Elias M. Yazbeck

Elias M. Yazbeck is an associate attorney in the Houston office of McGinnis Lochridge, LLP. Mr. Yazbeck handles a wide-range of civil disputes and business litigation matters in federal and state courts, including bankruptcy courts. He has experience primarily in bankruptcy, real estate, construction, collections, oil & gas/energy, retail, and finance. In addition to valuable hands-on experience, Mr. Yazbeck also has honed his litigation skills by attending the intensive trial practice training academy conducted by the American Board of Trial Advocates and the trial skills workshop conducted by the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges. Mr. Yazbeck has also assisted clients with international trade compliance requirements related to customs and cross-border trade.

Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Yazbeck served as a judicial intern for The Honorable Judge Marvin Isgur, Federal Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Texas, and The Honorable Judge Zack Hawthorn, Federal Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Texas. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Yazbeck worked as a financial analyst for a full-service commercial real estate development company focused on multifamily, senior housing, affordable housing, and land assets.

Mr. Yazbeck is a born and raised Texan. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin, and his Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from South Texas College of Law. While in law school, Mr. Yazbeck served as Articles Editor for the South Texas Law Review, Managing Editor for the Texas Bar Construction Law Journal, and President of the Real Estate and Construction Law Society. He is active in the legal community through his involvement in the Garland R. Walker Inn of Courts, the Bankruptcy Section of the Texas Bar, where he serves as Liaison of Public Education on the Young Lawyers Committee, and the Houston Bar Association, where he serves as Vice-Chair of the Commercial & Consumer Law Section. Mr. Yazbeck also regularly volunteers on weekends at his alma mater as a Breakout Instructor for students enrolled in the South Texas Advocacy Program.

Includes:

• Focus on litigation (trial and appeals) involving business disputes. (e.g., contract disputes, fraudulent transfer of property, oil & gas related matters such as mineral lease disputes, defaults under financing arrangements, suits to quiet title, noncompete issues, debt collection, and reposession/sequestration of collateral).  
• Focus on representing creditors in Chapter 11, Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcies and debt restructuring.
• Providing pre and post litigation legal advice to businesses and individuals on their legal rights/entitlements.

Publications

• Bankruptcy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas: Liaison of Public Education
• Garland R. Walker American Inn of Courts
• Houston Young Lawyers Association
• Preservation Houston