About Us

Focusing on counterparty risk mitigation, pre-bankruptcy strategic planning, distressed situations and transactions, and select commercial and creditor-side representations, Hancock Legal Consulting, PLLC & The Law Office of Tye C. Hancock provide niche services in the corporate and creditors’ rights space.

Practice & Services

With more than two decades of experience at top-tier law firms, Thompson & Knight, LLP and Holland & Knight, LLP, Mr. Hancock offers seasoned judgment and strategic advice.

Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights, Risk Mitigation, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Distressed Transactions, Expert Witness Services.

About Tye C. Hancock: Before founding Hancock Legal Consulting, PLLC, Mr. Hancock accumulated over 24 years of practice experience as an attorney and equity partner at Thompson & Knight, LLP and Holland & Knight, LLP. Most of his career has focused on business bankruptcy, commercial litigation and insolvency-related matters, representing creditors, lenders, official committees, shareholders and other stakeholders in out-of-court workouts, restructurings, distressed transactions, complex business bankruptcy cases and other related litigation proceedings. He has represented the interests of large and small corporate clients in a broad range of industries and has represented virtually every constituency in upstream oil and gas restructurings. He has substantial trial experience and has represented a broad range of clients in the energy, real estate, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, transportation, commercial construction and retail industries. Mr. Hancock has represented oil and gas companies, banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, vendors, trade creditors, landlords, tenants, and oil and gas interest owners, among others.

2019-2026

The Best Lawyers in America Guide, Litigation – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

2005-2015

Texas Super Lawyers Magazine, Rising Stars, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights & Business Litigation

2010-2013, 2015, 2017

Houston’s Top Lawyers, H Texas Magazine
Mr. Hancock takes a proactive, strategic approach in representations and brings depth and perspective to restructurings and special situations through a modern, streamlined platform designed for an evolving market. By combining legal expertise and oversight with secure, AI-driven tools, Hancock Legal Consulting, PLLC prioritizes integrity, transparency, and cost efficiency. We seek to provide clear, actionable advice and insights that help companies, professionals, boards, and other stakeholders navigate risk and distressed situations with confidence.

Legal Education

Undergraduate Education

-South Texas College of Law, J.D. 2001
  • Member, South Texas Law Review
  • Best Brief Award, S. Bell Moot Court Competition
  • Langdell Scholar
  • Dean’s Honor List
  • Phi Delta Phi Award
-Texas Tech University, B.B.A., Finance 1997
  • Member, Texas Tech Student Senate
  • Member, Texas Tech Finance Association
  • Member, Texas Tech Management Association
  • Dean’s Honor List, President’s List
  • Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Lambda Delta, Order of Omega honors
  • President, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity (Texas Alpha Chapter)

Court Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States District & Bankruptcy Courts Southern District of Texas
  • United States District & Bankruptcy Courts Northern District of Texas
  • United States District & Bankruptcy Courts Western District of Texas
  • United States District & Bankruptcy Courts Eastern District of Texas