Charlie Beckham Elected President of American College of Bankruptcy

Haynes Boone Partner Charles A. Beckham, Jr. has been elected President of the American College of Bankruptcy, an organization he has supported for over 20 years as a Fellow, Fifth Circuit Regent and, most recently, as Chair of the College’s Board of Regents.

“We are excited for Charlie as he begins his tenure as the President of the American College of Bankruptcy,” said Frasher Murphy, Haynes Boone Partner and chair of the Restructuring Practice Group. “Charlie’s career has been defined by excellent service and dedication to his clients, colleagues, and the bankruptcy bar at large. Being elected to this position is well-deserved, and we look forward to seeing Charlie serve in this new role.”

The American College of Bankruptcy is dedicated to the enhancement of Professionalism, Scholarship, and Service in Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law Practice by conducting professional educational programs, sponsoring the publication of scholarly reports, promoting Pro Bono efforts through the American College of Bankruptcy Foundation and maintaining the National Bankruptcy Archives, among other programs. Professionals are invited to join as Fellows based on a proven record of the highest standards of expertise, leadership, integrity, professionalism, scholarship, and service to the bankruptcy and insolvency practice and to their communities.

Charlie will serve a two-year term as President of the College. In the role, he serves as the principal operating officer of the College and will lead and participate in numerous College programs and activities around the country.

“I have tremendous respect for the Fellows of the College. I am often in awe that I get to be in the same room with them. They are doing such good work for the bankruptcy community,” Charlie said. “It is an honor to continue to serve the College and help lead it into the future. I am thrilled that part of the future is to implement new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion goals for the College.”

Charlie will work alongside several Haynes Boone partners who are College Fellows: Stephen Pezanosky, Pat Hughes, and Kenric Kattner.

Charlie has more than 40 years of experience providing quality advice on bankruptcy, mergers and acquisitions, debt restructuring and insolvency issues. He has been involved in just about every type of oil, gas and energy bankruptcy imaginable and has represented clients in cases large and small, in courtrooms and boardrooms across the country.

Charlie is board-certified in business bankruptcy law by both the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and the American Board of Certification. Because of his significant experience, he served as Chair of the Bankruptcy Law Exam Commission of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Charlie previously served as Chair of the Bankruptcy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. He is also a former President of the 20,000-member Texas Young Lawyers Association, a former member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the State Bar of Texas. Charlie is a fellow of the Houston Bar Foundation, Texas Bar Foundation, and American Bar Foundation. He currently serves on the Chancellor’s Council Executive Committee for The University of Texas System. In 2010, Charlie was named the Distinguished Law Graduate of St. Mary’s University School of Law.


Note: Publications that covered Charlie's announcement include:

Daily Bankruptcy News

Texas Blog Bar