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Speaker Profile Arthur I. Ungerman has been practicing law in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with various firms for approximately 30 years. His primary emphasis is in creditors' and debtors' rights law. Mr. Ungerman has been representing both secured and unsecured creditors and debtors in out-of-court workouts and in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 proceedings, including bankruptcy related litigation involving preferences, fraudulent transfers and dischargeability issues. His practice areas include bankruptcy law, insolvency law, debtor and creditor rights law. He has recently been certified as mediator by the Southern Methodist University Alternative Dispute Resolution Program. Arthur I. Ungerman was born in Dallas, Texas, April 25, 1935; admitted to the bar, 1960, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. He was educated at Southern Methodist University and received a BBA degree in 1956 and a LLB degree from the University of Texas in 1959. He authored the chapter on "Creditors' Committees" Bankruptcy Reform Act Manual Ed., 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Editions, 1996. He was president of Commercial Law League of America, 1981-1982. He was one of the founding members and chairman of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Section, Commercial Law League of America, 1984. He was a member of the Advisory Panel, Abt Associates Evaluation of the U.S. Trustee Pilot Program for the Administration of Bankruptcy Cases, 1982. He is a member of the Dallas and American Bar Associations and the State Bar of Texas. As a result of the September 11, 2001 crisis and the subsequent economic downturn, Mr. Ungerman has been representing several owners of hotel and gas station convenience stores in negotiating modifications to their loan agreements, as well as filing Chapter 11 for the reorganization of these businesses.
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