Providing Attentive, Strategic Counsel To Clients Since 1985

Happy State Bank Office

C.

Jared

Knight

Partner

C. Jared Knight

Bankruptcy, Collections, Real Estate, Creditor's Rights In Bankruptcy and Employment
Creditor’s rights in Bankruptcy
Contract Law, including Complex Commercial Transactions
Banking law
Bank and Business Collections
Commercial and Residential Real Estate
Defaulted Loan and Bond Transactions
Loan Workouts and Foreclosures
Trustee and Custodian issues regarding IRA Accounts
Precious Metals Transactions, including Broker and Depository Contracts
Civil Trial and Appellate Law
Employment Law, including Contracts, Handbooks, and related Litigation
Contested Guardianships
Real Estate related and other Litigation
Employment Claim Investigation
Mechanic’s Liens
Landlord/Tenant
TWC/EEOC Claims and Defense Claims
Employment Agreements and Non-Compete Agreements
Landowner Rights
Construction Contracts and Disputes
Litigation and Trial Representation
Construction Law
Employment Law
Debt Collection Law
Personal Injury Law

Biography

Jared handles creditor matters for large regional banks, meticulously protecting the banks interests and collateral.

Education

The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
- J.D. - 1995
West Texas State University
- B.B.A. - 1992
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Major: Accounting and Economics

Bar Admissions

Texas, 1995
U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern District of Texas, 1997
U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern District of Texas, 2020
U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern District of Texas, 2023
U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Western District of Texas, 2025

Professional Associations

Texas Bar Association
Amarillo Bar Association

Honors

BV® Peer Review rating by the LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, 2008-present
Chief Notes Editor of the Review of Litigation
Recipient of the Dr. Harrold E. Melton Award for outstanding undergraduate student of the T. Boone Pickens College of Business, 1992

Past Positions

Honorable Jorge A. Solis, U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, Law Clerk, 1995 to 1996

C. Jared Knight working at desk