Atty. James T. Grogan
James Grogan is a partner in the Financial Restructuring group, based in Houston. He has a national reputation for successfully representing company and creditor clients in complex financial restructurings, bankruptcy cases, and out-of-court workouts.
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James T. Grogan is a bankruptcy attorney based in Houston, Texas, practicing at Greenberg Traurig. Educated at University of Kansas (J.D., 2000). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2026). Serands clients in Houston, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- James Grogan is a partner in the Financial Restructuring group, based in Houston
- He has a national reputation for successfully representing company and creditor clients in complex financial restructurings, bankruptcy cases, and out-of-court workouts
- He focuses on solving his clients’ most challenging problems by designing and implementing negotiation and litigation strategies, and serving as lead trial counsel in bankruptcy disputes
- Mr. Grogan recently led the Firm’s successful representation of Cred Inc. in the first bankruptcy in the United States involving a cryptocurrency business, achieving confirmation of a consensual chapter 11 plan in only four months
- Having addressed numerous issues of first impression during that engagement, Mr. Grogan regularly advises Fintech and other clients on cryptocurrency issues related to financial restructurings
- Mr. Grogan has also assisted clients in numerous complex business restructurings, both inside and outside chapter 11, including the restructurings of AbitibiBowater, Adelphia Communications, AIG, Alta Mesa Resources, American Airlines, BJ Services, Castex Energy, CHC Helicopters, Chisholm Oil & Gas, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Cred, Francis’ Drilling Fluids, FairPoint Communications, Furniture Brands International, General Motors, GT Advanced Technologies, Lehman Brothers, Magna Entertainment, MolyCorp, NewPage, Pioneer Energy Services, Pliant, PRC LLC, Qimonda, SandRidge Energy, Sable Permian Resources, Six Flags, Southcross Holdings, TECNET, Vanguard Natural Resources, VarTec Telecom, Washington Mutual and WorldCom
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Why local counsel matters in Texas
Practicing law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Houston are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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