John C. Leininger

About John C. Leininger

John Leininger joined the Dallas office of Otteson Shapiro in January 2016.

Mr. Leininger is a senior member of the firm's Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights and Litigation practice areas. He focuses on core bankruptcy matters, bankruptcy litigation, and general civil litigation. Mr. Leininger represents creditors in bankruptcy court, bankruptcy lawsuits, and civil litigation in general.

Leininger was named one of the Best Lawyers in America in the years 2010 and 2011 for his work in the field of Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law.

After graduating from law school, Mr. Leininger worked as a law clerk for the Honorable William H. Parker, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Texas. He has extensive experience litigating matters in state and federal courts. In the years since the United States Supreme Court dismissed Judge Parker, Mr. Leininger has gained extensive experience in bankruptcy courts and state courts. Representative matters that he has handled include:

Real Estate

He has extensive experience representing both creditors and debtors in a variety of real estate matters.

Attorney for secured creditors in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases involving multi-million dollar hotel loans.

Holiday 360, Ltd., et al.: Counsel to creditors in successful reorganization of multi-million dollar hotel loans. As counsel for creditors in restructuring corporate debts to pay them back as much as 100 percent to all creditors.

Springcrest Partners, LLC: Successfully defeated plans to reduce the amount secured lenders claim on a multi-family mortgage.

Operating entities. 

Mr. Leininger is experienced in representing creditors in bankruptcy and restructuring matters.

Med-Depot Holdings, LLC: represented debtor in reorganization of company that supplies medical equipment to hospice providers.

Mountain Top Enterprises, LLC: counsel to creditors in reorganizing a large commercial roofing company.

Other

Life Partners, Inc., et al.: Counsel to potential class actions aimed to protect interests in investments in $2.4 billion life insurance portfolios.

Guaranty Financial Group, Inc. defended a former bank officer in a lawsuit brought by a trustee of a large financial institution to recover money that the bank had paid the former officer.

Crown Automotive Group, LLC: Counsel to Chapter 7 trustees in complex litigation.

Mr. Leininger also has extensive experience representing creditors and debtors in out of court restructurings and collection matters.

Leininger attended South Texas College of Law and received his bachelors degree in accounting and finance from the University of Houston.