BDF Law Group

Attorney Robert D. Forster II

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 2005
• Georgia, 2016
• Arizona, 2016

Education:

• Arizona State University, 1999
  • B.S.
• Southern Methodist University, 2004
  • J.D.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Dallas Bar Association
• Texas Land Title Association
• Texas Mortgage Bankers Association
• United Trustee Association
• Mortgage Bankers Association
• Mortgage Bankers Association
• Texas Rising Star, Law & Politics Magazine, 2009
• Suzanne Kelly New Member of the Year Award, United Trustee Association, 2017
• Super Lawyer - Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2017
• Who's Who in American Law, Marquis Who's Who in American Law, 2024
• Texas Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2024
• Texas Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2025

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Ryan Bourgeois

Bar Admissions:

• United States District Courts for the Northern District of Texas
• Texas, 2005
• Georgia, 2015
• Colorado, 2017

Education:

• Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, 2005
  
  • J.D.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Dallas Bar Association
• Colorado Bar Association
• Texas Bar Association
• Georgia Bar Association
• American Bar Association

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Connie Vandergriff

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
•  United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

Education:

• Baylor University, 1997
  
  • B.A.
• Dedman School of law at Southern Methodist University, 2005
  
  • J.D.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Texas Bar Association

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney James "Jay" Frappier

Bar Admissions:

• Texas, 1993
• United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas

Education:

• Rider University, 1984
  
  • B.S.
• South Texas College of Law, 1992
  
  • J.D.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Dallas Bar Association
• American Bar Association

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Brian S. Engel

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
• United States District Court for the District of Colorado
• United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Tenth Circuit

Education:

• Rutgers University, 1985
  
  • B.S.
• University of Houston, 1993
  
  • J.D.
  • cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Travis County Bar Association
• Texas State Bar Association

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Steve Turner

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• Oklahoma
• United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

Education:

• Abilene Christian University, 1979
  
  • B.B.A.
• Oklahoma City University School of Law, 1988
  
  • J.D.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Texas Monthly as one of the "Texas Super Lawyers" in bankruptcy 

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Jeffrey S. Fleming

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• Georgia
• United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

Education:

• Texas A&M University, 1998
  
  • B.S.
• South Texas College of Law, 2001
  
  • J.D.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association
• Georgia Bar Association
• Texas Bar Association

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Edward A. Treder

Bar Admissions:

• California
• United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

Education:

• California Polytechnic University, 1981
  
  • B.S.
  • cum laude
•  Pepperdine University School of Law, 1984
  
  • J.D.

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Erica Jones

Bar Admissions:

• Texas
• California
• United States District Court for the Central District of California

Education:

• San Diego State University, 1993
  
  • B.S.
• Loyola Law School, 2002
  
  • J.D.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Dallas Bar Association
• California Bar Association
• Texas Bar Association
• J.L. Turner Bar Association

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Melissa A. Vermillion

Bar Admissions:

• Nevada 
• California
• United States District Court for the District of Nevada
• United States District Court for the Central District of California
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Education:

• Brigham Young University, 1999
  • B.S.
• Creighton University, 2005
  
  • J.D.
  • cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Nevada Bar Association
• California Bar Association

Languages Spoken:

• English

Attorney Robert J. Wermuth

Bar Admissions:

• Alabama
• Mississippi
• Tennessee 
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama

Education:

• University of South Alabama, 1995
  
  • B.A.
  • Master of Arts degree in 2000
• University of Alabama School of Law, 2003
  
  • J.D.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association, Member
• Alabama State Bar, Member
• Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association, Member

Languages Spoken:

• English