Jarrod Martin Quoted in The Texas Lawbook on Recent Increase of Bankruptcy Filings

Bradley attorney Jarrod Martin was quoted in Texas Lawbook on the record number of businesses that filed for bankruptcy in the Northern District of Texas federal courts during the first six months of 2025.

Martin, who has been involved in the DFW bankruptcy cases involving Hooters of America and Genesis Healthcare, said the financial distress in the healthcare and hospitality business sectors is “the effects of labor shortages, rising interest rates and post-COVID normalization hit[ing] at the same time.”

“What will be interesting is to see whether there [are] any losers from the Big Beautiful Bill in the near term,” Martin said.

“There’s been a deliberate, thoughtful effort to position NDTX as a sophisticated forum for complex business cases,” Martin explained. “What jumps out [from the Texas Lawbook data] is how quickly the Northern District of Texas has emerged as a go-to venue for large and complex business restructurings. The shift has been rapid and pronounced.”

“The continued filings speak for themselves,” he continued. “Coming off the turbulence in SDTX since 2023, it’s no surprise that more debtors are looking north.”

The full article, “DFW Business Bankruptcy Cases Most Since Great Recession,” was published by TheTexas Lawbook on July 24, 2025. (login required)