Gray Reed Corporate Restructuring & Bankruptcy Associate Lydia Webb has been selected to participate in the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ) Next Generation (NextGen) program. 

The NCBJ will host the 10th NextGen program at its Annual Meeting in Washington DC from October 30 - November 2, 2019.  The program will host 40 up-and-coming bankruptcy practitioners with 5 to 10 years of experience for special events offered exclusively to NextGen participants.  Each NextGen participant was nominated and then randomly selected from all nominations received.  To be eligible for consideration, applicants were required to meet the following qualification criteria:  

• Devote at least 50 percent of their practice to bankruptcy;
• Demonstrate legal excellence in the practice of bankruptcy law;
• Demonstrate a commitment to the continued educational development of bankruptcy professionals and professional activities that will benefit the public, members of the bar, and the court system; and
• Display a serious commitment to principles of civility, ethics and professionalism.

A compassionate advisor with deep experience handling every aspect of the bankruptcy process, Webb focuses her practice on representing and advising debtors, creditors, committees and post-confirmation trustees in bankruptcy cases and other insolvency or restructuring scenarios. She has guided clients to successful results in complex cases before courts throughout Texas and many other states, including Oklahoma, Delaware and New York. Webb earned her undergraduate and law degrees from Baylor University. 

About the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges

The National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges is an association of the Bankruptcy Judges of the United States which has several purposes: to provide continuing legal education to judges, lawyers and other involved professionals, to promote cooperation among the Bankruptcy Judges, to secure a greater degree of quality and uniformity in the administration of the Bankruptcy system and to improve the practice of law in the Bankruptcy Courts of the United States. For more information, visit www.ncbj.org. 

About Gray Reed

A full-service Texas law firm of more than 140 attorneys with offices in Dallas, Houston and Waco, Gray Reed provides legal services to companies ranging from start-up to Fortune 500 as well as high net worth individuals. Gray Reed attorneys assist clients with a myriad of legal issues including commercial litigation, corporate transactions, oil and gas, tax planning and litigation, real estate, construction, healthcare, trusts and estates, employment law, family law, intellectual property and bankruptcy. For more information, visit www.grayreed.com.