Mark J. Petrocchi
Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Insolvency Lawyers in Fort Worth, TX in Fort Worth, TX
About Mark J. Petrocchi
Mark Petrocchi maintains a Fort Worth bankruptcy, reorganization and creditors' rights practice, representing clients in bankruptcy related cases and in out-of-court workouts primarily in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, but also in other jurisdictions in and out of Texas. He has extensive knowledge and experience representing many types of participants in bankruptcy cases, state court cases, debt restructuring, liquidations, workouts, asset sales, business sales and related types of representations, including debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, financial institutions, trustees, committees, asset purchasers and sellers. His representations include creditors, trustees and debtors in large cases to mom & pop types of businesses. He has substantial experience in litigation and is regularly involved in contested adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court, including actions for recovery of preferences, fraudulent transfer actions, valuation motions, stay proceedings, plan confirmations and an array of motions related to bankruptcy cases. Because Mark Petrocchi is fortunate enough to enjoy a broad bankruptcy practice, he is required by BACPA 2005 to state "We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the bankruptcy code." Awards and Honors Honors Designated as a Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine, a Thomson Reuter publication for the years 2009-2013 Designated as a Top Lawyer in Tarrant County (bankruptcy) by Fort Worth Magazine, a publication of Fort Worth, Texas the City’s Magazine Outstanding Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year 1995 – Tarrant County Debtor’s Bankruptcy Bar
Education
Legal Education
- Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1985
- J.D.
Non Legal Education
- University of Texas at Austin, 1982
- B.B.A.
- Major: Accounting
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney/Partner, since 2009
- Representative Clients
- In re. Wholesale Properties I, LLC, 2010 WL 6634877 (Bankr.N.D.Tex. Mar 31, 2010) (NO. 10-31787-HDH, 10-31790-HDH)
- In re. FFP Operating Partners, LP, 52 Collier Bankr. Case 2d. 1087- (Bankr. N. D. Tex. 2004)
- In re. Trinity Meadows Raceway, 252 B.R. 660- (Bankr. N.D. Tex., 2000)
- In re. White, 265 B.R. 547- (Bankr. N.D. Tex., 2001)
Published Works
Articles
- Chapter 11- Is a Tsunami Coming or Just a Rising Tide? The Credit Crunch Shock Wave, 2008 Northern District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench/Bar Conference, Keiffer, Petrocchi and Snyder
- Exempt Property: Or, No Property is Safe While the Legislature is in Session, The Art of Collections, Texas Bar CLE, 2003
- Oh Money Where Art Thou?, Bench Bar Conference IX, Tarrant County Bar Association, 2002
- Involuntary- Will it Happen?, Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Course, State Bar CLE, 2001
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1985
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Texas
- Specialties and Certifications
- Board Certified Consumer Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Recognitions and Designations
Other Affiliations
- Tarrant County Bar Association - Bankruptcy Law Section (Past Chair)
- Tarrant County Bankruptcy Bar Association (Past President)
- State Bar of Texas (Member)
- Tarrant County Bankruptcy Bar (Section Member)
- John C Ford Inn of Court (Master)
- Tarrant County Bar Association (Member)
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Mark J. Petrocchi |
| Firm | Griffith, Jay & Michel, LLP |
| Address | Fort Worth, TX, 2200 Forest Park Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX |
| Phone | 817-926-2500 |
| Phone | 817-926-2505 |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |