Christopher Phipps Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas Area

• Represents 2000+ clients in bankruptcy proceedings across the country• Prepares motions and objections in connection with said bankruptcies, including managing relevant subpoenas, discovery and settlement agreements• Handled client interviews and discovery responses in numerous cases, including bankruptcies and personal injury cases• Represents secured and judgment creditors on Official Creditors Committees in Chapter 11 bankruptcies• Revised and negotiated changes to reorganization plan in multi-billion dollar Chapter 11 bankruptcy case• Responsible for monitoring and coordinating responses to legislative developments• Fluent in SQL database language and database management• Represents families and individuals in pro bono family court proceedings

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted research and prepared action memoranda for the Office of Civil Enforcement – Air Division• Drafted notices of violations and enforcement actions of Clean Air Act provisions and relevant regulations• Drafted responses to Freedom of Information Act requests• Assisted in the rulemaking process to produce new regulations to enforce the CAA• Catalogued and summarized comments to the Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR)• Reviewed complaints, agency final actions and settlement agreements

• Conducted prior art searches for potentially patentable technologies developed by Michigan State University using programs such as Innography• Helped formulate preliminary patentability opinions, and identify problems with the prior art• Determined the marketability of various inventions, including potential licensing agreements• Drafted non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for inventors and interested parties