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Mark S. Finkelstein
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Mark S. Finkelstein

Shareholder
mfinkelstein@smfalaw.com
T.  713-646-5503
F.  713-752-0337

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Areas of Experience:

Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy
Business Litigation
  • Complex Commercial
  • Contract
  • Energy
  • Environmental
  • Landlord/Tenant
  • Mortgage Servicing
  • Real Estate
  • Title Insurance
Creditors' Rights
ADR - Mediation &
Arbitration
Mark Finkelstein, a founding shareholder of the Firm, leads the Firm's
Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights and Commercial Litigation practice groups.

Recognized.  Mr. Finkelstein has been recognized by peers as among "Houston's
Top Lawyers" in the areas of bankruptcy, creditors' rights and commercial
litigation.

Experienced.  Mr. Finkelstein has nearly three decades of experience in high
stakes business disputes, meeting the needs of clients in numerous industries
and subject areas, including first chair trials and appeals in federal and state courts.

Valued.  Clients value his ability to help minimize the adverse impact of
bankruptcies filed by their customers, suppliers, tenants and borrowers,
and his keen focus on resolving business problems for clients in a cost-
conscious manner. Clients -- many of them Fortune 100 companies -- include
companies involved in the chemical, petrochemical and derivative products
supply and distribution chain; real estate and equipment leasing; real estate
development, construction and property management; financial services
(banking, insurance, mortgage banking, title insurance, and securities
brokerage); healthcare; telecommunications and computer technology; and
oil, gas and petrochemical production, refining, transportation, marketing and
distribution.

Capable.  Cases are commonly complex, document-intensive, commercial
disputes between large corporate entities, and have involved disputes in the
following subject areas, among others:  creditors' rights and bankruptcy, contract
and commercial, landlord-tenant, energy generation and finance, mortgage
servicing, title insurance, lender liability, intellectual property, environmental
(e.g., storage tank), property damage, and oil-patch and construction.

In addition, Mr. Finkelstein represents clients in alternative dispute resolution,
including arbitration and mediation, and has served as an arbitrator and mediator.

Relationships That Endure.  Mr. Finkelstein's practice has resulted in long
associations with in-house corporate counsel managing active litigation dockets,
and with business and commercial credit groups.
Education

University of Texas at Austin (B.A. 1977), ampla et magna cum laude

University of Texas School of Law (J.D. 1980)

Admitted: 1981, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and
Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Bankruptcy Court; U.S. Court of Appeals,
First, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court
1001 MCKINNEY STREET | SUITE 1100 | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
Telephone: 713-646-5500  Toll Free:  800-646-8480  Fax:  713-752-0337 or 713-752-2547
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