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At a Glance
| Firm | Cavazos Hendricks Poirot, PC |
| Key attorneys | Arnie Cavazos, Chuck Hendricks, Anne Burns, John Dee Spicer |
| Office | 900 Jackson Street, Suite 570 (Founders Square), Dallas, TX 75202 |
| Focus | Business and consumer bankruptcy, Chapter 7 trusteeship, commercial litigation |
| Notable role | Anne Burns serves as a Chapter 7 panel trustee for the Northern District of Texas |
| Recognition | D Magazine “Best Lawyers in Dallas” (John Dee Spicer, 5 consecutive years, 2017–2021); Martindale AV Preeminent (Anne Burns, since 2015) |
| Fee structure | Not publicly posted; consultation required |
Origin & Founder History
Cavazos Hendricks Poirot operates from Founders Square in downtown Dallas, a multi-attorney bankruptcy and commercial litigation boutique built around named partners Arnie Cavazos and Chuck Hendricks. Attorney Anne Burns holds a J.D. from Texas A&M/Texas Wesleyan (2007) and has practiced with the firm through its growth into a recognized Northern District of Texas bankruptcy presence.
Practice Concentration
The firm handles both business and consumer bankruptcy matters, with additional depth in commercial litigation. Anne Burns’s appointment as a Chapter 7 panel trustee for the Northern District of Texas — assigned to the Dallas and Wichita Falls divisions since 2019/2020 — gives the firm an unusual dual vantage point: attorneys who represent debtors and creditors while one of their own also administers Chapter 7 estates as a court-appointed trustee, a distinction that should be disclosed directly to any client, since trustee and debtor’s-counsel roles are handled on separate matters under the applicable conflict rules.
Track Record
Arnie Cavazos co-authors the Fifth Circuit Review for the Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor annually alongside George King, a recurring scholarly contribution to bankruptcy practitioners tracking circuit-level case law — a form of sustained expertise distinct from, but relevant alongside, individual case outcomes. Awesome Attorneys did not independently verify specific case-level verdict or settlement figures for the firm’s litigation matters.
Client Voice
Awesome Attorneys did not locate a substantial base of independent consumer reviews for this firm at the time of research, consistent with a practice weighted toward business and institutional bankruptcy work rather than high-volume consumer marketing; this gap is disclosed directly rather than papered over.
Beyond the Courtroom
Anne Burns has an extensive continuing legal education speaking record, including presentations at the State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Section’s Bench Bar Conference and Dallas Bar Association Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section panels across 2020–2025 — a sustained record of peer education rather than a single credential.
Recognition
John Dee Spicer was named to D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas” for five consecutive years (2017–2021), a locally curated recognition list distinct from a national peer-review rating. Anne Burns has held Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent rating since 2015. Awesome Attorneys did not locate a Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification in Business or Consumer Bankruptcy Law for any named attorney at this firm, and no “specialist” language is used in this profile as a result.
Texas Legal Backdrop
For Chapter 7 filings, the appointed panel trustee reviews the debtor’s schedules, administers any non-exempt assets, and issues the discharge recommendation; Texas’s unlimited-value homestead exemption and Texas Property Code Chapter 42 personal-property exemptions shape how much of an individual debtor’s estate is actually available for trustee administration. Business bankruptcy filings triggering the automatic stay under 11 U.S.C. § 362 similarly halt creditor actions while a Chapter 11 reorganization plan is proposed. None of this is legal advice; parties on either side of a bankruptcy matter should consult independent counsel.
Awesome Attorneys Assessment
The firm’s genuine differentiator is depth across both practicing bankruptcy law and administering it — Anne Burns’s trustee appointment and Arnie Cavazos’s sustained scholarly authorship on Fifth Circuit bankruptcy case law both reflect a level of engagement with the field beyond routine practice. The honest trade-off for a prospective debtor client is that a firm this embedded in the local bankruptcy system, including a trustee appointment held by one of its own attorneys, should be asked directly and specifically how it manages potential role conflicts on any given matter, even though trustee and debtor’s-counsel work occur on separate, non-overlapping cases under standard bankruptcy practice rules.
Methodology & Sourcing
This profile was compiled from the firm’s own website (chfirm.com), Anne Burns’s published CLE speaking history and Martindale-Hubbell listing, D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas” archives, and the Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor’s published Fifth Circuit Review authorship credits.
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