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Bobbie Grace Bayless
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Bobbie Grace Bayless

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2931 Ferndale Street, Houston, TX 77098

Creditors' Rights Law, Post Judgment Collections, General Civil and Commercial Litigation and 9 more

About Bobbie Grace Bayless

LEGAL PRACTICE:

Admitted to State Bar of Texas, 1980

Admitted to State Bar of Colorado, 1992

Partner, Bayless & Stokes, 1983 to present

Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1986; Recertified in 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, and 2011

Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1993; Recertified in 1998, 2003, and 2008

Board Certified by National Board of Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy, 2012

Admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits; and the Texas U.S. District Courts

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES:

State Bar of Texas

Women in the Profession Committee, 1991-1993

Houston Bar Association

Director, 1988-1994; 1995-1999

President's Award for Outstanding Service, 1988-89

Houston Lawyer Referral Service, Inc.

Chair and President, 1995-1996

Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee

Chair and President, Dispute Resolution Center, 1992-1993

Judicial Liaison Committee

Chair, 1991-92

Tennis Tournament Committee, 1983-1985

Chair, 1985-1989

Houston Lawyer Editorial Board, 1994-1998

Guest Editor, Special Historical Issue: 125 years of Justice, Service, Professionalism (September/October 1995)

Pictoral Roster Committee, Chair, 1998-1999

Speakers Bureau Committee, Chair, 1997-1998

Long Range Planning Committee, 1994-1995

Finance Committee, 1993-1994, 1995-1996, 1997-1998

HBA-HYLA Harris County Bench Book Committee, 1991-1998

HBA Bench/Bar Conference Committee, 1993, 1995

CLE Committee, 1985-1992

Membership Services Committee, 1992-1993

Staff & Staffing Committee, 1992-1993

Buildings and Facilities Committee, 1988-1989

Master, American Inns of Court, Garland Walker Inn of Court, 1995-1999

Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit

fellow, Texas Bar Foundation

fellow, Houston Bar Foundation

LEGAL TEACHING POSITIONS:

Adjunct Professor, Pre-Trial Litigation, University of Houston, Spring and Fall, 1996

SPEAKER:

“Receiverships and Bankruptcy in Divorce”, Family Law Practice Seminar, University of Houston, 2000

“Collecting Judgments”, Houston Bar Association, Spring Seminar, 2000

“Bankruptcy in Divorce”, 25th Annual State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course 1999

“When Worlds Collide Divorce vs. Bankruptcy”, 14th Annual Farm, Ranch and Agri-Business Bankruptcy Institute, Texas Tech University School of Law, 1998

“Divorce and Bankruptcy”, 2nd Annual University of Texas Marital Property Institute, 1998

“Bankruptcy meets State Court”, 17th Annual University of Texas Bankruptcy Conference, 1998

“Divorce-Marital Obligations in Bankruptcy”, 23rd Annual Stetson University School of Law Bankruptcy Law & Practice Seminar, Florida, 1998

“Dynamics Between State Court Actions and Bankruptcy Proceedings; Abstention; Impact of Bankruptcies on State Court Receiverships; Section 544(b) Voiding Power”, 23rd Annual Stetson University School of Law Bankruptcy Law & Practice Seminar, Florida, 1998

“Bankruptcy and Divorce”, 16th Annual University of Texas Bankruptcy Conference, 1997

"Collecting Judgments"; Houston Bar Association, Spring Seminar, 1997

"Divorce & Bankruptcy"; Houston Bar Association, Spring Seminar, 1996

"Collecting Judgments"; Houston Bar Association, Spring Seminar, 1995

"Using the Turnover Statute to Collect Your Hard-Earned Money"; South Texas College of Law; Family Law for the General Practitioner and Legal Assistant, 1995

"Turnover Documents"; University of Houston, Collection: Drafting Documents for a Collections Practice, 1993

"Fraudulent Transfers: Elements, Pleadings, Proof and Remedies"; University of Houston, Collecting Debts and Judgments Institute, San Antonio and Houston, 1991; Dallas and Houston, 1992; Houston, 1993; Houston, 1994

"Fraudulent Transfers"; State Bar of Texas, Advanced Creditors' Rights Seminar, Dallas, 1991

"Counteracting the Abusive Debtor's `Estate Planning'"; Houston Bar Association, Spring Seminar, 1991

"Use of Receiverships in Judgment Collection"; Houston Bar Association, Spring Seminar, 1990

"Trustee Powers Under Bankruptcy"; Oklahoma Bar Association, 4th Annual Advanced Bankruptcy Seminar, 1989

"How to Find, Prove and Set Aside Fraudulent Transfers"; Houston Bar Association, Fall Seminar, 1987; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Houston, 1987; Houston Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1987

PUBLICATIONS:

Fraudulent Transfers in Texas, 39-OCTHous.Law.28

Arbitration: Texas Supreme Court Orders Enforcement of Arbitration Agreement, 33-FEBHous.Law8

FED. Civil Procedure: Fifth Circuit Examines Documentation Needed to Support Attorney’s Fees, 33-DECHous.Law9

Sexual Harassment: Fifth Circuit Confirms Reasonable Person Standard in Title VII Hostile Work Environment Cases, 33-AUGHous.Law21

Employment Law: Supreme Court Clarifies Impact of After-Acquired Evidence of Terminated Employee’s Wrongdoing in Discrimination Actions, 32-APRHous.Law14

Fraudulent Conveyances in Texas, The Houston Lawyer, January-February, 1988

Olivarez v. Broadway Hardware, Inc.: The Decline of Mutuality in Collateral Estoppel, 20 South Texas Law Journal, 193.

PERSONAL:

Born Overton, Texas on June 20, 1954

Resident, West University Place, Harris County, Texas, 1977 present

Director, Alumni Board of Rice University, 1986-1989

Founder/First President, Rice University Business & Professional Women, 1985-87

 

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Bankruptcy 1
    • Foreclosures
  • Trusts and Estates 1
    • Estate Litigation
  • Other 10
    • Creditors' Rights Law
    • Post Judgment Collections
    • General Civil and Commercial Litigation
    • Bankruptcy Litigation
    • Garnishments
    • Federal Litigation
    • Commercial Torts
    • Contract Litigation
    • Fraudulent Conveyance
    • Trust Litigation

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Bayless & Stokes
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    2001 Trinity Fund, LLC v. Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 393 S.W.3d 442
    In re Alpert, 267 F.R.D. 202
    In re Alpert, 276 S.W.3d 592
    Alpert v. Riley, 274 S.W.3d 277
    Lesikar v. Moon, 237 S.W.3d 361
    Wheeler v. Methodist Hospital, 95 S.W.3d 628
    In Re: Republic Parking System of Tex., Inc., 60 S.W.3d 877
    Humphreys v. Medical Towers, Ltd., 893 F. Supp. 672
    Roosth v. Weiner, 889 S.W.2d 445
    Roosth v. Daggett, 869 S.W.2d 634
    Knighton v. IBM, 856 S.W.2d 206
    Bayless v. Christie, Manson & Woods International, Inc., 2 F.3d 347
    Bayless v. Crabtree Through Adams, 108 B.R. 299
    In re: Johnson, 54 B.R. 582
    Ex Parte Johnson, 654 S.W.2d 415.
  • Additional Links
    http://www.baylessstokes.com

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1980, Texas
    1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
    1985, U.S. Supreme Court
    1992, Colorado
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits
    Memberships
    Houston Bar Association (Director, 1988-1994, 1995-1999
    President's Award for Outstanding Service, 1988-1989
    Chair and President: Houston Lawyer Referral Service, Inc., 1995-1996
    Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee, Dispute Resolution Center, 1992-1993
    Chair: Judicial Liaison Committee, 1991-1992
    Pictorial Roster Committee, 1998-1999
    Speakers Bureau Committee, 1997-1998
    Member, 1983-1985 and Chair, 1985-1989, Tennis Tournament Committee
    Member: Houston Lawyer Editorial Board, 1994-1998
    Long Range Planning Committee, 1994-1995
    Finance Committee, 1993-1994, 1995-1996, 1997-1998
    HBA-HYLA Harris County Bench Book Committee, 1991-1998
    Bench/Bar Conference Committee, 1993, 1995
    CLE Committee, 1985-1992
    Membership Services Committee, 1992-1993
    Staff and Staffing Committee, 1992-1993
    Buildings and Facilities Committee, 1988-1989)
    State Bar of Texas (Member, Women in the Profession Committee, 1991-1993)
    Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit.
    Bar Fellowship
    Texas Bar Foundation; Houston Bar Foundation.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    South Texas College of Law
    Class of 1980
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Rice University
    Class of 1976
    B.A.
    Legal Certifications
    Board Certified in Civil Pretrial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1954
    Overton, Texas, June 20, 1954

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    Bobbie Grace Bayless was admitted in 1980 to the State of Texas.
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    Bobbie Grace Bayless is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and United States Supreme Court.
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    Bayless & Stokes has 2 attorneys at this location.
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    Bobbie Grace Bayless attended South Texas College of Law.
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    Bayless & Stokes was established in 1983.

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