Bart A. Houston


200 S.W. 1st Avenue, 12th Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33432
Phone: (954) 525-4100
(877) 525-4100
Fax:(954) 525-4300
Email: houston@kolawyers.com
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Bart A. Houston concentrates his practice on complex commercial matters, including out of court restructuring and workouts, commercial litigation in state and federal courts and Chapter 11 reorganization cases. For the first 18 years of his practice, Mr. Houston exclusively represented Debtors in Chapter 11 reorganization cases and in complex Chapter 7 cases. Over the last several years, Mr. Houston’s practice has expanded to include more complex insolvency related litigation in bankruptcy cases in contested and adversary matters on behalf of debtors, creditors’ committees, and trustees; purchasers of assets and other interested parties; and fraudulent transfer and preference litigation; and in commercial litigation cases in federal and state court with a concentration on real estate and structured finance disputes.

Mr. Houston is “AV” rated by Martindale Hubbell.

Mr. Houston is a member of the Florida and Georgia State Bars and is admitted to practice before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Middle District and Southern Districts of Florida. He earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Walter F. George (Mercer University) School of Law in 1986 and a Bachelors degree in Political Science and English from Mercer University in 1983.

Areas of Practice

  • Complex Commercial Litigation (State & Federal Courts)
  • Commercial Workouts
  • Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization
  • Insolvency Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

Education

  • Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia
    • Juris Doctorate – 1986
  • Mercer University
    • Bachelors Degree – 1983
    • Majors: Political Science and English

Honors and Awards

  • “AV” rated by Martindale Hubbell

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Southern District of Florida Bankruptcy Bar Association, Member
  • American Bar Association, Member