Joyce W. Lindauer

Joyce W. Lindauer is an Ennis and Dallas-area attorney whose practice covers bankruptcy, corporate restructuring, debtor and creditor disputes, and civil litigation. She represents debtors in Chapter 7 proceedings and small to mid-sized Chapter 11 matters, along with creditors and creditor committees in bankruptcy cases. Her work also includes adversary proceedings and lawsuits in Texas state courts. Her experience spans both financial disputes and the court processes used to resolve them.

Joyce earned a Bachelor of Arts from Texas Tech University in 1978 and a master’s degree in education from North Texas University in 1980. She completed her Juris Doctorate at Southern Methodist University in 1984. She later earned master’s degrees in dispute resolution and mediation from Southern Methodist University, including a dispute resolution degree in 2010. She also served on the Journal of Air Law and Commerce while in law school.

Joyce has represented Chapter 11 debtors for three decades and previously served as a Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee in the Eastern District of Texas from 1997 to 2005. She has represented creditors in adversary litigation and creditor committees in smaller Chapter 11 cases. Beyond private practice, she has served as a municipal court judge in Ennis, a justice of the peace in Ellis County, and an adjunct law professor teaching bankruptcy and legal research and writing.

Joyce W. Lindauer has received AV Preeminent recognition and has been listed among prominent women lawyers in Dallas. She also has a record of local service, including leadership with Ennis Helping Hands and the Greater Ennis Development Alliance. Her background as a judge, bankruptcy trustee, teacher, and attorney gives her several perspectives on disputes involving debt and financial recovery. She continues to work with both debtors and creditors on complicated bankruptcy and litigation matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Lindauer & Vaughn
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Prior Member, Dallas Bar Association
• Former Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee, Eastern District of Texas (1997-2005)
• Former Municipal Court Judge, City of Ennis
• Past Executive Board Member, Greater Ennis Development Alliance
• Past Executive Board Member, Williamsburg Condominium Association
• Past President, North Texas Eventing Association
• President, Ennis Helping Hands
• Board Member, Runnin Free Ranch
• Former Justice of the Peace, Ellis County Precinct 1

Licensed State

• Texas

Education

• Southern Methodist University
  Juris Doctorate in Law
• Southern Methodist University
  Master’s degree in Dispute Resolution
• Southern Methodist University
  Master’s degree in Mediation
• North Texas University
  Masters in Education
• Texas Tech University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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