LESLIE P. RICKETTS
Of Council
lricketts@mcbridelegal.com

Leslie represents a number of lessors and lenders of personal property in bankruptcy matters. She has handled matters relating to workouts, preference defense, objections to various proofs of claims, and defense of alleged unauthorized withdrawals and breach of automatic stays.

She joined JMM, P.C. after practicing with another Texas law firm, where she represented clients in both, business and personal litigation, collection and bankruptcy matters, with a focus on creditors' rights. Leslie has represented numerous financial and lending institutions with the collection of debts through every stage of the collection process in both bankruptcy and state court.

Bankruptcy Areas of Concentration:

• Chapter 11 Creditors
• Officers and Directors Defense
• Preference Claims Defense
• Trustee's Preference and Insiders' suits
• Personal Property Lessors
• Lenders
• Claims Objections Defense
• Debtor Representation

Education:

• St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998), where she was an associate editor of the St. Mary's Law Journal.
• Vanderbilt University (B.A. in Geology and Philosophy, 1995)

Prior Positions:

Associate, The Allen Firm, P.C. (1998 -- 2004) Stephenville, Texas

Bar Memberships:

• State Bar of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
• Tarrant County Bar Association
• Tarrant County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section
• Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association
• Tarrant County Bar Association, Women Attorneys Section: Board of Directors Member-at-Large (2005-2006)
• Texas Young Lawyer Association
• Dallas Bar Association
• Dallas Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section

Community and Pro Bono Involvement:

• Mission Arlington

* Not Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

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