Ian D. Ghrist

Ian practices general civil litigation, primarily in the areas of Debtor/Creditor, Real Estate, and Mineral Rights. Ian handles cases involving deed restrictions, mechanic’s liens, mortgages, lien subrogation, class actions, the Texas Mineral Interest Pooling Act, title disputes, fraud, deceptive trade practices, drilling permit applications, urban landowner’s mineral rights, evictions, foreclosures, lift stay motions and bankruptcy-related matters, as well as collections on behalf of financial institutions.

Before law school, Ian spent about four years as a banker for J.P. Morgan Chase where he held a Series 7 license and served as both a stockbroker and a loan officer. During law school, Ian won the 2011 Gershon Moot Court Tournament, served as Executive Editor of the Law Review, and competed interscholastically in Mock Trial. Also during law school, Ian interned for the Honorable D. Michael Lynn, Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Texas, served as Intern to General Counsel at a manufacturer, and served in the Summer Honors Program at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Education:
Texas Wesleyan (now A&M) School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 2013,
Magna cum Laude
Texas Christian University, B.B.A., Double Major in Marketing and Entrepreneurial Management, 2006

Publications:
Ian D. Ghrist, How to Sufficiently Consider Efficiency, Competition, and Capital Formation in the Wake of Business Roundtable, 14 Tenn. J. Bus. L. 221 (2013)

Presentations:
Practical Lessons in Oil and Gas, Sixth Annual Texas A&M Law Review Energy Symposium (Texas A&M University School of Law, March 2014).

Awards & Recognition:
Inducted into the National Order of the Scribes, 2013
Medal of Excellence Winner, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2012
Preeminent Advocate Award, Wesleyan Board of Advocates, 2013
Pupil, Mahon Inn of Court, 2013

Bar Admissions:
State Bar of Texas (2013)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas (2014)