Ben Wallen, resident in the firm’s Texas office, concentrates his practice on representing debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors, trade vendors, and other parties in some of the largest or otherwise most complex bankruptcy cases in the nation. Ben also regularly represents postconfirmation trusts as well as various other parties in bankruptcy-related litigation. Ben has had active roles in the firm’s representation of Noble House Home Furnishings (S.D. Tex.), Lifesize (S.D. Tex.), and Easterday Ranches (E.D. Wash.), as well as the firm’s representation of the creditors’ committees in Hornblower Holdings (S.D. Tex.), Altera Infrastructure (S.D. Tex.), and Limetree Bay Services (S.D. Tex.), among other notable cases. Ben speaks regularly on bankruptcy and insolvency-related issues, including at seminars and conferences in Texas and Louisiana, and has authored multiple articles on various bankruptcy issues. Ben also serves as a co-chair of the Legislation & Rules Subcommittee of the Business Bankruptcy Committee of the American Bar Association. Ben has received numerous recognitions for his work on bankruptcy and insolvency matters, such as being designated a 2024 “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine, being included in the 30th and 31st editions of The Best Lawyers in America, and receiving the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Medal of Excellence upon graduation from law school. Ben received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma (2013) and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center (2016).
Clerkships
•Judicial intern, Judge Harold R. DeMoss Jr. (5th Cir.)
•Judicial intern, Judge David R. Jones (Bankr. S.D. Texas)
News
Bankruptcy Court Confirms Kal Freight Plan of Liquidation
April 22, 2025
James W. Walker Named to 2024 Texas “Super Lawyers” List; Benjamin L. Wallen Earns 'Rising Star' Honor
September 17, 2024
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
August 15, 2024
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Receives M&A Advisor Annual International Award for Sale of Noble House Home Furnishings
July 1, 2024
Brittany Mitchell Michael and Benjamin Wallen to Participate in the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges’ 2024 Next Generation Program
June 24, 2024
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 17, 2023
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Recognized With American Bankruptcy Institute's 2023 Asset Sale of the Year Award
May 1, 2023
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones to Open Texas Office With the Addition of Michael Warner
January 11, 2021
Events
The Nuts & Bolts of a First-Day Hearing
Financial Poise Webinars Webinar
November 14, 2023
The Nuts & Bolts of a First-Day Hearing
Financial Poise Webinars Webinar
October 25, 2022
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