Don D. Sunderland - Amarillo, TX
Attorney at Mullin Hoard & Brown, LLP
Banking & Finance Lawyers in Amarillo, TX
Amarillo National Plaza Two 500 South Taylor Suite 800 Lobby Box #213 Amarillo, TX 79101 - 2445
Amarillo Banking & Finance Lawyer
Updated: 02/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Banking & Finance
- Commercial & Business Litigation
- Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights
- Business Transactions
- Contract Review & Disputes
Attorney Information
Overview
Don D. Sunderland is a partner who practices in the areas of bankruptcy and insolvency matters. Don is continually advising clients with problems involving debt from both the debtor and creditor perspectives. He has represented or is currently representing in Chapter 7, 11, and 12 proceedings debtors in possession, creditors, committees, and trustees.
Don’s representation of banks and financial institutions is extensive and includes advising and trying matters in connection with judicial and non-judicial remedies in commercial transactions. This includes foreclosures of liens and interests against real and personal property, Uniform Commercial Code, Article 9 secured transactions, including creation, perfection and priority of security interests, default, and remedies in connection with secured transactions, collection of judgments, executions against real and personal property, and writs of garnishment, lender liability defense and litigation involving preference, discharge and fraudulent conveyance claims.
Don received his undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Oklahoma. He later received his J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Oklahoma College of Law,
Norman,
Oklahoma, 1983
J.D.
Honors: Order of the Coif
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University of Oklahoma College of Law,
Norman,
Oklahoma, 1983
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Non Legal Education
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University of Oklahoma,
Norman,
OK, 1979
B.A.
Major: Political Science
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University of Oklahoma,
Norman,
OK, 1979
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Classes and Seminars
- 20th Annual Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course, Planning Committee, State Bar of Texas, 2002
Representative Cases
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The First National Bank of Amarillo v. Southwestern Livestock, Inc.,859 F.2d 847 (10th Cir. 1988)
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In Re Johnson, 105 B.R. 906 (Bkrtcy. N.D. Tex. 1987)
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In Re Bowes, 160 B.R. 290 (Bkrtcy. N.D. Tex. 1993)
Published Works
Articles
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Bankruptcy, The Basics and More, Panhandle Chapter Texas Society of CPA's Tax Institute, 2002
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Bankruptcy - What Can a Chapter 11 Do?, Meeting of Panhandle Chapter of Texas Society of CPA's, 1992
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Foreclosure and Repossession in Texas, Texas Real Estate Foreclosures, Loriman Business Center, Inc., 1989
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1983
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1983
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1995
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1988
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2002
Specialties and Certifications
- Consumer Bankruptcy Law, Board Certified, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1989
Other Affiliations
- Amarillo Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
- Panhandle Bankruptcy Bar Association (Director)
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Contact
Amarillo National Plaza Two
500 South Taylor
Suite 800
Lobby Box #213
Amarillo, TX 79101 - 2445
Phone: 806-214-2435
Fax: 806-372-5086
Email: Send a message
Website: https://mullinhoard.com/
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