Harlin DeWayne Hale

Before entering private practice, this neutral served for twenty years as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Texas, including a term as Chief Judge. His career prior to the bench involved extensive work as a partner in private practice focusing on complex restructuring and insolvency matters, as well as serving as a law clerk for a federal bankruptcy judge.

A former Chief Bankruptcy Judge with forty years of total legal experience, specializing in the mediation and arbitration of complex financial and insolvency-related litigation.

Served two decades on the federal bankruptcy bench, presiding over some of the most significant corporate reorganizations in the Northern District of Texas.

He is widely regarded by legal professionals for his deep technical knowledge of the bankruptcy code and his ability to facilitate resolutions in high-stakes commercial disputes.