About Jonathan L.
Jonathan L — Howell is a bankruptcy attorney at Howell & Willingham, PLLC in Dallas, Texas. He joined the State Bar of Texas in 2008. The firm, located at 6440 N Central Expressway, Suite 806, handles bankruptcy, business law, and collections cases across the Dallas area. He earned his J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2007, where he was an articles editor for the International Law Review and a Dean’s List student. He received his B.A. in Economics from Southern Methodist University in 2001.
After law school, he clerked for the Honorable D — Michael Lynn in the Northern District of Texas from 2008 to 2009. He also externed for the Honorable Stacey G. C — Jernigan in the Northern District of Texas during law school. His practice focuses on bankruptcy law, business law, and collections. He has represented many clients, including business owners, directors, officers, lenders, private equity firms, family offices, landlords, manufacturers, real estate developers, hospitality groups, trade creditors, creditors’ committees, trustees, and judgment creditors. His experience includes business and asset acquisitions, preparation and renegotiation of lending and credit agreements, contract disputes, real property disputes, debt restructurings, partnership disputes, and business dissolutions. Before joining Howell & Willingham, PLLC, he served as a federal judicial law clerk for the Honorable D.
Michael Lynn in the Northern District of Texas from 2008 to 2009 — While attending law school, he externed for the Honorable Stacey G. C. Jernigan in the Northern District of Texas. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Texas, including the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Western. Southern Districts of Texas, as well as the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for these districts.
He has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star from 2017 to 2019 and as a Super Lawyer from 2022 to 2025. He has also been named a Best Lawyer by D Magazine in 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025. He grew up in the Lake Highlands community of Dallas, attended St. John’s Episcopal School, and graduated from J.J. Pearce High School. He can be contacted at 214.525.3941 or via email at jonathan@jlhowell.com.
