Reese W. Baker is a partner in the firm of Baker & Associates in Houston, Texas. He is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Business Bankruptcy Law and he is also board certified by the American Board of Certification in Business Bankruptcy Law. Mr. Baker has participated in numerous national bankruptcies. He has also served as in-house counsel for Summa Corporation in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Baker has acted as attorney in charge for debtors and lenders, has represented trustees, creditors committees and retiree committees, and been actively involved in successful reorganizations around the country. He is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. He has been a contributing writer for the yearly edition of the Bankruptcy Law Update published by Aspen Law since 1998. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas in 1984.