Legal Services - Carrollton, Texas, United States
Michael J. Schroeder received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Drake University in 1979 and his Juris Doctorate Degree from Drake Law School in 1983. While at Drake, Mr. Schroeder was a member of the Drake Law Review, served as Case Notes Editor of the Law Review. His case note, Lien Avoidance in Bankruptcy, was published at 31 Drake Law Review 240 (1981).Mr. Schroeder was admitted to practice to the State Bar of Iowa in 1983 and to the State Bar of Texas in 1987. He has also been admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. His memberships include the Iowa State Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the American Legal & Financial Network, the National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees, the American Land Title Association, and the Texas Land Title Association. He is an active member of several mortgage finance related trade groups including the MBA, TMBA, DBA, FWMBA, ALFN, NACTT, FBA, ABI, TLTA, ALTA, and UTA.Mr. Schroeder served as the Judiciary/Legislative Committee Chairman (1991-1993) and as a Director (1994 - 1995) of the Dallas Mortgage Bankers Association; and a member of the Texas Mortgage Bankers Association Servicing Committee (2016-2017).In addition, Mr. Schroeder successfully represented the mortgage lender in Nobelman v. American Savings Bank, 113 S. Ct. 2106 (1993); and Munoz v. James B. Nutter & Co., No. 10-3039-hcm, 2011 WL 710501 (Bankr. W.D. Tex. 2-22-11). Mr. Schroeder is A-V Preeminent rated by Martindale.