Ms. Altazan earned her B.A. degree at Samford University in 2005. She received her Juris Doctor from Mississippi College School of Law in 2009, where she served as an executive board member of the Moot Court Board and extern to United States Bankruptcy Judge Neil P. Olack of the Southern District of Mississippi. Ms. Altazan is licensed to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, all U.S. District Courts and state courts in Louisiana and Mississippi, and all state courts in Texas. She is also a member of the Federal Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, Baton Rouge Bar Association, the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation, American Bankruptcy Institute, and current president of the Baton Rouge Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. The current president of the Baton Rouge Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, Ms. Altazan is an equity member of Stewart Robbins Brown & Altazan, LLC, where her practice encompasses general litigation and bankruptcy matters, including the representation of corporate and individual debtors, creditors, and trustees.
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SRBA bankruptcy attorneys selected as counsel to the Committee for United Furniture Industries, Inc., et al. in the Northern District of Mississippi
04/10/2023
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SRBA garners approval of case ending settlement of contract dispute paving way for payment to all unsecured creditors and the dismissal of the Chapter 11 case for client Alfred Miller Contracting Company.
03/09/2023
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SRBA Files Chapter 11 case for Alfred Miller Contracting Company in Western District of Louisiana
11/14/2022
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SRBA bankruptcy attorneys conclude plan negotiations with Castex Energy Debtors, Walter Oil & Gas Corp, Talos Energy, & Prepetition Lenders leading to significant recovery for unsecured creditors
06/07/2021
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SRBA Secure Fast Administrative Closure, Clearing Way for Offshore Marine Contractors, Inc., PPP Loan
08/07/2020
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SRBA secure administrative closure of case 1 day after entry of confirmation order in order that Debtor could apply for PPP Loan.
08/07/2020
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SRBA bankruptcy attorneys Confirm Chapter 11 Plan of Offshore Marine Contractors, Inc.
08/06/2020
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SRBA Bankruptcy Attorneys Confirm Offshore Marine Contractors, Inc., Plan in Eastern District's First "Complex Chapter 11 Case"
08/06/2020
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SRBA bankruptcy attorneys to represent Official Committee of Commercial Unsecured Creditors in Archdiocese of New Orleans
07/04/2020
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SRBA Selected as General Counsel to KPE Liquidation Trust
07/04/2020
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SRBA bankruptcy attorneys selected as counsel to Committee for Castex Energy 2005 Holdco, LLC, et al in Southern District of Texas
07/04/2020
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SRBA bankruptcy attorneys general counsel for KP Engineering Liquidation Trust
07/04/2020
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SRBA attorneys granted Initial Order commencing the resolution of the MEGHA, LLC hotel case in Lafeyette.
04/23/2020
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SRBA bankruptcy attorneys file first chapter 11 case in the Eastern District of Louisiana to be designated a "Complex Chapter 11 Case."
12/04/2019
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Brooke W. Altazan sworn in as President of the Baton Rouge Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
11/13/2019
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Brooke W. Altazan selected as member of Planning Committee for CAIL's 2020 Fifth Circuit Bench-Bar Conference
10/01/2019
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SRBA attorneys wrap up Great Southern Galvanizing plant bankruptcy, auction, and 58% distribution to unsecured creditors, in less than 7 months.
10/19/2018
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SRBA bankruptcy attorneys selected as counsel to the Committee for United Furniture Industries, Inc., et al. in the Northern District of Mississippi
Education
- Samford University, B.A., 2005
- Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 2009
Associations & Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Baton Rouge Bar Association
- International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Louisiana Young Lawyers
- Baton Rouge Young Lawyers
Prior Positions
Prior to joining Stewart Robbins & Brown in January 2010, Ms. Altazan served as extern to the Honorable Neil P. Olack, United States Bankruptcy Court Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Articles & Presentations
Co-Author, Procedural Overview: How Does Bankruptcy Work from Start to Finish?, Bankruptcy Seminar: Bankruptcy Low for the Non-Bankruptcy Lawyer, Federal Bar Association Baton Rouge Chapter, November 3, 2011; Co-Author, Issues Facing the Chapter 7 Trustee in Converted Cases and the Chapter 11 Trustee, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Seminar, October 2, 2010.