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Shareholder Charla D. Davies was elected to serve as a San Antonio Bar Association Director for 2020-2022. Her term begins August 1, 2020.  Congratulations, Charla!

Clay is a recent graduate of Baylor Law School and clerked at Langley, Banack & Pfeuffer in the summer of 2019.

“We made our first delivery of 344 pounds of food on Monday, April 20. My neighbors, friends, and colleagues responded multiple times a day with drop-offs of full grocery bags.”

So many of our clients are working hard to support clients, employees, friends and neighbors through this crisis, and we want to know how you are encouraging, advocating for, and lifting up those in need. If you have a story to share, big or small, please send it to us.

On Tuesday, April 14th from noon until 1:00 p.m., Shareholder Kristal Thomson will co-present “Civil District Courts Virtual Hearings: Most Common Mistakes to Avoid.”

Shareholder Bill Sommers co-presented “COVID-19 (a/k/a) Coronavirus: The Project Plague – Legal Checklists for Risks, Problems and Concerns” at a webinar hosted by the Construction Law Foundation of Texas on April 8, 2020.

Almost every contract and lease contains a provision that says it terminates immediately if one of the parties files for bankruptcy. That provision is ubiquitous, but it is unenforceable under the Bankruptcy Code.

On Wednesday, April 1, the Department of Labor published its temporary rule offering additional guidance on the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) and Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) that were established under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, passed into law on March 18, 2020.

“Attorney Bruce E. Toppin III, who represents community banks, said the banks he’s spoken with have been “overwhelmed” with applications or with calls and emails from customers who want to know what they need to do to get a loan.”

Bankruptcy is a unique process with some strict deadlines and procedural requirements. If you are a creditor in bankruptcy, we recommend that you consult with an attorney who specializes in bankruptcy law to determine how you might maximize your recovery from the debtor.

On April 2, 2020, the United States Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) issued an interim final rule implementing the emergency small business lending facility called the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”), which was part of the larger financial aid and stimulus legislation known as the CARES Act.

In February 2020, SBRA legislation went into effect to remove some of the impediments in the Bankruptcy Code that prevented smaller businesses from being able to successfully confirm plans of reorganization and to make the process faster and more efficient for smaller bankruptcy cases.