Two Jackson Walker LLP bankruptcy attorneys discussed in 2021 the impending fallout of an undisclosed romance between one of their colleagues and Houston bankruptcy judge David R. Jones—and expressed anger with the judge, texts show.
The texts, displayed in records viewed by Bloomberg Law, offer an inside glimpse into how the two lawyers responded to explosive allegations from Michael Van Deelen, an aggrieved shareholder of then-bankrupt engineering giant McDermott International, that firm partner Elizabeth Freeman was in a relationship with Jones, who oversaw many of Jackson Walker’s cases.
The exchange between Freeman’s colleagues suggests they wanted to protect her from ...
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