Austin is counsel in the firm’s Business Restructuring practice. He focuses on insolvency proceedings, contract disputes, receivership actions, as well as litigation in and outside of court. He is also the practice’s point person on distressed M&A and ABC transactions.
Austin represents investment banks, private equity funds, community banks and real estate developers, as well as utility companies and franchisors in bankruptcy and other collection-related matters.
Following law school, Austin served as a law clerk for Judge Katharine M. Samson of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He also was a law clerk for Judge David C. Bramlette of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.
He is the former president of the Stonewall Bar Association and is a member of WorkOUT professionals.
