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Danielle N. Rushing Associate

Areas of Practice

Industries

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 2016

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas

Education

St. Mary's University School of Law, J.D., 2016

Louisiana State University, B.S., 2013

Danielle N. Rushing is an associate in Dykema’s San Antonio office, focusing her practice on bankruptcy and restructuring matters. She currently represents several multi-million dollar businesses, particularly in the oil and gas/energy, retail, national fitness chain, healthcare, and transportation industry. Ms. Rushing has drafted and argued various motions in state and federal courts. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Rushing clerked for the Honorable Craig A. Gargotta, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Texas, and practiced as a commercial litigation associate with a civil litigation firm in San Antonio. While in law school, Ms. Rushing interned in the chambers of the Honorable Craig A. Gargotta and the Honorable Catherine M. Stone, Chief Justice (Ret.) of the Fourth Court of Appeals of Texas, and with the Department of Justice’s U.S. Trustee Program. Additionally, Ms. Rushing served as a Senior Associate Editor for the St. Mary’s Law Journal.

  • Editor, "Construction Issues in Bankruptcy: Executory Contracts, Mechanic’s Liens and Other Issues in Construction-Related Bankruptcies" (Am. Bankr. Inst. 2020).
    June 7, 2021
    Jay R. Bender & James B. Bailey
  • "Business Bankruptcy Case Updates," co-author, Annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference (UTCLE)
    November 2018, 2019, and 2020
  • "Legal Bandaids: Temporary Restraining Orders, Temporary Injunctions, and Equitable Remedies"
    May 4, 2018
    San Antonio Bar Association Bench Motions and Trials
  • "Use It or Lose It: Grappling with Classification of Post-Petition Sale Proceeds Under Chapter Seven Bankruptcy for Consumer Debtors in the Lone Star State"
    2016
    47 St. Mary's L.J. 901

Memberships & Involvement

  • ABA Young Lawyers Division Bankruptcy Law Committee Chair (2021-2022)
  • Class of 2020-21 LeadershipSBOT
  • BCWBF Autumn Affair Chairwoman, 2020
  • Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • San Antonio Bar Foundation
    • Member, 2020 SABF Fellows Program
  • State Bar of Texas
    • Member of the State Bar's Minimum Continuing Legal Education Committee
    • Bankruptcy Section's Young Lawyers Committee, Communications Liaison (2021), Non-Lawyer Outreach Liaison (2020)
    • Women in Law Section, Member
    • Bankruptcy Section, Member
  • San Antonio Bar Association
  • San Antonio Young Lawyers Association and Foundation, Board Member
  • Bexar County Women’s Bar Association and Foundation
    • Director, 2018
    • Secretary, 2019
    • Vice President, 2020
    • President-Elect, 2021
  • American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
  • Larry E. Kelly American Bankruptcy Inn of Court, Achieving Excellence Committee
  • Junior League of San Antonio Fundraising Advisory Task Force, Member
  • William S. Sessions American Inn of Court
  • American Bar Association
  • Texas Young Lawyers Association
  • Texas Bar College
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • St. Mary’s University Law Alumni Association

Community/Civic Activities

  • San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Fajita Corral Committee, Life Member
  • Junior League of San Antonio’s COACH Program

  • San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Fajita Corral Committee

  • Recipient of the American Bar Association 20/20 Partners Rising Young Leader Award, 2021
  • Recognized by San Antonio Magazine in "San Antonio's Top Attorneys" for Bankruptcy & Workout, 2019 and 2020
  • Recognized by S.A. Scene in "San Antonio’s Best Lawyers" for Bankruptcy
  • S.A. Scene, "San Antonio Rising Star"
  • Selected as a member of the Bexar County Women's Bar Foundation's LEAD Academy's 2019 class