Matt is qualified as a mediator and mediates complex matters in bankruptcy, business and family law matters.
Matt' present practice includes complex financial restructuring and bankruptcy reorganizations, including consumer bankruptcies, as well as business litigation. He represents debtors and creditors in both business and consumer bankruptcies and in business litigation in Federal and Texas state courts Matt is admitted to all Federal District Courts in Texas, all Texas state courts, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 5th & 10th Circuits and the United States Supreme Court.
He was named a "Texas Super Lawyer" in the October, 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2009 issues of Texas Monthly and Texas Super Lawyers. (Distinction is limited to top 5% of Texas lawyers.)
During 1992-1994, Matt was Bankruptcy Counsel for the Resolution Trust Corporation Headquarters, Washington, D.C. where he was responsible for negotiating a $104 million settlement paid to the RTC by Dallas real estate developer, Craig Hall. The settlement was one the largest in RTC history.
Matt has substantial experience in representing oil & gas exploration companies as debtors in Chapter 11, including obtaining confirmation of a Chapter 11 Plan for Reliant Exploration, Ltd, a John R. "Jack" Stanley affiliate. Named, "Texas Super Lawyer" in the areas of Bankruptcy and Workout in the Texas Monthly Magazine and Texas Super Lawyers Magazine, October 2004, 2005 and 2006. Comments Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1970-1971. Recent Developments Editor and Legislation Editor, 1970-1971, Baylor Law Review. Author: Bankruptcy: Text, Statutes, Rules (2d Ed.)(Contributing Editor) Robert E. Ginsburg, Prentice Hall Law & Business, 1991-1992; Federal Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section, National Editorial Boards, 1991 & 1992; New Markets for Troubled Real Estate (Your Secured Lender), Bankruptcy Briefs, Vol 1., No. 1, Federal Bar Association, Spring, 1991; Commentary-Direct From the Fifth Circuit, Texas Lawyer, P. 14, November 25, 1991; Commentary-New Statue Helps Debtors Take the Cure, Texas Lawyer, July 15, 1991; The Plays the Thing or Chapter 11 Plans and Non-Debtor Releases--Do They Go Too Far?, Vol 2, No. 2, Bankruptcy Briefs, Federal Bar Association, Summer, 1992; A Bankruptcy Lawyer's Briefing and Trial NoteBook (Compilation of Recent Developments, Indexed by Topic, of Bankruptcy and Commercial Law); The Proposed Bankruptcy Act of 1973--The Broken Bench Rebroken, Matthew A. Rosenstein & Robin E. Phelan; Woodward v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue and United States v. Hilton Hotels Corporation, Rosenstein, 27 Baylor Law Review 707 (1975); Homestead--Protection for the Surviving Widow?, Rosenstein 22 Baylor Law Review 409 (1970). Course Director: Bankruptcy Seminar, Corpus Christi Bar Association, 2008; One Day Survival Course - Living Under Revisions to the Bankruptcy Code and Related Statutes: Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, 2005. Presenter, "Quick Overview-Chapters 1, 3 & 5" and "Chapter 11, Including the Small Business Debtor," Sponsored by the Corpus Christi Bar Association. Speaker: Partnership Bankruptcies, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, Scottsdale, Arizona; Litigating with the Government - The Greatest Going Out of Business Sale in History, University of Texas Advanced Bankruptcy Seminar, Austin, Texas, 1993; Getting the "Edge" in the Art of Persuasion - Hi-Tech/Low Cost Proven Approaches to Winning With Effective Techniques in Presenting Evidence and Arguing Your Case," University of Texas Advanced Bankruptcy Seminar, November, 2000. Member, Resolution Trust Corporation, Bankruptcy Counsel, Headquarters, 1992-1994; Rotary International, Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International Foundation; Member, Executive Board, Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra, 1999-2003 and 2004- 2006. Vice President, 2000— and Original Founder, Reynaldo G. Garza American Inn of Court, Corpus Christi, Texas. Former Chair, Governmental Affairs Council, Greater Corpus Christi Business Alliance, 1995. President, Coastal Bend Bankruptcy Association, 1999-2000. Qualified Mediator, Attended Basic, Advanced & Family Law Mediation Training. (Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy, Texas Board of Legal Specialization)