Texas Commercial Law Firm

Firm founder and shareholder Gregory A. Balcom practices in the areas of mortgage foreclosure, real estate, bankruptcy, and business litigation.  He holds a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center, where he was Associate Editor of the Houston Journal of International Law, and his bachelor's degree cum laude from the University of Massachusetts.  Mr. Balcom is very experienced with both complex commercial foreclosures as well as residential foreclosures as he has specialized in this area for more than 20 years.  Mr. Balcom was a founding partner and Managing Partner of Polk, Scheer, Prober, Balcom & Holliday, L.L.P. and a founding partner and President of Balcom, Mann & Stevens, P.C.  Mr. Balcom is licensed to practice before all Texas state and federal district courts. 

Mr. Balcom's publications and seminars include What Happens If The Mortgagor Dies? (Servicing Management, Sept. 1994), Does The FDCPA Apply To You? (Servicing Management, Mar. 1995); "Texas Foreclosure and Repossession," (National Business Institute, Inc. Seminar, Mar. 1995);"Effective Mortgage Foreclosure Techniques in Texas," (National Business Institute, Inc. Seminar, Oct. 1995);"Texas Foreclosure and Repossession," (National Business Institute, Inc. Seminar, May. 1996);"Complying With the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in Texas," (National Business Institute, Inc. Seminar, Mar. 1997); Sweeping Changes in Texas  (Servicing Management, June, 2004); "Sweeping Changes in Texas: Recent Changes To the Texas Property Code and Potential Problems Caused," (California Trustee's Association Legal Newsletter, 2004); and "Recent Sweeping Changes in Texas," (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association Presentation, Feb. 2005). He is a frequent presenter at continuing legal education seminars, where he educates other attorneys on the intricacies of mortgage foreclosure law and related areas.  He is a member of the American Bar Association, Commercial Law League of America, the Houston Bar Association, the Retail Collection Attorney Network; the Mortgage Bankers Association, the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys; the Texas Mortgage Bankers Association, and the Association of Banking and Commercial Law Firms.

8584 Katy Freeway
West Memorial Park
Suite#305
Houston, Texas 77024

Phone: (713) 973-9900
Fax: (713) 464-8553
 

President

Mortgage Foreclosures (Residential & Commercial)
Real Estate
Bankruptcy (Creditor's Rights, including Chapter 11)
Commercial Litigation

Texas, 1984
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1985
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1994
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1994
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2000
U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri 2003
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 2003

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1979 B.A. History, Cum Laude
Law Journal: Houston Journal of International Law, Associate Editor, 1983 - 1984
University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, J.D. 1984

What Happens If The Mortgagor Dies?, 5 Servicing Managment, September, 1994
Does The FDCPA Apply To You?, 6 Servicing Management, March, 1995
Sweeping Change in Texas: Recent Changes To the Texas Property Code and Potential Problems Caused,
   California Trustee's Association Legal Newsletter, 2004.
Sweeping Changes in Texas.  15 Servicing Management, June, 2004

Texas Foreclosure and Repossession, National Business Institute, Inc., 1995 - 1996
Effective Mortgage Foreclosure Technologies In Texas, National Business Institute, Inc., 1995
Complying With The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act In Texas, National Business Institute, Inc., 1997
Recent Sweeping Changes in Texas, Texas Mortgage Bankers Association Servicing Workshop, 2005,

American Bar Association
Commercial Law League of America
Mortgage Bankers Association
Retail Collection Attorney Network
Texas Mortgage Bankers Association
Houston Bar Association
National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys
Association of Banking and Commercial Law Firms

FDIC/RTC "Designated Commercial Foreclosure Counsel, Texas" 1992
Received Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating, (AV) (Rarely given prior to 10 years of practice), 1992
Managing Attorney, Default Services at Shanks, Tritter, Ledbetter & Daniels, P.C., 1994
Founding Member of USFN's Commercial/Multifamily Division, 1994
Founding Member and Managing Partner of Polk, Scheer, Prober, Balcom & Holiday, 1995
Founding Member and President of Balcom, Mann & Stevens, P.C., 1996
Founding Member and President of Balcom Law Firm, P.C., 2001
Designated by Martindale-Hubbel Bar Register as "One of the Pre-eminent Law Practices in the United States", 2006
Listed in directory of "Recommended Banking and Commercial Law Firms", 2006

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October 31, 1957, Fitchburg, Massachusetts