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    • Clarence R. Allen, Jr., M.D.
    • Krista P. Bates
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    • James T. Drakeley
    • Craig A. Harris
    • William D. Hayward
    • Jerry L. Hiersche
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    • Robert W. Van Amburgh
    • William D. Wiles
    • Victoria M. Yarkho
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Gerald P. Urbach

Gerald P. Urbach

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15303 Dallas Parkway
Suite 700
Addison, Texas 75001
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Gerry Urbach has been practicing law for over forty-five years, and he has a wealth of insight into the nuances of commercial litigation and business bankruptcy. When Gerry has a client facing insolvency, he brings his in-depth experience with business reorganizations and creditor issues to help guide them through the process or advise them of alternatives to avoid the process. When representing secured or unsecured creditors, his experience in representing business debtors is invaluable in achieving favorable outcomes for creditors. He has litigated virtually every kind of bankruptcy issue for debtors, creditors, creditors' committees and trustees.

Gerry has a unique focus on litigating disputes within the hospitality industry, particularly when the issue involves web-based bookings and hotel management services. His years of litigation experience across a variety of business disputes has given him the ability to service clients in a broad range of industries and matters before both Judges and arbitrators. The types of business disputes he has litigated, among others, include securities claims, construction disputes, employment disputes, non-competition agreements and unfair business practices, purchase and sale of businesses, copyright and trademark infringement, and disputes among partners in business dissolutions.

He is a shareholder at HHDU and has been with the firm for more than twenty years. Prior to joining HHDU, Gerry practiced at another Dallas law firm for more than twenty years. He began his legal career as briefing clerk to Justice Claude Clayton on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He has been AV® rated by his peers, the highest rating for legal ability awarded by Martindale-Hubbell for excellence in the practice of law for virtually all of his years of practice.

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 1968

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Texas

Education

The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, LL.B., Order of the Coif, 1968
Rice University, Houston, Texas, B.A., cum laude, 1965

Past Employment

  • Shareholder and Director with Hiersche, Hayward, Drakeley & Urbach, P.C., 1994 – current
  • Ungerman Hill, 1992 – 1994
  • Geary Stahl & Spencer, 1969 – 1992
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, Law Clerk for Judge Claude Clayton, 1968 – 1969

Experience

  • Represented various suite hotels in Chapter 11 cases in which confirmation of a plan of reorganization was achieved at contested hearings in every case
  • Represented a major nursing home group in which leases were successfully assumed by convincing the court that the leases were residential
  • Represented a bowling alley/entertainment center and obtained confirmation
  • Represented a company providing services to injured parties and obtained confirmation of a plan notwithstanding a prior judgment obtained against the company by a major insurance company
  • Represented a subprime auto business and obtained confirmation of a plan converting over $50,000,000 of debt into equity
  • Represented a Dallas bank in a jury trial in which the bank was accused of fraud, conspiracy and intentionally interfering with a contract and obtained a take nothing judgment
  • Represented several customers of a securities dealer who made unsuitable recommendations and churned accounts in a securities arbitration case and obtained a substantial award
  • Represented a small tech company against several major defendants in a case involving $1,000,000 in damages
  • Represented the trustee in the bankruptcy of a large ranch in which valuable horses were auctioned for substantial prices after successfully negotiating to prevent an action by the American Quarter Horse Association to reduce the value of the horses
  • Represented an anti-trust attorney in a contested hearing and obtained a substantial attorney’s fees award
  • Represented many real estate partnerships in Chapter 11 cases in which either a plan of reorganization was confirmed or the partnership obtained time to try and sell or refinance its property
  • Represented a designer soap manufacturer in a “bet-the-business” trade dress and unfair competition case and obtained a summary judgment, while also negotiating a large dollar settlement of a counterclaim
  • Represented an employee in a case brought by an employer involving trade secret theft and unfair competition claims against the employee and obtained all of the balance due on a severance and bonus package and dismissal of claims
  • Represented separating employees in successful enforcement of non-competition agreements
  • Represented creditors who opposed settlements by trustees of significant claims of the debtor, resulting in substantially greater recovery for creditors
  • Represented clients in successful settlement of litigation including the dissolution of corporations owning various health and fitness clubs, including injunctive relief and various claims and counterclaims between the parties
  • Represented a business in lawsuit by its general contractor on a construction project, which resulted in the general contractor’s claim being dismissed and an award being obtained by the business

Honors

  • AV Preeminent, Martindale Hubbell

Associations

  • Dallas Bar Association Member, Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Litigations Sections
  • State Bar of Texas Member, Antitrust & Business Litigation, Bankruptcy Law Sections

Practice Areas

  • Adversary Litigation / Reorganization
  • Banking and Finance / Business Disputes
  • Bankruptcy Creditors’ Rights/ Bankruptcy
  • Business Litigation
  • Employment Litigation
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Trademark and Copyright Infringement

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15303 Dallas Parkway, Suite 700
Addison, TX 75001

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Toll-free: 866-240-5197
Fax: 972-701-8765
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