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At a Glance
| Firm | Sherman & Yaquinto, L.L.P. |
| Named partners | Robert Yaquinto, Jr.; Daniel J. Sherman |
| Office | 509 N. Montclair Avenue, Dallas, TX 75208 |
| Focus | Bankruptcy (Chapter 7, 11, 13), commercial litigation |
| Bar Admission | Robert Yaquinto, Jr. — Texas Bar since 1979 (46+ years) |
| Education | Robert Yaquinto, Jr. — St. Mary’s University School of Law, 1978 |
| Fee structure | Not publicly posted; consultation required |
Origin & Founder History
Robert Yaquinto, Jr. graduated from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 1978 and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1979, building a Dallas bankruptcy and commercial litigation practice now spanning 46-plus years alongside partner Daniel J. Sherman. The firm operates from a Montclair Avenue office in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, distinct from the downtown high-rise addresses common among the city’s larger bankruptcy boutiques.
Practice Concentration
Sherman & Yaquinto handles the full range of consumer and business bankruptcy chapters — 7, 11, and 13 — alongside commercial litigation matters, a combination that allows the firm to represent both debtors in Chapter 11 reorganizations and parties in related commercial disputes arising from the same underlying business relationships.
Track Record
As a long-tenured bankruptcy and commercial litigation boutique, the firm’s case history spans decades of Northern District of Texas bankruptcy court practice under both partners’ names. Awesome Attorneys did not independently verify aggregate case-volume or specific verdict figures beyond the firm’s sustained, multi-decade court presence in Dallas.
Client Voice
Independent online review volume for this boutique bankruptcy and litigation firm is limited relative to high-volume consumer bankruptcy practices, consistent with a firm built on referral relationships within the local bankruptcy bar rather than consumer-facing marketing. Awesome Attorneys discloses this gap directly.
Beyond the Courtroom
Awesome Attorneys did not locate specific bar-leadership, civic, or pro bono credentials to report for this firm beyond its sustained decades of Dallas bankruptcy court practice.
Recognition
Awesome Attorneys did not locate a Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification in Business or Consumer Bankruptcy Law, or a national peer-review rating listing, for either named partner at the time of research. No “specialist” language or unverified awards are used in this profile as a result.
Texas Legal Backdrop
A Chapter 11 filing by a business debtor triggers the automatic stay under 11 U.S.C. § 362, providing breathing room to propose a reorganization plan while related commercial litigation — a natural overlap area for a firm handling both practice types — may be separately stayed or continued depending on whether the litigation is against the debtor. Texas’s exemption scheme, including the unlimited-value homestead exemption and Texas Property Code Chapter 42 personal-property exemptions, remains relevant for any individual co-debtor or guarantor involved in a related Chapter 7 or 13 filing. None of this is legal advice; parties should consult independent counsel for matters combining bankruptcy and commercial litigation.
Awesome Attorneys Assessment
The firm’s genuine differentiator is combining bankruptcy and commercial litigation under one roof for more than four decades — a structure that suits business debtors whose Chapter 11 filing is tangled up with related commercial disputes, since the same firm can handle both without a hand-off. The honest trade-off is the limited public information available about the firm relative to larger, more heavily marketed Dallas bankruptcy boutiques; a prospective client should ask directly for references and recent case examples given the comparatively thin public review and recognition record.
Methodology & Sourcing
This profile was compiled from State Bar of Texas licensing records and the firm’s own public-facing practice description. Awesome Attorneys was unable to independently verify additional third-party recognition or review sources for this firm at the time of research.
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