Martha Wyrick
Biography
Martha Wyrick is an associate in the Restructuring Practice Group in the Dallas office of Haynes Boone. Martha started her practice in Haynes Boone’s Houston office and maintains strong ties to the bankruptcy bar in Houston and across the state.
Her practice focuses on all areas of restructuring, including in- and out-of- court workouts, bankruptcy litigation, counterparty insolvency and risk management, distressed M&A, lender representation, creditor representation, and Chapter 11 debtor representation. She has represented clients in a broad range of industries including oil and gas, energy, construction, and retail, among others. She has also represented various international clients, through chapter 15 or complex, worldwide, multi-party workouts.
Martha is active in the Texas bankruptcy bar, and is the current NextGen Chair of the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA). Martha also serves on the Houston TMA Board and the TMA Global NextGen and Education boards. Martha serves on the DFW Board for the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC).
Martha regularly takes on pro bono work with Haynes Boone, assisting the Institute for Justice, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, and the Office of Capital and Forensic Writs. Martha also enjoys working with and mentoring law students.
Prior to joining Haynes Boone, Martha clerked for the Honorable U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jeff Bohm in Houston, Texas. She attended the University of Houston Law Center, where she served on the Houston Law Review and worked in the immigration legal clinic.
Martha Wyrick is an associate in the Restructuring Practice Group in the Dallas office of Haynes Boone. Martha started her practice in Haynes Boone’s Houston office and maintains strong ties to the bankruptcy bar in Houston and across the state.
Her practice focuses on all areas of restructuring, including in- and out-of- court workouts, bankruptcy litigation, counterparty insolvency and risk management, distressed M&A, lender representation, creditor representation, and Chapter 11 debtor representation. She has represented clients in a broad range of industries including oil and gas, energy, construction, and retail, among others. She has also represented various international clients, through chapter 15 or complex, worldwide, multi-party workouts.
Martha is active in the Texas bankruptcy bar, and is the current NextGen Chair of the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA). Martha also serves on the Houston TMA Board and the TMA Global NextGen and Education boards. Martha serves on the DFW Board for the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC).
Martha regularly takes on pro bono work with Haynes Boone, assisting the Institute for Justice, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, and the Office of Capital and Forensic Writs. Martha also enjoys working with and mentoring law students.
Prior to joining Haynes Boone, Martha clerked for the Honorable U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Jeff Bohm in Houston, Texas. She attended the University of Houston Law Center, where she served on the Houston Law Review and worked in the immigration legal clinic.
- Representation of one of the DIP Lenders in the Cox Oil Chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.
- Representation a joint venture partner in the Zachry Holdings, Inc. Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case.
- Represented the parent in the mass tort asbestos bankruptcy case for HONX, Inc.
- Represented the Independent Board Member in his investigation in the Envision Healthcare Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.
- Represented Corsicana Mattress and its affiliates in their Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas.
- Represented the Canadian Court-appointed Receiver for BOS Solutions Ltd. in its Chapter 15 proceedings in the Southern District of Texas.
- Representation of Board Members in Chapter 11 cases in the Western District of Pennsylvania.
- Represented Fairway Energy, LP and its affiliates in their Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
- Represented Zenith Bank as the senior lender in the bankruptcy cases of Erin Energy Corporation.
- Represented Charles A. Beckham, Jr. in his capacity as the fee examiner in the chapter 11 reorganization of offshore oil driller, Seadrill Limited and media company, iHeart Media.
- Represented the administrative agent for a $200 million syndicated credit facility in the chapter 11 bankruptcy of an oil and gas exploration and production company in Oklahoma City.
- Served as co-counsel for first lien and second lien lender, Ascribe Capital Investments, during the sale and liquidation chapter 11 of seismic data company, Geokinetics.
- Representation of various unsecured creditors in retail, energy, and construction cases, including the cases, Core Scientific, Neiman Marcus, Paradox, and Avianca, among others.
- NextGen (Young Professionals) section of the Houston Turnaround Management Association (TMA), board member 2017-2018; secretary 2018-2019; NextGen chair 2019-2022
- Houston TMA, Chair of the Education Committee, 2022 – 2024; board member, 2024-present
- Dallas TMA, Board Member, 2022 – current; NextGen chair 2024-current
- Houston IWIRC, recording secretary, 2019 – 2022; membership, 2022-2023
- Dallas IWIRC, recording secretary, 2024 – current
- National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, NextGen Class of 2021
- Recognized as TMA’s Emerging Leader, 2022
- Co-created TMA’s Most Innovative Program, 2024
- Included in the "Ones to Watch" category of The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc., 2023-2025
- Recognized as a "Rising Star" by Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2024
- “Preferences for Sale? Analyzing the Fifth Circuit’s South Coast Supply Co. Opinion,” co-author, Haynes Boone client alert, February 16, 2024.
- “Unpacking Purdue: The Second Circuit’s Recent Opinion on Allowability of Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases,” co-author, Haynes Boone client alert, June 6, 2023.
- “Bankruptcy Litigation Manual: What Civil Litigators Need to Know” (Second Ed.), contributing author, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2021.
- “Can you Join My Team? Retention of Professionals in Chapter 11 Cases,” co-author, 39th Annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference, November 2020.
- “Weathering the Economic Storm: Are PPP Loans and Bankruptcy Reorganizations Mutually Exclusive Options?” co-author, Haynes Boone client alert, May 7, 2020.
- "Won't you be my Neighbor? Cross Border Insolvency Issues with Mexico," co-author, The Next Chapter in Bankruptcy & Insolvency Conference 10th Circuit Chapter of the American College of Bankruptcy Santa Fe, New Mexico August 23, 2019.
- “Adequate Protections: A new Hope, or Perhaps, the Empire Strikes Back,” co-author, 37th Annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference, November 2018.
- "Ensuring Asset Purchases Cleansed Through Bankruptcy Stay Free and Clear," co-author, The Review of Banking and Financial Services, Volume 23, No. 5, May 2018.
- "How the Military Processes Reports of Domestic Violence," 5 HLRe 1, 2016.
- "Immigration and Appellate Litigation: The Humanitarian Conundrum," co-author, 2015.
Education
J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 2016, Houston Law Review, Board 53
B.A., McMurry University, 2013, magna cum laude
Clerkships
Term Clerk to the Honorable Bankruptcy Judge Jeff Bohm, 2016 - 2017
Intern to the Honorable Judge Gray Miller, 2014
Admissions
Texas
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
