Attorneys

Don D. Sunderland 
Amarillo, Texas
Partner
phone (806) 337-1117 (Direct Line)
fax (806) 372-5086
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Don D. Sunderland is a partner in the Amarillo office.  Don's primary practice is focused in bankruptcy and insolvency matters.  He routinely advises clients with problems involving debt, from both the debtor and creditor points of view, and he has represented or is representing in Chapter 7, 11, and 12 proceedings debtors-in-possession, creditors, committees, and trustees.  Mr. Sunderland's representation of banks and financial institutions is extensive and includes advising and trying matters in connection with

  • Judicial and non-judicial remedies in commercial transactions, including foreclosures of liens and interests against real and personal property. 
  • Uniform Commercial Code, Article 9 secured transactions, including creation, perfection, and priority of security interests. 
  • Default and remedies in connection with secured transactions. 
  • Collection of judgments. 
  • Executions against real and personal property, and writs of garnishment. 
  • Lender liability defense and litigation involving preference, discharge and fraudulent conveyance claims.
Areas of Practice:
Business Law
Litigation
Banking
Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights
Certification/Specialties:
Consumer Bankruptcy Law, Board Certified, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1989


Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1983
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1983
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1995
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1988
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2002
Education:
University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, Oklahoma, 1983
J.D.
Honors: Order of the Coif


University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 1979
B.A.
Major:  Political Science


Published Works:
Bankruptcy, The Basics and More, Panhandle Chapter Texas Society of CPA's Tax Institute, 2002


Bankruptcy - What Can a Chapter 11 Do?, Meeting of Panhandle Chapter of Texas Society of CPA's, 1992


Foreclosure and Repossession in Texas, Texas Real Estate Foreclosures, Loriman Business Center, Inc., 1989


Representative Cases:
The First National Bank of Amarillo v. Southwestern Livestock, Inc., 859 F. 2d 847 (10th Cir. 1988)
In Re Johnson, 105 B. R. 906 (Bkrtcy. N.D. Texas 1987)
In Re Bowes, 160 B. R. 290 (Bkrtcy. N.D. Texas 1993)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
20th Annual Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course, Planning Committee, State Bar of Texas, 2002


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Amarillo Bar Association


American Bar Association


State Bar of Texas


Panhandle Bankruptcy Bar Association
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Amarillo Office

Amarillo Office

Tel: (806) 372-5050
Fax: (806) 372-5086
Lubbock Office

Lubbock Office

Tel: (806) 765-7491
Fax: (806) 765-0553
Dallas Office

Dallas Office

Tel: (214) 754-0040
Fax: (214) 754-0043