Harrison A. Pavlasek

BIOGRAPHY

Harrison A. Pavlasek is an associate in Kelly Hart’s Bankruptcy and Business Reorganization section, where he counsels debtors, creditors, trustees, and debtors-in-possession through the intricacies of Chapter 11 restructurings. His corporate restructuring practice is deeply informed by his experience serving as a term law clerk to the Honorable Mark X. Mullin, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Texas. In addition to guiding clients through complex transactional reorganizations, Harrison handles adversarial bankruptcy litigation and related appellate matters.

Harrison earned his J.D. from the Texas A&M University School of Law, where he honed his legal analysis as the Articles Editor for the Texas A&M Journal of Property Law.

EXPERIENCE AND HIGHLIGHTS

• Represented a range of creditors in complex business bankruptcy cases
• Provided counsel to corporate debtors in navigating intricate bankruptcy proceedings
• Acted as local counsel for attorneys representing parties in Texas bankruptcy cases
• Drafted key pleadings and filings, including plans and disclosure statements, applications, bankruptcy schedules, statements of financial affairs, proofs of claim, responses, objections, and other critical bankruptcy documents
• Presented arguments for motions and other pleadings during hearings in various bankruptcy cases

AFFILIATIONS

• Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers
  • President-Elect, 2025
• John C. Ford American Inn of Court
• State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Section, Young Lawyers Committee
  • Vice Chair, 2025-2026
  • Professional Education Liaison, 2024-2025
• Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association
• Tarrant County Bar Association

HONORS

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America, Best Lawyers^®, 2027
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights | Insolvency and Reorganization law
• Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, 2026
  • Bankruptcy: Business
• Top Attorney, 360 West magazine, 2025, 2026
  • Bankruptcy and Workout

EDUCATION

• Texas A&M University School of Law, 2021
  • Articles Editor: Texas A&M Journal of Property Law
• Texas A&M University, B.S., cum laude, 2018

ADMISSIONS

• State Bar of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas