Attorney Advertising. This profile is independent editorial content produced by Awesome Attorneys and is not a paid placement. Nothing in this article constitutes legal advice or creates an attorney-client relationship. See our Methodology and Publisher Disclosure below.

Baker & Associates: One of the Few Houston Attorneys Dual-Certified in Both Consumer and Business Bankruptcy

Reese Baker has filed more than 5,000 Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 personal bankruptcy cases since 2000 alone — a case volume that sits alongside a credential most Houston bankruptcy attorneys don’t hold: Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification in Business Bankruptcy Law, paired with American Board of Certification credentials in Consumer Bankruptcy Law.

Origin and Background

Baker & Associates is located at 950 Echo Lane, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77024, confirmed through the firm’s own site and its Better Business Bureau business profile, which shows the firm operating in Houston since 1979. Reese W. Baker earned his law degree from Louisiana State University’s Shreveport campus after undergraduate study at Southern Methodist University, and has practiced bankruptcy law since the mid-1980s, including prior in-house counsel work for Summa Corporation in Las Vegas. He has represented debtors, lenders, trustees, and creditors’ committees in bankruptcies around the country.

Practice Concentration

Baker is Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and separately certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification; the firm’s own materials also describe him as certified in both consumer and business bankruptcy across these two certifying bodies. The firm’s practice spans Chapter 7, 11, and 13 filings, forbearance agreements, and mortgage refinancing matters, with a team the firm describes as having a combined 50-plus years of bankruptcy experience. See this Houston Bankruptcy & Debt directory for how this dual-certified, higher-volume practice compares to solo bankruptcy firms also serving Harris County.

Notable Work / Track Record

The firm states it has filed over 5,000 Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 personal bankruptcy cases since 2000, a case-volume figure Awesome Attorneys attributes to the firm’s own materials rather than independently verified through court records. Baker has been a contributing writer for the annual Bankruptcy Law Update published by Aspen Law since 1998 and has been named a Texas Super Lawyer for bankruptcy in 2007 and every year from 2014 through 2024.

Client Voice

Client reviews are overwhelmingly positive across the firm’s own testimonial page and third-party sites, with reviewers repeatedly naming specific staff and paralegals by name for communication and follow-through, and describing the office as well-run and attentive during complicated matters, including at least one eviction case entangled with a tenant’s bankruptcy filing. Awesome Attorneys also identified an isolated negative complaint on the firm’s Better Business Bureau profile alleging poor responsiveness, which the firm’s overwhelmingly positive review volume elsewhere does not fully offset — disclosed here rather than omitted. The firm’s BBB file is listed as “Not Rated,” meaning its file is under review rather than actively downgraded.

Beyond the Courtroom

Baker is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and has contributed to a national bankruptcy law publication annually since 1998, a sustained form of professional service to the bankruptcy bar beyond individual case work. Awesome Attorneys did not identify separate non-legal civic or nonprofit board service documented for him.

Recognition for This Houston Bankruptcy Attorney

Baker’s Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification in Business Bankruptcy Law and his American Board of Certification credential are the basis on which Awesome Attorneys applies “specialist” language to his practice, consistent with house policy reserving that language for genuine, independently verifiable board certification. His AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell and his multi-year Texas Super Lawyer selections are separate, peer-reviewed credentials distinct from paid marketing placements.

Texas Legal Backdrop

Consumer bankruptcy filers in Houston’s Southern District of Texas qualify for Chapter 7 primarily through a means test comparing trailing six-month income against the Texas median for a household of their size; filers above the median may still qualify after allowed-expense deductions or may be directed toward a Chapter 13 repayment plan instead. Business bankruptcy filings, Baker’s other certified specialty, more commonly proceed under Chapter 11, which does not use the same means test framework. None of this is legal advice; a specific bankruptcy filing should be evaluated by a licensed Texas attorney based on the actual facts and finances involved.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

Baker & Associates’ clearest differentiator is Reese Baker’s dual certification across both consumer and business bankruptcy through two separate certifying bodies, paired with a genuinely high case volume and sustained Super Lawyer recognition over nearly two decades. The honest trade-off is that a firm handling this volume of cases inevitably generates some inconsistency in client experience, reflected in the isolated negative complaint Awesome Attorneys identified alongside the firm’s much larger body of positive reviews. For a Harris County filer — consumer or small business — who wants a dual-certified attorney with meaningful case volume and is comfortable with a higher-volume practice model, Baker is a strong basis for a shortlist.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from Baker & Associates’ own website, including attorney biography and client testimonial pages, the firm’s Better Business Bureau business profile, its Super Lawyers profile, and independently available Martindale-Hubbell peer rating records.

Publisher Disclosure and Independence Notice

Awesome Attorneys is an independent legal directory and editorial publication. This profile was not paid for, commissioned, or reviewed by Baker & Associates or Reese Baker prior to publication. Awesome Attorneys may in the future offer sponsored placement products to attorneys and firms, including this one, but sponsorship has no bearing on the editorial content, inclusion, or findings of this profile.