Mark E. Andrews Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated 1201 Elm Street, Suite 3300 Dallas, Texas

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1 Mark E. Andrews Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated 1201 Elm Street, Suite 3300 Dallas, Texas Mark Andrews is a shareholder with Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated. He has represented lenders, business debtors and committees throughout his over twenty-five years of bankruptcy practice. Mark joined Cox Smith in 2006 after a number of years practicing as a partner in a business bankruptcy boutique firm in Dallas. Among recent significant engagements, Mark has represented debtors in connection with construction, energy, healthcare, real estate and retail businesses. In addition to his practice, Mark currently serves on the firm s Management Advisory Committee. Mark is a member of the John C. Ford Inns of Court. He is a frequent speaker at state and local seminars. He has also recently been elected to the American College of Bankruptcy. Mark has a J.D. from Tulane University School of Law and a B.A. from Georgetown University

2 Laurie Dahl Babich Career Law Clerk to the Honorable Russell F. Nelms U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division 501 West Tenth Street, Room 206 Fort Worth, Texas Laurie has been Judge Nelms s career law clerk since August Originally from Kansas, Laurie graduated from the University of Houston with a B.A. in Political Science in 1992 and from the University of Houston Law Center with a J.D. in After law school, Laurie served as a law clerk to Judge Harold C. Abramson for two years. She practiced bankruptcy law at Law, Snakard & Gambill in Fort Worth for several years before joining Gardere Wynne s bankruptcy practice. Just prior to clerking for Judge Nelms, Laurie practiced bankruptcy law at Baker & McKenzie in Dallas for nine years. Laurie is a Master in the John C. Ford American Inn of Court and is a member of the Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Texas and the Bankruptcy Section of the Tarrant County Bar Association. Laurie is the mother of a beautiful and mostly sweet 17 year old daughter who is about to be a senior in high school.

3 Charles A. Beckham, Jr. Mr. Beckham is a Partner with Haynes and Boone, L.L.P. in Houston, Texas. He has more than thirty years experience helping a broad spectrum of clients with bankruptcy and insolvency problems. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.B.A. and St. Mary s University School of Law, Mr. Beckham clerked for United States District Judge Halbert O. Woodward in Lubbock, Texas. Following his clerkship, he worked at Kemp Smith Duncan and Hammond in El Paso, Texas for almost twenty years and joined Haynes and Boone, L.L.P. in Mr. Beckham has handled a variety of transactions including his current representation of the Agent for the DIP Lenders in the ATP Oil and Gas Corporation Chapter 11 and recent representation of Grupo Mexico, the corporate parent of ASARCO, LLC in the successful confirmation of the parent s Plan of Reorganization. He also has represented numerous debtors and creditors in energy cases and in cases with cross-border bankruptcy and insolvency issues in Mexico. Mr. Beckham is board certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and the American Board of Certification. He is the former Chair of the State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Exam Commission. In 2010, Mr. Beckham was named the 2010 St. Mary s University School of Law Distinguished Graduate. He is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, former Chair of the Bankruptcy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, former President of the Moller/Foltz American Inn of Court and former Co-Chair of the United States-Mexico Bar Association. In , Mr. Beckham served as President of the 20,000 member Texas Young Lawyers Association. In 2012, Mr. Beckham was recognized as the Go To Lawyer for Bankruptcy in Texas by the Texas Lawyer. For many years, Mr. Beckham has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in the State of Texas in Texas Monthly. Mr. Beckham is listed in the Chambers USA Guide to America s Leading Business Lawyers and in Best Lawyers in America.

4 TONY DAVIS Judge Davis received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and mathematics from the University of Minnesota in He graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in Judge Davis was a partner at the Baker Botts law firm in Houston for 19 years prior to his judicial appointment. Judge Davis was selected as a leader in his field -- bankruptcy and restructuring -- by Chambers USA and was repeatedly recognized as a Best Lawyer and Super Lawyer in Texas by those publications.

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6 AREYA HOLDER HOLDER LAW 800 W AIRPORT FREEWAY, SUITE 800 IRVING, TEXAS TELEPHONE: (972) FACSIMILE: (972) Writer s areya@holderlawpc.com Education Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, University of North Texas 1993 Juris Doctor, Texas Wesleyan School of Law 1997 General Areya is licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and in the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. She worked as a staff attorney for the Dallas Chapter 13 Trustee from November 1998 to April Areya is currently serving as a Chapter 7 panel trustee in the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division and has served as both an Examiner and Chapter 11 Trustee. She also has a private practice representing business and consumer debtors and creditors. Speaking Engagements Federal Bar Association Seminar 2005 and 2006 Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Conference 2004, 2008 and 2013 DFW Consumer Bankruptcy Conference 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2011 Advanced Business Bankruptcy Conference 2007 and 2012 Northern District Bankruptcy Bench/Bar Conference 2008 and 2010 Fifth Circuit Bankruptcy Bench Bar Conference 2010 State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Conference 2011 and 2012 Memberships and Committees Chair of the Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, Dallas Bar Association 2010 Vice-Chair of the Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, Dallas Bar Association 2009 Planning Committee for the DFW Consumer Bankruptcy Conference Planning Committee for the Northern District Bankruptcy Bench/Bar Conference 2010 Planning Committee for the State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Section Council Member of the John C. Ford American Inn of Court Member of the Dallas Bar Association Member of the State Bar of Texas Member and Board Member of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees

7 HONORABLE STACEY G. C. JERNIGAN United States Bankruptcy Judge 1100 Commerce St., Room 1254 Dallas, TX Judicial History: Appointed to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, on May 12, Private Practice Experience: Practiced for 17 years in the Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy Practice Group of the international law firm of Haynes and Boone, LLP (Dallas, Texas office), Head of Bankruptcy Practice Group ( ); Partner ( ); Associate ( ). Represented mostly debtors, committees, and purchasers in large, complex Chapter 11 cases and out-ofcourt workouts. Miscellaneous Experience: Adviser to the California Legislature, Sacramento, California, in connection with the California utility financial crisis in Professional Memberships and Honors: Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification; Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy; Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation; Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation; Master, Board Member, and Bankruptcy Course Instructor for John C. Ford American Inn of Court; Member, American Bankruptcy Institute; Member, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges; Member, State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Section; Member, Dallas Bar Association Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section. Selected by D Magazine in 2002 as one of Dallas Best Lawyers Under 40 ; by Texas Monthly Law & Politics as one of the Texas Super Lawyers in various years; and named in the 2005 and 2006 editions of Chambers USA America s Leading Lawyers for Business as one of the leading lawyers in the bankruptcy practice field in Texas. Miscellaneous Publications: Mass Preference Litigation: Proper Exercise of Fiduciary Duties or Perversion of Equality of Distribution Policy (and What Impact Will the 2005 Bankruptcy Code Amendments Have)?, 24 th Annual Bankruptcy Conference, University of Texas School of Law (Nov. 2005) (co-authored with Francis Smith); Bringing Home the Bacon, or Just Being a Hog? Employee and Executive Compensation Issues in Chapter 11, 22 nd Annual Bankruptcy Conference, The University of Texas School of Law (Nov. 2003) (co-authored with Frances Smith); The Insolvency Expert, Chapter 28, Advanced Expert Witness II Course, State Bar of Texas (Feb. 2002) (co-authored with Eric Terry); Tax Attributes of a Debtor as Property of the Estate : When the Tax Planning and Bankruptcy Worlds Collide, 17 th Annual Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course, State Bar of Texas (May 1999); 1994 Consumer Bankruptcy Developments: The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994, 50 BUSINESS LAWYER 1193 (May 1995). Education: J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1989; B.B.A., magna cum laude, Southern Methodist University, Hobbies: Texas high school football; cycling; traveling.

8 Anabel King HUGHES WATTERS ASKANASE, LLP 333 Clay Street, 29 th Floor Houston, Texas CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Anabel King is an associate in the Business Bankruptcy group of Hughes Watters Askanase. Before joining HWA, Ms. King clerked with the law firm of Nathan Sommers Jacobs, P.C. in Houston, Texas and interned for the Honorable Judge Jeff Bohm, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. Ms. King was inducted into the Order of Lytae and graduated in the top ten percent of her law school class. CLIENT EXPERIENCE Ms. King has actively participated in the defense and prosecution of fraudulent transfers, preferences, and nondischargeability complaints. She has represented Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13 debtors as well as Chapter 7 trustees. Ms. King has also actively participated in the representation of Chapter 12 and Chapter 11 trustees, creditors, landlords, investors, probate guardians and estates. Ms. King has court experience involving contested matters, trials and motions for summary judgment. She has discovery experience, including depositions. Ms. King has also negotiated workouts outside of bankruptcy. In addition to bankruptcy law, Ms. King's practice includes state and federal consumer finance regulation and compliance, including legal, financial, and the translation of marketing materials into the Spanish language. EDUCATION J.D., Cum Laude, South Texas College of Law, 2008 Transactional Practice Law Certificate B.S, Accounting, University of Houston - Clear Lake, 2004 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Bar Association, Member since 2009 Hispanic Bar Association of Houston, Member since 2008 Houston Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section, Member since 2011 and Secretary of the Young Lawyers Committee ( ) Houston Young Bankruptcy Lawyers Association, Member since 2008 and Treasurer ( ) Houston Young Lawyers Association, Member since 2008 Mexican American Bar Association of Houston, Member since 2007 MAH _1

9 The Arthur L. Moller - David B. Foltz, Jr. American Inns of Court, Member Turnaround Management Association, Member 2009 Latin Women's Initiative, Member since 2011 Association of Women Attorneys, Member since 2012 AWARDS AND HONORS Exemptions American Jurisprudence Awards in Property I and Marital Property and Phi Delta Phi The Order of Lytae Dean's Honor List 2007 Garland R. Walker Memorial Mock Trial Competition, Quarter Finalist COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES Ms. King is active with the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program. HOBBIES AND INTERESTS Ms. King enjoys the outdoors, live theater, and art. PUBLICATIONS & SPEECHES 2011 Moller-Foltz Inn of Court, Point of the Sword: Avoidance Litigation, Houston, Texas, Co-Speaker with Robin Russell and Kelli Stephenson Mexican American Bar Association of Houston Retreat and CLE, Stop Everything, They Filed for Bankruptcy!, League City, Texas, Author and Co-Speaker with the Honorable Jeff Bohm, Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas Houston Division th Annual Consumer Bankruptcy Law Course, The New Rules of Keep Away : Interstate Twister and the Cracking of Kronz; Pre-Bankruptcy Exemption Planning and Recent Case Law, Dallas, Texas, Co-Author with David J. Askanase. Whether a Secured Party Sold Repossessed Vehicles in a Commercially Reasonable Manner Under the Charge Given to the Jury, Tex. J. Bus. Law 42, 312 (Fall 2007). Texas Journal of Business Law, Assistant Editor Corporate Counsel Review, Assistant Editor MAH _1

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11 RONALD B. KING CHIEF UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE 615 EAST HOUSTON STREET, SUITE 383 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (210) BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with High Honors, 1974, Southern Methodist University Juris Doctor with High Honors, 1977, the University of Texas School of Law PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: : Briefing Attorney, Supreme Court of Texas (Justice James G. Denton) : Associate, Foster, Lewis, Langley, Gardner & Banack, Incorporated, San Antonio, Texas : Shareholder, Foster, Lewis, Langley, Gardner & Banack, Incorporated, San Antonio, Texas Present: Member: Speaker: United States Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Texas San Antonio Bar Association, San Antonio Bankruptcy Bar Association, San Antonio Federal Bar Association (board of directors member), National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Continuing legal education courses on bankruptcy (1989-present) HONORS:

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13 Lacy M. Lawrence Counsel Dallas T F Education J.D., University of Texas School of Law, with honors, 2006 B.A., Georgetown University, 2002 Bar Admissions Texas Court Admissions U.S.C.A., 5th Circuit Areas of Experience Bankruptcy Litigation Complex Commercial Litigation Energy Litigation Professional Liability Investment Funds Litigation Litigation North America U.S.D.C., Northern District of Texas U.S.D.C., Southern District of Texas Lacy Lawrence s practice focuses on commercial and bankruptcy litigation matters. PRACTICE & BACKGROUND Ms. Lawrence has tried a variety of cases in both state and federal courts involving a wide array of commercial claims, including claims of fraud, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and others. She has also tried a significant number of contested matters and adversary proceedings in Bankruptcy Court. Most recently, she completed a three month bench trial in state court that resulted in victory for her clients. REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS Ms. Lawrence s representative experience includes: teaming with bankruptcy counsel to successfully obtain confirmation of a multi-billion dollar plan over the other competing plan after an extended, contested confirmation hearing successfully representing a coalition of 89 Texas school districts in major litigation related to the adequacy of the school finance system in Texas and achieving a favorable ruling after a several month long bench trial obtaining a complete defense verdict after a two week jury trial in a mineral rights dispute dismissing Plaintiff s claims for reformation of a deed and declaratory judgment and awarding full amount of attorneys fees and expenses incurred in defending against those claims obtaining a favorable multi-million dollar settlement for corporate

14 plaintiff in fraud case representing a national rail carrier in a case seeking to rescind a transaction involving hundreds of millions of dollars and successfully obtaining a summary judgment regarding all claims trying fraud claims to a jury in federal court and obtaining complete defense victory successfully prosecuting a motion to dismiss on jurisdictional issues in federal court and obtaining the dismissal of all claims

15 Contact Information: 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 1600 Dallas, TX D: F: C: Industries: Airlines Automotive Distribution Financial Services Hospitality Insurance Manufacturing Oil and Gas Professional Services Restaurants Retail Supermarkets Transportation Wholesale Supply Education: B.S., Wake Forest University M.B.A., University of Texas at Arlington John Little Principal Deloitte CRG John Little has more than 25 years of management and leadership experience, and specializes in financial restructuring services both out of and in Chapter 11. He has led such assignments for troubled companies, secured lenders, unsecured creditors, and equity investors. These engagements involved services including working capital management, debt capacity, business plan analysis and development, performance improvement, plan feasibility, vendor and business partner diligence, pension funding, financing, plans of reorganization, leasehold and real estate related matters, cash flow modeling, breakeven analysis, store closure analysis, accounting issues, as well as many other troubled company issues. He has also valued companies in bankruptcy and coauthored an article on this topic, in addition to testifying in Federal Bankruptcy Court. Mr. Little s other valuation engagements include mergers and acquisitions, purchase price allocation, financing, gift and estate tax planning, litigation support, and other special projects. In addition to restructuring services, he also provides settlement services, including capacity to pay analysis, and has coauthored articles on this topic as well. A few notable engagements include: Bankruptcy consultant to a $20+ billion international airline Advisor to global oil company regarding capacity to pay of several of its global counterparties Financial advisor to a $275 million global manufacturer and supplier of copper tubing and fabricated products Financial advisor to a $5+ billion global specialty retailer Restructuring advisor to a $500 million manufacturer of residential windows and patio doors Financial advisor to a lender for a $30 million restaurant operator Financial advisor to $500 million gas turbine services company Financial advisor to $100 million debt bank syndicate in global logistics company restructuring Mr. Little holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and a Certificate in Distressed Business Valuation (CDBV) from the AIRA. He also has the Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP) designation and Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA). Prior to joining Deloitte FAS, Mr. Little served as an active duty officer in U.S. Army Engineer and Special Forces (Green Beret) units, and retired from the Army Reserves as a Major.

16 Edward M. McDonough Managing Director Mr. McDonough is a Managing Director of Alvarez & Marsal Global Forensic and Dispute Services, LLC. He has provided a wide range of financial and operating consulting services to public and private companies. His clients have included service related entities, manufacturing, retail/wholesale, real estate/hospitality, high technology, transportation, mining, broadcasting, telecommunications, cable, restaurants, healthcare, and government agencies. These clients ranged in size from small start-up companies to large publicly traded companies. He has served as financial advisor to Creditors, Debtors, Equity Committees in both out of Court reorganizations and formal bankruptcy proceedings. He has provided expert witness testimony in bankruptcy cases involving confirmation hearings addressing plan feasibility, valuation, 1111(b)2 elections, preference analysis, solvency analysis, liquidation analysis, fraudulent conveyance, interest rate issues, lease rejection, absolute priority and the new value exception. He has served as Chapter 7 and 11 Trustee, and Examiner in bankruptcy cases, and as Court Appointed Receiver, and Special Master in State court proceedings. He has assisted these clients in development of valuation models, cash flows, strategic business plans, sales/asset disposition strategies, damages, cost reduction, as well as assist in negotiations with other parties of interest relative to debt restructuring and debt/equity swaps. He has performed numerous forensic investigations, including fraud and financial statement misstatements. He has also provided expert witness testimony in commercial litigation matters, where he has analyzed and testified regarding business valuations, damage analysis, lost profits, causation and liability analysis, lost wages and GAAP accounting related issues. Mr. McDonough graduated with an M.B.A. and B.S. in Accounting from Arizona State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor, associate member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and holds both the ABV (Accredited in Business Valuation) and the CFF (Certified in Financial Forensics) designations from the AICPA, a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and an associate member of the American Bar Association. Prior to joining Alvarez & Marsal, Mr. McDonough was a Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers. He also served as Controller/CFO for companies in the real estate/hospitality development industries. S:\DA&F\Resumes\McDonough\McDonough Brief Bio-BK.doc

17 RUSSELL F. NELMS Judge Nelms has been a bankruptcy judge for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, since November He took the bench after working for twenty years in the bankruptcy and commercial litigation sections of Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P. in Dallas. Judge Nelms served in the United States Army Judge Advocate General s Corps from 1978 to He served as a prosecutor and defense counsel in courts martial while assigned to Fort Sill, Oklahoma and Fort Clayton, Panama.

18 Angela N. Offerman Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC 919 Milam, Suite 2200 Houston, Texas phone: (713) BACKGROUND, EDUCATION AND PRACTICE Angela Offerman is an associate with Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC and practices in the Insolvency & Creditor Rights and Litigation Sections. She has represented creditors, debtors, and trustees in various bankruptcy matters. Her representation also includes general litigation, construction, employment, collection, business torts, and contract disputes. Before practicing law, she earned her B.A. in Psychology and Professional Writing from Baylor University and her J.D. from The University of Houston Law Center, where she served as a Casenotes & Comments editor of the Houston Journal of International Law. Outside of work, she is a runner with Houston Fit and has completed several half marathons and two marathons. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Bankruptcy Institute. Houston Bar Association. State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Section Young Lawyers Committee, Membership Liaison ( ); Vice-Chair ( ). Houston Young Lawyers Association, Professional Development Committee Co-Chair ( ); Arts and Entertainment Committee Co-Chair ( ); Board of Directors ( ). SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Panelist, UT CLE Consumer Bankruptcy Practice (August 2011). Speaker, Texas Tech Business & Bankruptcy Law Association (February 2009).

19 Vinson & Elkins LLP - Lawyers - Harry A. Perrin - Printable Version Page 1 of 2 5/17/2013 Harry A. Perrin Harry A. Perrin Biography Harry is a partner based out of the Houston office. He focuses his practice on national restructuring and reorganization matters. Harry has extensive experience representing various parties in out-of-court restructurings and complex Chapter 11 cases, both as an attorney and as an investment banker/financial advisor. He has represented clients in a range of industries, including but not limited to manufacturing; transportation; upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors of the energy industry; oil field services; power; petrochemicals; real estate; retail; sub-prime finance; and mass media. Prior to joining V&E in 2007, Harry was co-head of the restructuring arm of a Houston-based investment bank and financial advisory firm. He was also previously a partner in the Houston office of a national law firm, and a co-founding partner of a Houston-based business bankruptcy firm. Representative Experience Numerous engagements as borrower's restructuring counsel or debtor's Chapter 11 counsel for companies across varying industries, including oil & gas exploration and production, oilfield service, offshore and landbased oil and gas drilling, wholesale drug distribution, transportation, real estate development, engineering, design & construction, retail and consumer finance Counsel to trustees, secured lenders, creditors' committee or ad hoc noteholders' committees and other parties-in-interest in various Chapter 11 cases or out-of-court restructurings within industries such as oil & gas exploration and production, oil and gas refining, barge and oil drilling rig construction, gaming casinos and entertainment, manufacturing, real estate development, power, and media Financial advisor/investment banker for Chapter 11 debtors, official creditor's committees and ad hoc note holder committees in various industries including oil & gas exploration and production, oil and gas refining, oil and gas midstream, ship and offshore rig construction, agricultural fertilizer manufacturing, petrochemical industry, media and plastics injection molding Financial advisor/investment banker to specialty lubricants refinery in connection with recapitalization, reconfiguration and start-up of moth-balled refinery Financial advisor/ investment banker on asset divestitures for various privately owned companies Harry A. Perrin Partner 1001 Fannin Street Suite 2500 Houston, TX Tel Fax hperrin@velaw.com Industries/Practices Restructuring and Reorganization Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Education and Professional Background University of Houston Bates College of Law, J.D. magna cum laude, 1980 (University of Houston Law Review) University of Texas, B.B.A. Accounting with Honors, 1975 (Beta Alpha Psi, Accounting Honor Fraternity; Beta Gamma Sigma, Business Honor Fraternity) Admitted to practice: Texas, 1980; United States Supreme Court; U.S. Courts of Appeal for 5th, 9th, and 11th Circuits; U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Western, Northern, and Eastern Districts of Texas Professional Recognition The Best Lawyers in America in bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in bankruptcy and restructuring law,

20 Vinson & Elkins LLP - Lawyers - Harry A. Perrin - Printable Version Page 2 of 2 5/17/2013 Activities and Affiliations Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy; Member: Houston Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Texas Longhorn Foundation 200 Horns Club & Littlefield Society; Dean's Society, University of Houston Law Center; Houston Bar Foundation (Sustaining Member) Director & Lifetime Vice President: Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Publications and Presentations Frequent speaker on business bankruptcy matters before the Bar and Continuing Legal Education groups Vinson & Elkins LLP

21 Our People 2001 Ross Avenue Suite 400 Dallas, TX Tel: (214) Fax: (214) Todd S. Perry Managing Director Corporate Finance/Restructuring Certifications Certified Public Accountant, Colorado Passed Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor (CIRA) examinations, awaiting certification Passed Certification in Distressed Business Valuation (CDBV) examination, awaiting certification Professional Affiliations American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors (AIRA) Turnaround Management Association (TMA) Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Todd Perry is a Managing Director in FTI s Corporate Finance practice and is based in Dallas. Since joining FTI, Mr. Perry has provided interim management services, restructuring and bankruptcy consulting, corporate finance advisory services, performance improvement services, lender services, mergers and acquisitions consulting, and financial and accounting consulting. His engagement experience includes interim management, performance improvement, business diagnostics and strategic plan development, working capital management, corporate overhead review and reduction implementation, financial statement analysis, financial projection development, valuation (including liquidation analysis) and buy-side due diligence Mr. Perry has represented both debtors and lenders in formal bankruptcy and out-of-court restructurings. Prior to joining FTI, Mr. Perry worked as an experienced manager in PricewaterhouseCoopers Assurance and Advisory Services practice providing audit and advisory services to public and private companies ranging in size from $10 million to more than $4 billion in revenues. These matters have included assurance, due diligence and transaction assistance, assurance-focused valuation analysis and assurance-based assistance relating to initial public and secondary offerings, private equity placements, convertible debt offerings, restatement of public filings, Sarbanes Oxley, going concern analysis, and international project management. Mr. Perry s experience encompasses a wide variety of industries including oil and gas, manufacturing, consumer products, healthcare, government contracting, technology and software development, internet services and hosting, and cable and telecommunications. Mr. Perry holds a B.S. in accounting with an emphasis in finance from the University of Wyoming. He is a certified public accountant and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, the Turnaround Management Association, and the Association for Corporate Growth. Education B.S. in Accounting, Minor in Finance, University of Wyoming. 1

22 KEITH R. PHILLIPS Senior Economist and Policy Advisor Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, San Antonio Branch Dr. Phillips joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas in January His areas of concentration include regional economics and economic forecasting. Dr. Phillips has published numerous articles on economic topics in Dallas Fed publications and academic journals. Research Papers in Economics, which tracks publications in economics, ranks Phillips in the top five percent of economists across the world in terms of the number of distinct publications. He is a contributing member of the Western Blue Chip Economic Forecasting Group, where he has been the most accurate out of eight Texas forecasters for nine out of the past sixteen years. His research and analysis have been covered in media such as CNN, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, USA Today, Business Week, the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, MSNBC and in media throughout Texas. In August, 1996, Dr. Phillips was transferred to the San Antonio branch in an effort to improve the regional economic coverage of the Dallas office and to better serve the needs of the South Texas community. Dr. Phillips teaches courses in managerial economics and quantitative analysis in the Executive MBA program at UTSA. He obtained his Ph.D. in economics from Southern Methodist University and holds a B.A. and M.A. in Economics and a Bachelor of Journalism degree in News/Editorial from the University of Missouri at Columbia.

23 Honorable Brenda T. Rhoades United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District Of Texas 660 N. Central Expressway, Suite 300A Plano, TX Judge Rhoades serves as the Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Texas. She is the presiding judge in the Sherman and Texarkana Divisions of the Eastern District. Judge Rhoades has served on the Bankruptcy Judges Advisory Group from 2009 to 2012, and is currently serving on the Rules Committee of the Judicial Council of the Fifth Circuit. Judge Rhoades was born in Seoul, Korea. She graduated with a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from Texas A&M University and a J.D. (magna cum laude) from Arizona State University. After law school, Judge Rhoades engaged in private practice focusing primarily on bankruptcy and insolvency law, corporate restructuring, asset acquisitions and dispositions, and commercial litigation at the law firms of Baker Botts, LLP; Bogle & Gates, PLLC; Weil, Gotshal & Manges; and Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld. Judge Rhoades is a member of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, Sustaining Fellow of the Dallas Bar Foundation, Master of the John C. Ford Inns of Court, and a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. Judge Rhoades frequently chairs the planning committee for, or speaks at, CLE seminars hosted by the State Bar of Texas, University of Texas College of Law, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, The Center for American & International Law, Louisiana State University and the Texas A&M Bar Association. Judge Rhoades has previously served as: the Vice President of Membership of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Council Member of the Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) in association with the ABA Fund for Justice and Education, Member of the Board of Directors of the Dallas Bar Association, President of the Dallas Asian American Bar Association, and Chair of the Asian Pacific Interest Section of the Texas State Bar.

24 Kent Ries 4211 west I-40, Suite 101 Amarillo, Texas (fax) Kent Ries graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1980 and the University of Texas School of Law in He has practiced law in Amarillo since graduation. Kent is also a certified public accountant and certified management accountant. He has served on the panel of Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees for the Northern District of Texas since 1997.

25 Davor Rukavina Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C Lincoln Plaza 500 N. Akard St. Dallas, Texas (214) (214) , facsimile Davor is a shareholder in Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. s Reorganization and Corporate Finance section. Davor began his legal career as a two year law clerk for the Honorable Robert L. Jones, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Texas. Davor is also adjunct faculty at the SMU Dedman School of Law, where he teaches advanced business bankruptcy with the Honorable Dennis Michael Lynn, having previously taught at Texas Wesleyan School of Law. Davor focuses his bankruptcy expertise on representing debtors-in-possession in Chapter 11 cases, other estate fiduciaries in Chapter 11 cases, and in ancillary litigation related to Chapter 11 cases, usually in Bankruptcy Courts but also in state and other federal courts. Recently, Davor has successfully reorganized: a group of debtors who own and operate a prestigious mixed-use development known as Frisco Square in the City of Frisco, Texas; the owners of twenty-two Wyndham branded hotels across the country; the largest franchisee of Golden Corral branded restaurants with thousands of employees in multiple states; and the owners of four Hyatt Place hotels. Davor has litigated a wide variety of causes of action in Bankruptcy Courts and other courts. Among other litigation, Davor prosecuted a trademark infringement case, leading to a large judgment; he defended multiple sexual assault claims against a church he reorganized; he prosecuted and defended multiple breach of contract claims; he prosecuted and defended multiple fraudulent transfer and preference actions; and he has litigated a wide variety of bankruptcy claim objections. He has argued multiple times before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Davor is a native of Croatia, although he considers himself a proud and devoted transplanted Texan. Davor enjoys teaching and writing, and has had various articles published in scholarly journals, including the SMU Law Review and the ABI Journal. He is a co-author of an internationally published book on cross-border insolvencies. He also enjoys playing basketball, renovations and cabinet making, traveling, and sampling every kind of beer he can find.

26 BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Richard S. Schmidt UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE 1133 N. Shoreline Blvd., Suite 221 Corpus Christi, Texas FAX EDUCATION B.S. in Mathematics, with honors, New Mexico State University J.D., The University of Texas PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES United States Bankruptcy Judge, Southern District of Texas Col. U.S. Air Force Reserve, Retired State Bar of Texas, Vice President of Professional Education, Bankruptcy Section Louisiana Bar Association LAW RELATED PUBLICATIONS, ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AND HONORS Selected one of top ten Bankruptcy Judges in America - Turn Around & Workout Magazine Judicial Appreciation Award National Association of Chapter 13Trustees Author/Speaker for the State Bar of Texas, Bankruptcy Seminar University of Texas, Bankruptcy Seminar National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Northwest Louisiana Legal Services (Chairman of Board of Directors) Shreveport Bar Association (Secretary/Treasurer) MISCELLANEOUS Finisher 1995 Houston Tenneco Marathon Professor Henry Higgins in 1995 Harbor Playhouse production of My Fair Lady Frank Butler in 1998 Harbor Playhouse production of Annie Get Your Gun Outstanding Young Man of Shreveport (1977) Legion of Merit

27 Craig F. Simon (469) With more than twenty years experience as a trial lawyer, Craig is very comfortable in the courtroom. Craig is a seasoned litigator who has served as lead counsel in complex, high-stakes business disputes in courts and arbitrations around the country. Craig s experience is broad based and has included a wide variety of business disputes. His master s degree in accounting and his years of experience as a CPA make him well suited for tackling the complex finance and accounting issues that are often critical in business cases. He regularly represents clients in bankruptcy and insolvency-related litigation, including fraudulent transfer, fiduciary duty and supplier disputes, plan confirmation contests, claims, and other disputes. Craig also handles a variety of other business and employment matters, including contract and business tort claims, trade secrets disputes and WARN Act litigation. Some of Craig s significant representations include: Obtained $12 million arbitration award in favor of semiconductor manufacturer after two-week hearing on contract claims Represented liquidating trustee in professional negligence litigation that resulted in $30 million payment by Big 4 accounting firm Represented creditors committee in chapter 11 case where the debtors and the committee successfully resolved approximately $1.7 billion in intercompany claims and hundreds of millions of dollars in third-party claims against the debtors Obtained $8 million dollar judgment after two-week trial on fraudulent transfer and contract claims against former CEO of medical practice roll-up company Represented equity committee in plan confirmation litigation that led to negotiated resolution where pre-bankruptcy stockholders retained majority of shares of reorganized entity Represented secured creditor in successful challenge to plan confirmation involving high-rise condominium building Obtained receiver over office building at request of secured lender, and later obtained dismissal of chapter 11 case filed by borrowers in attempt to avoid foreclosure

28 Represented coal mining company in obtaining damages for breach of contract arbitration with coal purchaser Successfully defended tier 1 automotive parts supplier in multi-week arbitration of dispute with component parts supplier Represented technology company in obtaining injunction against competitor to preclude misappropriation of trade secrets Obtained dismissal of fraud claims brought against client by purchaser under $100 million stock purchase agreement Represented unsecured creditor in pursuit and successful resolution of millions of dollars in claims against customer in the customer s U.S. and Japanese bankruptcy cases Before attending law school, Craig practiced as a CPA with a big four firm and with a national real estate developer. He has taught at Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law, and is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Dallas Bar Association. Away from the office and courtroom, Craig is active in a variety of civic and charitable endeavors, including the Leadership Dallas class of 2013 and the Turtle Creek Recovery Center, a non-profit for which he is a member and immediate past president of the board of directors. Craig and his wife of 25 years have three children. Education Southern Methodist University (J.D. magna cum laude 1992; Order of the Coif; Notes and Comments Editor, Southwestern Law Journal); The University of Texas at Austin (M.P.A.1983; B.B.A.1982) Bar Admissions Texas; United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and the District of Colorado; United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Honors & Distinctions AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell SELECT PUBLICATIONS The Attorney-Client Privilege Within Corporate Families: Learning from Teleglobe. American Bankruptcy Institute Bankruptcy Litigation Committee Newsletter, March 2008 SELECT PRESENTATIONS Speaker Jones Day Dallas MCLE University, Urban Legends in Contract Law, October 2011

29 Panelist The Wharton Club of Dallas Fort Worth, Corporate Bankruptcy and Restructuring, November 2010 Speaker Nationally Syndicated West LegalEdcenter Webcast, The Impact of Bankruptcy on IP Litigation and Licensing, August 2010 Speaker Jones Day Dallas MCLE University, Current Ethics Issues for In- House Counsel, November 2009 Speaker Dallas Bar Association Trial Skills Section, Temporary Restraining Orders and Injunctions, December 2004

30 Leslie H. Southwick United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit Leslie H. Southwick was appointed a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on 29 October His chambers are in Jackson, Mississippi. Southwick was born in Edinburg, Texas in He has resided in Mississippi since He graduated cum laude with a B.A. degree from Rice University in 1972, and earned a J.D. from the University of Texas in He clerked for Presiding Judge John F. Onion, Jr., of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and then for Judge Charles Clark of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Jackson, Mississippi. Southwick was an associate in the Jackson law firm of Brunini, Grantham, Grower and Hewes from 1977 to 1983, and a partner from 1983 to From , and then from 1998 to the present, he has been an adjunct professor at the Mississippi College School of Law. He was a visiting professor from January - October In 1989, Southwick left private practice to become a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, serving until In 1994, he was elected one of the first ten judges on the Mississippi Court of Appeals. He walked 250 miles through the district as part of his campaign, and won anyway. He then tried to walk his way to the Mississippi Supreme Court in 1996, but he was defeated after going only 200 miles. He remained a member of the Court of Appeals from January 1995 through December Southwick, who was a JAG and a lieutenant colonel in the Mississippi National Guard, was mobilized and served on active duty with the Army from August 2004 until January For all of 2005, he served in Iraq, first as the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate and then as the Staff Judge Advocate for the 155th Brigade Combat Team. In June 2006, President George W. Bush nominated Southwick to be a U.S. District Judge in Mississippi. Though reported favorably by the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2006, he and a dozen other district court nominees never received a floor vote before adjournment in December. The nominations were returned to the President. He was the first nominee for a Mississippi district court judgeship never to be confirmed. The next nominee was the second. In January 2007, President Bush nominated Southwick to be a judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He was the only judicial nominee to be subjected to a filibuster in the 110 th Congress. Cloture was voted and confirmation occurred in October Southwick was the first Fifth Circuit judge from Mississippi to be confirmed by the Senate after the 1992 retirement of Charles Clark, making him the Mississippi replacement of the judge for whom he once clerked. Judge Southwick is married to the former Sharon Polasek, and they have two adult children, Philip and Cathy. They are members of St. Richard Catholic Church in Jackson.

31 Eric M. Van Horn Associate 2100 Ross Avenue, Suite 950 Dallas, Texas Phone Fax AWARDS, AFFILIATIONS & PUBLICATIONS n American Bankruptcy Institute; Member and Coordinating Editor for the ABI Journal n Bankruptcy Law Section, State Bar of Texas; Chair of the Young Lawyers Committee and Co-Editor of the Bankruptcy Law Section Newsletter n Dallas Bar Association, Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section n DFW Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers n The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business and School of Law; Extended Faculty Member (2010), Financial Crisis and Restructuring Law n Contributor Survey of Cases Interpreting the Stern Decision (Part II), 17 (No. 3), ABA Sect. Bankr. & Insolvency Lit. Comm. (Spring 2012). n Co-Author & Speaker Texas Statewide Bankruptcy Bench/Bar Conference on conflicts of interest (2011). n Co-Author & Speaker Nuts & Bolts of Business Bankruptcy Course on professional fees (2010). n Co-Author Restructuring the Misperception of Lawyers: Another Task for Bankruptcy Professionals, Am. Bankr. Inst. J., Vol. XXVIII, No. 7 (Sept. 2009; with Professor Nancy B. Rapoport) n Co-Author The Art and Technique of Estimating Claims for Plan and Other Purposes, 27th Annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference (2008). n Speaker & Author Nuts & Bolts of Business Bankruptcy Course on claims objections (2008). n Co-Author I Just Got My Pay, Western District of Texas Bankruptcy Bench/Bar Conference (2008), presentation by the Honorable Frank R. Monroe and Professor Nancy B. Rapoport on Chapter 11 professional fees and the Fifth Circuit s Matter of Pro-Snax Distributors, Inc. decision. n Advocate, Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition. n Member, Texas International Law Review. n Albert J. De Lange Memorial Endowed Presidential Scholarship Mr. Van Horn is an associate in the bankruptcy and litigation sections of Wick Phillips, and has served clients in the manufacturing, oil and gas, real estate, restaurant, retail, and technology industries. Representative clients include debtors, bankruptcy trustees, plan and litigation trustees, secured creditors, financial institutions, official committees, franchisors, and unsecured creditors. Matters include Section 363 asset auctions and sales, plan confirmation, lease and contract assumption / rejection, preference and fraudulent transfer actions, claims objections, automatic stay litigation, and other forms of bankruptcy-related litigation in Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy cases. In his state and federal court litigation practice, Mr. Van Horn has represented plaintiffs and defendants, in lawsuits involving breaches of contract, insurance coverage, foreclosure, debt collection, and public information. Prior to joining Wick Phillips, Van Horn practiced as a business bankruptcy and litigation associate at an international law firm and a bankruptcy boutique in Dallas. Before private practice, Mr. Van Horn served as a law clerk to the Honorable Leif M. Clark (United States Bankruptcy Court San Antonio), a judicial intern for the Honorable Frank R. Monroe (United States Bankruptcy Court Austin), and a research assistant for Professor Jay L. Westbrook (The University of Texas at Austin School of Law). PRACTICE AREAS n Bankruptcy-related Litigation EDUCATION n The University of Texas at Dallas (B.A., 2001) n The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2005) wickphillips.com

32 BEHROOZ P. VIDA The Vida Law Firm, PLLC 3000 Central Drive Bedford, Texas Tel: Fax: Behrooz P. Vida is an attorney specializing in the area of bankruptcy, and he practices primarily in the Fort Worth Division of the Northern District of Texas. Behrooz graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law in At Texas Tech, Behrooz was a member of the Law Review and the Board of Barristers. Behrooz is Board Certified by Texas Board of Legal Specialization in the areas of Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Business Bankruptcy Law. The Vida Law Firm, PLLC, which exclusively practices bankruptcy law, is a small firm with three attorneys primarily representing debtors. Behrooz has also been an adjunct professor at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law since 1998, where he teaches bankruptcy law. Behrooz is married to Carla Vida, a principal in The Vida Law Firm, PLLC. They have one child, Coby.