Mayur M. Patel has been a member of the State Bar of Texas for over 13 years. He received his Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law and his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Houston's C. T. Bauer College of Business.
Mayur's primary background is litigation and is active in commercial and business law, real estate law, and bankruptcy law cases such as filings for Chapter 7 and Chapter 13.
Prior to joining The Guzman Law Firm, Mayur was a managing attorney at a large consumer bankruptcy law practice where he successfully managed dockets involving over 1500 active bankruptcy cases and was a staff attorney for a Chapter 13 Trustee.
Mayur and his wife Sheetal, along with their two sons, Vir and Yas, and their daughter, Jui, live in the Memorial Park area of Houston.
Speaking Engagements
• Cash Collateral Issues in Chapter 13 Cases and Small Chapter 11 Cases, 13th Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Practice, 2017, Galveston, Texas
• Change is Gonna Come – Notices of Mortgage Payment Change in Bankruptcy, Houston Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, 2017, Houston, Texas
• Bankruptcy 101: Communicating with Clients and Preparing Schedules, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys 24th Annual Convention, 2016, San Francisco, California
• FDCPA v. Bankruptcy Code – Which Rules? Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference, 2016, Corpus Christi, Texas
• A Mission to Explore MARS - What Bankruptcy Lawyers Need to Know About the Mortgage Assistance Relief Services Rule, Houston Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, 2015, Houston, Texas
• A Primer on the Mortgage Assistance Relief Services Rule, 11th Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Practice, 2015, Galveston, Texas
• Collecting Attorney’s Fees Awarded Under Bankruptcy Rules 3001 and 3002, Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference, 2014, Corpus Christi, Texas
• Understanding and Presenting Claim Objections, 9th Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Practice, 2013, Galveston, Texas
Professional Associations
• Houston Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
• Houston Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers
