About Rachel T.
Rachel T. Kubanda has built a practice rooted in contested proceedings and complex restructurings across Texas. She takes cases into bankruptcy court and federal court, and she combines courtroom work with negotiated resolutions. Colleagues describe her as methodical; clients see an attorney who moves deliberately and explains options clearly.
She earned a Bachelor of Science from John Carroll University in 2011 and a Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law in 2014. Those years framed her path into insolvency practice. During law school she gravitated toward bankruptcy law and related commercial litigation, the work she would carry into her professional life.
Kubanda is a partner at Kean Miller LLP. In that role she handles contested matters, creditor and debtor representation, and plan confirmation issues. Her caseload has included adversary proceedings, relief-from-stay hearings and contested claims objections. The firm role combines trial work with transactional negotiations, and she splits time between the courthouse and client meetings.
Her admissions span the state and federal benches. She is licensed in Texas and admitted in multiple federal forums: the U.S. Bankruptcy and District Courts across the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Those credentials allow her to carry matters through Chapter 11 restructurings, Chapter 7 litigation and appeals when needed.
Outside casework she participates in professional organizations that touch her practice area. She is an active member of the State Bar of Texas and the Houston Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers. She also belongs to the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (Houston Chapter) and the Association of Women Lawyers. From 2021 to 2022 she served on the Houston Bar Association’s Special Olympics Committee, a volunteer role that mixed professional networking with community service.
Her approach to a file is pragmatic. She breaks complex procedure into manageable steps. She prioritizes client communication and lays out procedural timelines and potential outcomes at the outset. That practical orientation shapes how she prepares for hearings and coordinates with co-counsel.
As a partner at Kean Miller LLP, Kubanda balances litigation and restructuring matters across Texas federal and bankruptcy courts. Her current practice concentrates on bankruptcy, restructuring and related litigation.
