009, Okin Adams & Kilmer LLP
hosted its first annual open-house and Mardi Gras party. The
party was a chance for us to celebrate our recent expansion
including the opening of our Dallas office and the addition
of three new associates
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February 15,
2009 — In the last few months, Okin Adams & Kilmer LLP has
greatly expanded its capabilities by adding three talented
new associates to our Houston office:
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January 2009 -
In January Brian R. Roman joined our firm as a senior litigation
and bankruptcy associate. Brian has been practicing
commercial litigation since graduating from the University
of Houston Law Center in 2002. Prior to joining Okin Adams &
Kilmer,
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NOVEMBER 6, 2008
- We are excited to announce that
Brian A. Kilmer
has joined Matthew S. Okin and Chris Adams to
form the law firm of
Okin Adams & Kilmer LLP.
Mr. Okin and Mr. Adams will merge their current
practice, Okin & Adams
LLP, with Mr. Kilmer
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October 2008 - M. Renee
Moxley joined Okin Adams & Kilmer LLP in October 2008.
Renee joined Okin Adams & Kilmer LLP after receiving her
juris doctorate from South Texas College of Law where she
graduated cum laude in 2008. Renee’s practice focuses on
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August 28, 2007 - Okin &
Adams recently assisted our client Newmont (USA), Ltd. and
its wholly owned subsidiary, Resurrection Mining Company,
in settling numerous, long-standing disputes related to the
California Gulch Superfund Site near Leadville, Colorado.
This settlement
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May 29, 2007 - Announcing the formation
of the new boutique law firm of Okin & Adams LLP.
Matthew S. Okin
and Chris Adams
have joined together to create a law firm capable of assisting
businesses of all sizes
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