Vicki M. Skaggs
Of Counsel
Vicki Skaggs' practice focuses on litigation and counseling in bankruptcy and creditors' rights, as well as legal issues concerning loans, secured transactions, restructuring, and foreclosures for bank and financial institution clients. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Texas at Austin in 1979 with a B.S. in Education and earned her J.D. Cum Laude from the University of Houston College of Law in 1981, where she interned with Bankruptcy Judge Edward H. Patton, Jr. Vicki has served as President of the Rio Grande Valley Bankruptcy Bar Association and has been a speaker and author on business bankruptcy law and creditors' rights.
Vicki is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, holds a Martindale-Hubbell AV rating, and has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer since 2013.
Education:
- University of Houston College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1981
- The University of Texas at Austin, B.S. Education, summa cum laude, 1979
Honors & Awards:
- Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 1991-present
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated, Distinguished Lawyer, 2014-present
- Texas Super Lawyer, Thompson Reuters, 2013-present
- Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, 2013-present
Professional & Community Involvement:
- District 12-B State Bar of Texas, 1996 – 2001
- Panel Chairman, Grievance Committee
- District 15 Texas Young Lawyers’ Association, 1995 – 1998
- State Director
- Rio Grande Valley Bankruptcy Bar Association, 1991 – 1993
- President
- Member, District 12-B Grievance Committee, State Bar of Texas, 1996 – 2001;
- Panel Chairman, District 12-B Grievance Committee, State Bar of Texas, 1999 – 2001;
- State Director, District 15 Texas Young Lawyers’ Association, 1991 – 1993;
- Member, Rio Grande Valley Bankruptcy Bar Association, 1991 – Present;
- President, Rio Grande Valley Bankruptcy Bar Association, 2000 – 2004, 2007 – 2008, 2013 – 2016;
- Member, Texas State Bar, Bankruptcy Section, 1997 – Present;
- Member, Subcommittee for Mortgage Mediation, State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Section, 2017 – 2018;
- Member, Planning Committee for the University of Texas School of Law, annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference, 2006 – Present;
- Presiding Officer, The University of Texas School of Law, 34th Annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference, 2015 – Present;
- Member, Hidalgo County Bar Association;
- Member, American Bar Association;
- Intern, Bankruptcy Judge Edward H. Patton, Jr.
- Co-Sponsor, Episcopal Young Churchmen, 1992 – 1993
- Board of Directors, Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas, 2003 – 2012;
- Secretary, Board of Directors, Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas, 2004 – 2012;
- Member, Board of Trustees, Museum of South Texas History, 2011 – 2016;
- Secretary, Board of Trustees, Museum of South Texas History, 2012;
- Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, Museum of South Texas History, 2013;
- Chairman Elect, Board of Trustees, Museum of South Texas History, 2014;
- Chairman, Board of Trustees, Museum of South Texas History, 2015;
- Past Chairman, Board of Trustees, Museum of South Texas History, 2016;
- Board of Directors, C.A.M.P. University, 2022 – present
