Mary Taylor Stanberry

Associate

Mary Taylor Stanberry (“MT”) focuses her practice on corporate restructuring and bankruptcy-related litigation. As a member of the firm’s Corporate Restructuring Practice Group, she represents debtors, creditors, and other stakeholders in complex Chapter 11 proceedings and related commercial disputes.

Before joining Vartabedian Katz Hester & Haynes, MT worked as a litigation associate at a civil litigation firm in Fort Worth, where she assisted with a range of commercial matters, including contract disputes, business torts, oil & gas disputes, probate matters, and real estate litigation.

Locations

Fort Worth

301 Commerce St. | Ste. 2200
Fort Worth, TX 76102

Representative Experience

Debtor Representations

Eventide Credit Acquisitions, LLC
Currently representing Eventide Credit Acquisitions, LLC (ECA) as debtor’s counsel in a case of nationwide significance. Prior to the petition date, ECA was sued in several class action lawsuits relating to the firm’s sale of a loan servicing business to a native American tribe. The primary issue in the bankruptcy case is whether tribal sovereignty and the strong federal policy favoring tribal economic development and self-sufficiency pre-empt state usury laws.  In addition to the claims asserted by the consumer borrowers, ECA also has a claim of more than $26 million based on Big Picture Loans’ default under the terms of a note and loan security agreement between ECA, as lender, and Big Picture Loans, as borrower.

Tedder Industries, LLC
Currently representing Tedder Industries, LLC d/b/a Alien Gear Holsters (Tedder) in its Chapter 11 proceedings. Tedder is a top manufacturer of concealed-carry holsters, gun belts, and related firearm accessories and provides its products to numerous government and law enforcement agencies across the United States.

Creditor Committee Representations

PrimaLend Capital Partners, LP
Retained to represent the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of PrimaLend Capital Partners, LP, a Texas-based subprime auto lender that specializes in providing financing solutions to “buy-here-pay-here” auto dealerships. PrimaLend’s bankruptcy filing on October 22, 2025, comes after months of negotiations with its creditors following missed interest payments on its debts due to an unexpected increase in delinquencies and repossessions. The unsecured creditors committee includes (i) Meir Benit Trust, (ii) Jacob Mason, and (iii) Earth Enterprises LLC. The case outcome was covered in Law360.

Omnicare, LLC
Retained to represent the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors for Omnicare, LLC, a CVS Health subsidiary, to address liability related to a recent $1 billion False Claims Act judgment entered against it in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The unsecured creditors committee included (i) Uri Bussan, the relator in a False Claims Act suit against Omnicare, (ii) McKesson Corporation, (iii) the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, and (iv) the Institute of Nursing Excellence d/b/a Heartworks, IV. The case outcome was covered in Law360.

Anthology, Inc.
Retained to represent the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Anthology, Inc., a global provider of education technology (EdTech) software and services, and parent company to Blackboard Learn. Burdened by more than $1 billion in debt, Anthology sought Chapter 11 protection in the Southern District of Texas in late 2025. The unsecured creditors committee includes (i) Genius SIS LLC, (ii) Glass Technologies Inc.,  (iii) A-LIGN Compliance and Security Inc. d/b/a A-LIGN, and Avalara, Inc. The case outcome was covered in Law360.

Zynex, Inc.
Chosen to represent the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors for Zynex, Inc., a medical technology company specializing in the manufacture and sale of non-invasive medical devices for pain management and rehabilitation with over $66.7 mm in debt. The unsecured creditors committee includes (i) U.S. Bank Trust Company, N.A., (ii) Savant Labs, Inc., (iii) Allstate Insurance Company, and (iv) Dr. Raelynn Maloney. The case outcome was covered in Law360.

Other Representations

Court appointed receiver in Weslease 2018 Operating, LP v. Innovative Sand Solutions, LLC, et al.
In September 2024, a District Court Judge for the Northern District of Texas appointed VKHH as Receiver for the investigation, liquidation and administration of assets owned by Innovative Sand Solutions, LLC, River North Farms, Inc., Hermitage Newark, LLC, and several other entities owned by a Texas couple to facilitate the payment of several judgments entered against them for the benefit of the plaintiff, Weslease 2018 Operating, LP.

 

Credentials

Admissions

  • Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Clerkships/Judicial Internships

  • Judicial Extern to the Hon. Michelle V. Larson, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Jan. 2023 – Apr. 2023)
  • Judicial Extern to the Hon. Edward Lee Morris, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Aug. 2023 – Nov. 2023)

Education

  • Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D., 2024)
    • 2023-2024 Executive Board: Associate Managing Editor, SMU Science & Technology Law Review
  • Texas Christian University (B.A., 2020)
    • Summa cum laude
    • Departmental Honors, John V. Roach Honors College
News & Insights
  • Cryptocurrency’s Clash with Bankruptcy, SMU Science & Technology Law Review, Vol. 26:2 (Fall 2023)
  • “Owning History: The Repatriation of Cultural Property in Texas” – Presented at the 2024 SMU Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Colloquium