David T. Cain: A San Antonio Bankruptcy Attorney Board Certified for Over Four Decades

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A San Antonio Bankruptcy Attorney Board Certified Since Before Most of His Competitors Were Practicing Law at All

David T. Cain was admitted to the Texas bar in 1982 — more than four decades ago — and has spent the bulk of that career as a Board Certified Consumer Bankruptcy attorney in San Antonio. He is also licensed in Washington State, though that license is currently inactive, and holds federal court admissions spanning the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and multiple Texas federal bankruptcy and district courts dating back to the late 1980s and 1990s.

At a Glance

Career History

Cain has practiced continuously in San Antonio since his 1982 Texas bar admission, building a 40-plus-year career centered on consumer bankruptcy. His TBLS Board Certification in Consumer Bankruptcy Law is independently confirmed on his firm’s own site and consistent with his federal court admission history, which includes the Texas Southern District/Bankruptcy Court (1999) and Texas Western Bankruptcy Court, alongside earlier Texas Western District Court admission (1986). Awesome Attorneys independently confirmed his current office address directly against the firm’s own site rather than relying on older, since-superseded addresses that still circulate on some directory listings.

Practice Concentration

The firm’s practice centers on consumer bankruptcy — Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13 — alongside estate planning (wills, trusts, powers of attorney, asset protection, probate) and residential real estate transactions. The firm explicitly offers flat-fee pricing and payment plans for many services, a practical detail worth noting for cost-conscious prospective clients.

Track Record

As a consumer bankruptcy practice, there is no comparable jury-verdict or settlement-figure table to report — a discharge or confirmed repayment plan is the outcome, not a monetary award. Awesome Attorneys did not identify a published case-count figure and is not substituting an estimate; more than four decades of continuous practice in the same specialty is the clearest available proxy for sustained depth.

Client Voice

Cain holds a 5.0 out of 5 Avvo rating, though based on a thin sample — a single detailed client review as of this writing, describing a client who began a court matter pro se, then engaged Cain, and specifically praised his competency in resolving an issue the client could not handle alone. Awesome Attorneys is disclosing the limited review volume directly rather than overstating the available signal; a single review, however positive, is not the same as a large, statistically meaningful sample.

Beyond the Practice

Cain holds Avvo’s Top Contributor recognition, awarded for substantive contributions to Avvo’s public legal Q&A and legal-guide content — a signal of sustained public legal education activity distinct from direct client representation.

Recognition

Cain’s TBLS Board Certification in Consumer Bankruptcy Law is the credential that matters most here, and Awesome Attorneys confirmed it directly against the firm’s own site. His Martindale-Hubbell “Notable” peer rating (2025–2026), reflecting recognition from a substantial number of peers for strong ethical standards, sits one tier below the highest “AV Preeminent” rating but remains a genuine peer-sourced credential rather than a purchased marketing badge.

Texas Bankruptcy Backdrop

San Antonio Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 filings go through the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas, with the creditors’ meeting typically held at the Hipolito F. Garcia Federal Building downtown. Texas’s homestead exemption protects a debtor’s primary residence at unlimited value on up to 10 acres in a city (100 acres, 200 for a family, in the country), and exempts up to $50,000 in personal property for a single filer ($100,000 for a family). Chapter 13 specifically allows debtors with regular income — including Social Security, disability, unemployment, retirement, or rental income, not just wages — to catch up on mortgage or car payments over a 3-to-5-year plan while retaining the asset. This is general background information, not legal advice, and current figures and eligibility should be confirmed with a licensed attorney.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

Cain’s clearest differentiator is genuine TBLS Board Certification in Consumer Bankruptcy Law backed by more than four decades of continuous San Antonio practice — a tenure that predates many of the firms now competing for the same clients. The honest limitation: Awesome Attorneys located only a thin independent review sample, and the firm’s broader practice (estate planning, real estate) means bankruptcy sits alongside other services rather than functioning as an exclusive bankruptcy boutique. This is a reasonable fit for a client who prioritizes a genuinely certified specialist with a long track record and transparent flat-fee pricing, particularly one who may also want estate-planning documents handled by the same office.

Methodology & Sourcing

This profile was compiled from the Law Office of David T. Cain’s own website (cainlawoffice.net), the State Bar of Texas’s self-reported attorney directory, Martindale-Hubbell, and Avvo. Awesome Attorneys prioritized the firm’s current site over older, superseded address listings that still appear on some third-party directories.

Publisher Disclosure & Independence

Awesome Attorneys is an independent legal directory and editorial publication. This profile was not paid for, commissioned, sponsored, or reviewed prior to publication by the Law Office of David T. Cain, P.C. or any affiliated party. Inclusion in this directory does not constitute a referral, endorsement, or guarantee of outcome, and nothing in this article should be construed as legal advice.