GRAY REED & MCGRAW - Key Persons
Aaron Kaufman is a commercial bankruptcy attorney dedicated to guiding clients through complex business reorganizations and commercial litigation matters. Whether he's helping clients solve problems in their own distressed environment or structuring the acquisition of troubled assets through the bankruptcy process, Aaron focuses on understanding each client's unique business and industry so he can design the best strategy for achieving their goals. He has resolved high-profile cases in numerous industries, including energy, healthcare, retail, construction, real estate, technology, fitness and many others.
Aaron's bankruptcy experience runs the gamut, from representing debtors, trustees and lenders to committees, investors and other parties with a stake in the outcome. He has a strong track record for helping clients overcome challenges in complex chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, whether it involves a tailored reorganization plan or a quick 363 bankruptcy sale. Aaron also assists investors in acquiring distressed assets and represents clients in all other aspects of commercial bankruptcy cases.
In addition, Aaron is an accomplished litigator with experience resolving bankruptcy-related litigation and other commercial disputes concerning a number of issues, including fraudulent transfers, preference actions, breach of fiduciary duties and contract claims.
Aaron stays at the forefront of the latest developments in the commercial bankruptcy field. He is often called on by media to provide insights on legal issues impacting distressed businesses across the country. Aaron is also a frequent author and speaker on a variety of bankruptcy and litigation topics.
Job Titles:
- Counsel
- Counsel / Houston
Alex Uber focuses his practice on helping businesses, inventors and entrepreneurs protect their portfolio of intellectual property assets. He guides clients through every aspect of a wide variety of patent, trademark and trade secret matters, including strategic planning, prosecution, licensing, and the enforcement and defense of rights in the courtroom.
Alex is a registered patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He has prosecuted patents across a number of industries, ranging from software applications and oil and gas to waste management, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. With his unique background in programming, Alex can identify issues quickly and develop practical solutions for protecting and monetizing software applications and a variety of other complex technologies.
In addition to his intellectual property practice, Alex assists the firm's litigation team in a broad range of commercial disputes, including cases involving breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, and much more.
Dedicated to serving his community, Alex is a non-faculty advisor for the USPTO's licensed IP clinic program at Baylor Law School, which focuses on mentoring law students and helping local inventors and entrepreneurs protect their intellectual property rights.
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- Associate
- Associate / Houston
Allie Lefkowitz joined Gray Reed in 2023 after serving as a Summer Associate in 2022. She focuses on corporate transactional and real estate matters and enjoys the challenge of learning about complex transactions and ensuring every deal is well documented.
While at Emory University School of Law, Allie served on the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal, the only student-run bankruptcy journal in the United States. The summer following her first year of law school (2021), Allie interned for Chief Justice Tracy Christopher of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas.
Education
J.D., cum laude, Emory University School of Law (2023)
B.A., cum laude, Washington and Lee University (2020)
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- Paralegal Experience to
- Senior Paralegal
- Senior Paralegal / Houston
Alma Auth brings over 16 years of paralegal experience to Gray Reed in Houston. She has extensive experience collaborating with attorneys in every facet of the litigation process from start to finish concentrating on construction, commercial litigation, and bankruptcy matters. Specifically, her work includes preparing attorneys for hearings, depositions, mediations, arbitrations and trials; researching background facts; conducting public record searches through Accurint, Pacer, Westlaw, Secretary of State, and various other databases; drafting discovery requests and responses; preparing documents for production; reviewing document production; drafting deposition notices and subpoenas; drafting pleadings; drafting lien and bond claims; processing client documents; preparing electronic exhibits and demonstratives; preparing and running PowerPoint presentations; loading cases in Trial Director and running such program at trial.
Education
B.S., Paralegal Studies, Kaplan University (2008)
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- Associate
- Associate / Houston
Amanda Voeller is a litigator and creative problem-solver focused on guiding clients through complex disputes before courts all over Texas. Her litigation experience covers a diverse range of industries and issues, including breach of contract claims, oil and gas litigation, partnership disputes, insurance controversies, and much more.
Before entering private practice, Amanda served as a law clerk for the Honorable Debra Lehrmann of the Supreme Court of Texas. This experience gave Amanda an inside look at the way judges evaluate a variety of complex substantive and procedural issues. She gained a strong understanding of how clear and concise legal arguments make the court's job significantly easier, particularly when the court considers a decision's practical, long-term implications. Amanda also previously clerked for Magistrate Judge Hal R. Ray, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, where she gained valuable writing experience.
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- Family Law
- Partner, Family Law Practice Group Leader / Houston
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- Chief Talent Officer / Houston
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- Professional Development & Recruiting Manager / Dallas
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- Banking & Finance
- Partner, Banking Practice Group Leader / Houston
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- Senior Paralegal / Houston
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- Mergers & Acquisitions / Private Equity
- Partner, Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group Leader / Houston
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- Partner, Gov. Investigations & Compliance Practice Group Leader / Dallas / Houston
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- Deputy to Office of Chairman / Houston
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- Partner, Tax Practice Group Leader / Houston
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- Insurance
- Partner, Insurance Law Practice Group Leader / Houston / Dallas
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- Dallas Managing Partner, Healthcare Practice Group Leader
- Dallas Managing Partner, Healthcare Practice Group Leader / Dallas
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- Capital Markets & Securities
- Partner / Dallas
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- Partner, Trust & Estates Practice Group Leader / Houston
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- of Counsel
- of Counsel / Waco
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- Chairman
- Chairman / Houston
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- Construction Litigation
- Construction Transactions
- Partner / Dallas / Houston
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- Chief Administrative Officer / Houston
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- Partner, Controversies Department Chair / Houston
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- Director of Information Technology / Dallas
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- Partner, Bankruptcy Practice Group Leader / Dallas / Houston
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- Counsel, Gray Reed Member, Texas House of Representatives / Dallas
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- Partner, Construction Practice Group Leader / Houston
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- Director of Facilities / Houston
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- Partner / Dallas / Houston
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- Managing Partner
- Managing Partner / Houston
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- Senior Paralegal / Dallas
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- Senior Paralegal / Dallas
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- Partner / Dallas / Houston
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- Marketing Communications Manager / Dallas
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- Chief Operating Officer / Houston
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- Partner / Houston
- Probate & Trust Administration
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- Chief Marketing Officer / Dallas
- Media Inquiries
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- Partner, Real Estate Practice Group Leader / Dallas
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- Partner, Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group Leader / Houston
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- Senior Paralegal / Houston
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- Senior Paralegal / Houston
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- of Counsel / Dallas / Waco
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- Manager of Litigation Support / Houston
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- Partner, Energy Practice Group Leader / Dallas / Houston
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- Partner, Labor & Employment Practice Group Leader / Dallas / Houston
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- Senior Paralegal / Houston
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- Professional Development & Events Manager / Houston