Brian A. Kilmer

Prior to joining K&L Gates, Brian was a shareholder in the financial restructuring group at a couple of well-known Texas law firms and also spent many years as a named partner at a small boutique bankruptcy firm in Texas.  

Before beginning his law practice, Brian was a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Marcel Livaudais, Jr. (Federal District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana) and a judicial extern to the Honorable Louis Moore Jr.(U.S. Magistrate for the Eastern District of Louisiana).

• Houstonia Top Lawyer (2019-2023)
• AV Preeminent Rating (Judicial Edition) (2018-2021)
• Recognized by Chambers USA for Bankruptcy/Restructuring (2012-2014).
• Named to the Texas Super Lawyers list (2012-2021) (Bankruptcy)
• Texas Bar College
• Tulane University--Volunteer of the Year (2008)
• National Order of Barristers 

• Mediating Bankruptcy and Related Adversary Proceedings -- Multiple Moving Parts for the Unwary Mediator, May 2019 (Co-Presenter)
• Bankruptcy Issues in the Oil Patch, Houston Bar Association, May 2017 (Author & Presenter)
• Top Ten Tips for When you are a Creditor in a Business Bankruptcy Case, IEEE Houston Consultants Network, January 2017 (Author & Presenter)
• From the Pitch to the Hit -- Hot Topics in Pitching and Representing Creditors' Committees, May 2011 (Co-Author & Co-Presenter)
• The Bankruptcy Underbelly -- Little Known Facts/Tricks No One Tells Creditors About Business Bankruptcy Cases, National Association of Credit Managers, June 2009 (Author & Co-Presenter)
• Bankruptcy Impact on Joint Operations and the Joint Operating Agreement, North American Petroleum Accounting Conference, May 2009 (Author & Co-Presenter)
• Top Ten Tips--Protecting/Advising Your Creditor Clients in a Business Bankruptcy Case, Houston Bar Association, April 2009 (Author & Presenter)
• Lender Liability, Equitable Subordination & Re-characterization: How Junior Creditors Can Leapfrog a First Lien Position in Bankruptcy, Powell Goldstein Breakfast Briefing, February 2008 (Author & Presenter)
• Top Ten Tips: Protecting Yourself after a Customer Files Bankruptcy, Powell Goldstein In-house Counsel Series, January 2008 (Author & Presenter)
• Top Ten Tips: Protecting Yourself After a Customer/Supplier Files for Bankruptcy, Author, Akin Gump In-House Counsel Series, April 2007 (Author & Presenter)
• Overview of New Bankruptcy Laws, Restructuring Strategies and Current Trends, Mortgage Bankers Association of America Portfolio Servicing Advisory Group, September 2005 (Author & Presenter)
• Continuing Collection Efforts after Bankruptcy is Filed, University of Houston, Collecting Debts and Judgments Seminar, May 2000 (Co-Author)