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Alex Wathen is a Board Certified Bankruptcy Attorney serving clients throughout the United States. From a family of catholic, Kentucky bourbon makers, some of which still make Wathen's Kentucky Bourbon in Owensboro, Kentucky, Mr. Wathen earned his Law Degree from the University of Minnesota. He received his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Southern California, and his Masters Degree in Information Science from the University of North Texas.

Mr. Wathen Bankruptcy Law practice serves individuals and businesses in bankruptcies under Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13. He focuses on solving his client's liquidity problems and reorganizing to relieve their financial distress. Alex represents a wide variety of clients. He has distinguished himself by reorganizing construction companies, home builders, retailers, farming operations, real estate investors, trucking businesses, landlords, skyscrapers, hotels, restaurants, bars, and food service businesses. He is also known for representing family farmers in Chapter 12 and by having a nationwide appellate practice before a number of federal appeals courts and the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Wathen's notable cases include watershed cases on a utility service in bankruptcy, employment non-discrimination rights of bankruptcy debtors, fighting racial discrimination in jury selection, fighting back against racial profiling, and preventing religious discrimination by the federal government. Alex has the honor of being regularly appointed by federal appellate courts to represent indigent people, pro bono, in meritorious civil cases.

Having practiced law since 1998, Mr. Wathen has been active in local and state bar associations and is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars. He is Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization where he also served two terms on the Bankruptcy Exam Commission. Additionally, he is the leading authority on appeals from Texas municipal courts of record.

As a business consultant, Alex works primarily on marketing and efficiency of operations. He also helps with public and governmental relations for businesses. Twenty-first century technology is the centerpiece of these strategies. He helps businesses develop their online footprint and dominate the web.

In addition to helping consumers and businesses turn their finances around, Mr. Wathen is a prolific blogger who reports on celebrity bankruptcies and other issues of public importance. He has been featured on CNN, FOX, CBS, and ABC as well as major daily newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle and the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Texas Lawyer magazine has recently named him Appellate Attorney of the Week. He is an award winning bestselling author of the book Trendsetters which hit the No. 2 spot on the best seller list in 2011. Mr. Wathen won Golden Quill and Editors Choice Awards for his chapter on Rethinking the Office which has become a model for describing the office of the 21st Century.

Alex frequently blogs about bankruptcy on his own blogs as well as FastCompany.com where he is an FC Expert Blogger and the National Bankruptcy Forum where he has been a Top 10 Contributor and Founder.