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These cases are just some examples 7 In re Belk, Inc., (Bankr. S.D. Texas 2021) 10 In re Simbaki, Ltd., No. 13-36878, 2015 WL
of the tireless work of the legal and 8 “Due Process Preservation Order,” In re: Belk, Inc., 1593888, at *5 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. Apr. 3, 2015)
judicial community. In these cases, the Case No. 21-30630 (February 24, 2021) (Doc. No. 62). 11 Id., at *5-6.
lawyers and judges saved hundreds of 9 Men’s Wearhouse Owner Exits Bankruptcy, 12 Id.
thousands of jobs, protected creditors’ Daphne Howland, December 2, 2020, at: 13 Survey of Emerging Landlord Bankruptcies
rights, and saved the debtor entities https://www.retaildive.com/news/mens- and Related Trends, by Judge Chris Lopez,
millions of dollars including legal wearhouse-owner-exits-bankruptcy/591456/ Michelle Shriro, and Katharine Battaia
fees. Opportunities are often hidden in (last viewed on January 27, 2022) Clark, p.7.
challenges that can enhance the world.

Angeline Vachris Kell is an Attorney at
HooverSlovacek LLP. She received her J.
D. from South Texas College of Law and a
Bachelor of Arts with a major in Spanish
from the University of Texas. Mrs. Kell
is a Past President of the Hon. Arthur
L. Moller/David B. Foltz, Jr. American
Inn of Court, and a current Executive
Board Member and Volunteering and
Community Outreach Chair.

Endnotes

1 In re CEC Entm't, Inc., 625 B.R. 344, 352–53
(Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2020).
2 Case No. 20-20182, In re J.C. Penney Company,
Inc. (Jointly Administered), In the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of
Texas, Houston Division. (DRJ); (Bankr. S.D.
Tex. June 11, 2020), Order (I) Extending Time
for Performance of Obligations Arising Under
Unexpired Non-Residential Real Property Leases
and Granting Related Relief [Dkt. 721]
3 Case No. 20-35226; In re CBL & Associates
Properties, Inc., et al., In the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of
Texas, Houston Division.
4 Survey of Emerging Landlord Bankruptcies and
Related Trends, by Judge Chris Lopez, Michelle
Shriro, and Katharine Battaia Clark, Presented at
the 14th Annual (Virtual) Bankruptcy Bench/Bar
Conference April 8, 2021, (Great article analyzing
commercial landlord bankruptcy trends)
5 In re Neiman Marcus Grp. Ltd LLC, et al., Case No.
20-32519- DRJ, Declaration of Mark Weinstein,
Chief Restructuring Officer, of Neiman Marcus
Group Ltd LLC, in Support of The Debtors’ Chapter
11 Petitions and First Date Motions [Dkt. 86].
6 Neiman Marcus Emerges from Bankruptcy,
September 25, 2020, at https://www.cnbc.
com/2020/09/25/neiman-marcus-emerges-
from-bankruptcy.html?; Neiman Marcus rides a
Rebound in Luxury Shoppers, Suzanne Kapner,
June 15, 2021, at: https://www.wsj.com/articles/
neiman-marcus-rides-a-rebound-in-luxury-
shoppers-11623767400?reflink=desktopwebsha
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