Russell W. Mills
Addison, Texas
Shareholder
ph. 972-701-7085
ph. 866-240-5197 (Toll-Free)
fx. 972-701-7185
rmills@hhdulaw.com

Russell Mills is an experienced bankruptcy attorney, representing clients in all aspects of bankruptcy proceedings. His clients include corporations, small businesses, municipalities, associations and bankruptcy trustees. Russell has been practicing law for nearly twenty years, and for over ten of those has had an AV® rating, from Martindale-Hubbell , the prestigious peer-review award for excellence in legal representation.

Russell focuses his practice on all aspects of commercial bankruptcy and bankruptcy litigation, including the representation of secured and unsecured creditors, creditors' committees, trustees, asset purchasers and debtors. He spends a significant portion of his time representing a wide range of major corporations and smaller businesses in bankruptcy proceedings involving real and personal property lease issues. He also has substantial experience in representing defendants in bankruptcy litigation involving preferential and fraudulent transfers and in litigation against officers and directors. He also has significant experience in bankruptcy matters before the appellate courts.

He received his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1992. While in law school, Russell was honored to be selected as Chairman of the Moot Court Board. He was also chosen for membership in the Order of Barristers and Phi Delta Phi. In addition, he served as Articles Editor for the Mississippi Law Journal, where he co-authored the article, “Ayers v. Fordice: A Summary of the Parties' Arguments.” Prior to law school, Russell graduated from Millsaps College with a B.B.A. in Accounting and worked for three years as a cost auditor for Blue Cross/Blue Shield.

Russell is admitted to the U.S. District Courts in the Eastern, Northern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a member of the Dallas Bar Association, Bankruptcy/Commercial Law Section and the American Bankruptcy Institute. Russell also regularly serves as a volunteer attorney for national and local political campaigns.

Areas of Practice:

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights
• Commercial Litigation
• Civil Appellate Law

• Represents numerous municipalities in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings involving administrative and other claims and exercise of police powers
• Represented Chapter 11 debtors in numerous industries including subprime auto lending, hotel and hospitality, manufacturing, housing construction, professional services, and real property development
• Represents numerous real and personal property lessors in bankruptcy proceedings involving preferences, recovery of equipment, assumption of leases and administrative claims
• Represented Chapter 7 trustee, liquidating trustees and others in bankruptcy proceedings to recover fraudulent transfers and preferential transfers
• Represented officers and directors of bankrupt telecommunications provider in several proceedings brought by bankruptcy trustee and creditors to recover for fraud and breach of duties
• Represents numerous clients in purchase of assets from bankruptcy estates
• Represented creditors committee and liquidating trustee in Chapter 11 bankruptcy of medical association

Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1992

• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U. S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Texas
• U. S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Texas
• U. S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Texas
• U. S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Texas

University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi, 1992
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Chairman, Moot Court Board
Honors: Order of Barristers
Honors: Phi Delta Phi Law
Journal: Mississippi Law Journal, Articles Editor

Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi, 1985
B.B.A.
Major: Accounting

Honors and Awards:
AV ® -Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Published Works:
"Ayers v. Fordice: A Summary of the Parties' Arguments" (Co-Author), 62 Mississippi Law Journal 345, 1992

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Dallas Bar Association, Bankruptcy/Commercial Law Section Member
• State Bar of Texas Member
• American Bankruptcy Institute Member