Law360, New York (May 4, 2016, 10:42 AM EDT) -- Frances A. Smith is a partner in the Dallas office of Shackelford Bowen McKinley & Norton LLP. She counsels clients from many industries on loan workouts, restructuring and bankruptcy. She has represented debtors, secured lenders, unsecured creditor committees and asset purchasers in bankruptcy proceedings in Texas and throughout the United States. She also represents clients in various bankruptcy-related litigation matters in both federal and state court. Smith is the former chairman of the bankruptcy section of the Dallas Bar Association and is on the executive committee of the John C. Ford Inn of Court. She has served as a director of the Bankruptcy 101 Course for the State Bar of Texas for several years and is a frequent speaker on bankruptcy, restructure and workout topics at local and statewide conferences and seminars. She is the former law clerk to the Honorable Barbara J. Houser, the Chief Judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas....