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Julie M. Koenig: A Houston Bankruptcy Attorney Who Has Filed Over 1,500 Southern District Cases

Julie Koenig has confirmed more than 100 business and personal Chapter 11 reorganization plans in the Southern District of Texas — a specific, countable credential in a practice area where most attorneys’ marketing leans on adjectives rather than numbers.

Origin and Background

Koenig currently practices as a Senior Attorney within the Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors’ Rights practice group at Cooper & Scully, P.C., with her primary office in Houston and a satellite location in The Woodlands, confirmed through the firm’s own attorney biography page. Julie M. Koenig earned a B.S. from Texas A&M University in 1981 and a J.D. from South Texas College of Law in 1988, and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas that November. She began her career as an associate at J. Craig Cowgill & Associates from 1989 to 1998 before forming her own private practice, then co-founded Tow & Koenig, PLLC with Chapter 7 Trustee Rodney Tow in 2001, working closely with Chapter 7 and 11 trustees before her more recent move to Cooper & Scully.

Practice Concentration

Koenig’s practice centers on Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy for individuals and businesses across Brazos, Grimes, Harris, Jefferson, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Walker, and Waller Counties. Awesome Attorneys did not identify Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification for Koenig and does not apply “specialist” language on that basis; her credentialing instead rests on peer-review recognition and a documented Southern District of Texas case history. She is admitted to the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern, Western, and Eastern Districts of Texas and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. See this Houston Bankruptcy & Debt directory for how this Chapter 11-focused practice compares to consumer-only Chapter 7/13 firms also serving Harris County.

Notable Work / Track Record

Koenig’s own biography states she has filed over 1,500 cases in the Southern District of Texas, including filing and confirming more than 100 business and personal Chapter 11 reorganization plans, a figure Awesome Attorneys attributes to the firm’s own materials. Her work with Chapter 7 and 11 trustees during her Tow & Koenig partnership gave her direct experience on the trustee side of bankruptcy administration, a perspective not all debtor’s attorneys have.

Client Voice

A client review describes Koenig as helpful in navigating an unfamiliar bankruptcy process, with the client’s desired outcome achieved and the agreement still successfully in place two years later. Awesome Attorneys did not identify a large volume of public client reviews for Koenig individually, a moderate gap for an attorney with this length of practice, disclosed here rather than omitted.

Beyond the Courtroom

Koenig is a former Secretary/Treasurer and former Vice President of the Houston Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (formerly the Houston Association of Debtor’s Attorneys) and a former member of the Houston Women’s Bankruptcy Conference. She is a frequent conference speaker, including a presentation at the International Bankruptcy Seminar in Rome and Florence, Italy.

Recognition for This Houston Bankruptcy Attorney

Awesome Attorneys did not identify Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification for Koenig and does not apply “specialist” language on that basis. Her recognition instead rests on an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell — the firm’s highest peer-review standard — and a 2013 Preeminent Women Lawyer distinction, a recognition Martindale-Hubbell states only about five percent of female Texas attorneys receive, 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. Chapter 11 reorganization, Koenig’s other area of documented case volume, is more commonly used by businesses and higher-net-worth individuals whose debts or asset structure exceed Chapter 13’s eligibility limits. 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

Julie Koenig’s clearest differentiator is a documented, specific Chapter 11 case history — over 100 confirmed reorganization plans — combined with direct trustee-side experience from her years partnered with a Chapter 7 Trustee, a combination of debtor- and system-side perspective uncommon among consumer bankruptcy attorneys. The honest trade-off is that Awesome Attorneys did not identify TBLS board certification or a substantial public client-review record to weigh against her peer-review credentials and case-volume claims. For a Harris County filer with a business or Chapter 11-scale matter who values documented case experience and trustee-side familiarity, Koenig is a reasonable basis for a shortlist.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from Julie Koenig’s attorney biography at Cooper & Scully, P.C., her Avvo profile and client review, independently available Martindale-Hubbell peer rating records, and the Houston Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys’ publicly available leadership history.

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 Cooper & Scully, P.C. or Julie Koenig 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.