Gretchen G. McCord
“The closeness of the attorneys makes it easier to do my job.”
Gretchen McCord | Houston Attorney | Nathan Sommers Jacobs
“The size of the firm, the closeness of the attorneys, and the respect from the community make it easier to do my job.”
Planning and guidance
Gretchen joined the law firm of Nathan Sommers Jacobs in 2000 and since that time has primarily practiced bankruptcy law. She regularly represents Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees, as well as debtors and creditors in Chapters 7 and 11. Having volunteered for Special Olympics and animal rescue groups, Gretchen has a compassion for all living things. She couples that compassion with her competitive nature and uses those traits in her professional life on a daily basis.
Originally from the Midwest, Gretchen now considers herself a Texan. She embraces the variety of people, food, sports and fun that Houston has to offer and enjoys her life here with her husband and daughter.
Admitted to Practice
Texas, 1997
United States District Courts, Northern District of Texas, 2000
United States District Courts, Eastern District of Texas, 2000
United States District Courts, Western District of Texas, 2000
United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1997
Education
Doctorate of Jurisprudence,
South Texas College of Law, 1996, cum laude
Bachelor of Arts, Michigan State University, 1993
- Member of Texas State Bar Association
- Member of Houston Bar Association
- Member, International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation
- Member, Honorable Arthur L. Moller — David B. Foltz, Jr. American Inn of Court
- Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
- H Texas magazine, Houston’s Top Lawyers — 2009, 2012
- Selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers, a Thompson Reuters service, Rising Star - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Author, “When Worlds of Wonder ‘Bespoke Caution,’ The Ninth Circuit Listened” – Applying the Bespeaks Caution Doctrine to Materiality, Corporate Counsel Review, May 1996, Vol. XV, no. 1
- Author, “an Overview of a Chapter 7 Trustee’s Cuties and Tips from a Chapter 7 Trustee,” 19th Annual Bankruptcy Conference, November, 2000
- Co-author, “Sales Free and Clear of Leases, Options, Liens and Rights of Co-Owners, and Strategies for Each Constituency,” State Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Law Course, 2005
- Contributing author, University of Texas 25th Annual Bankruptcy Conference, 2006: “Construction Law Issues in the Bankruptcy Arena: Competing Claims, Liens and Interests.”
