Amber Carson

About Amber Carson

Amber Carson represents debtors, creditors, official committees, and other stakeholders in all stages of commercial bankruptcy and creditors’ rights matters, both in Texas and nationwide. She has guided clients through complex restructurings and litigation across a wide range of industries—including restaurants, healthcare, oil and gas, retail, construction, and manufacturing—consistently delivering favorable results in high-stakes cases. Amber also handles bankruptcy-related litigation involving a number of complex issues, including fraudulent transfers, preference actions, contract disputes, and many more. Amber\'s work and experience has earned widespread recognition at the national, state, and local levels. Amber was the sole recipient of the American Inns of Court Sandra Day O’Connor Award for Professional Service in 2024, presented at the Supreme Court of the United States. She received the Pro Bono Award (sole recipient, 2025), the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Award (inaugural sole recipient, 2023), and the Romina L. Mulloy-Bossio Achievement Award (sole recipient, 2021) from the Bankruptcy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. Her accolades also include Texas Lawyer\'s \"On the Rise\" award (2025), the ABA’s “On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers” (2023), the ABI’s “40 Under 40” (2022), and a Presidential Citation by the Dallas Bar Association (2021). Amber has been repeatedly recognized by Best Lawyers in America as \"One to Watch\" in the field of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (20••••24); by Texas Super Lawyers as a \"Rising Star\"(20••••24), including one of the \"Up-and-Coming 50: Women Texas Rising Stars\"(2023-24) and \"Up-and-Coming 100: Texas Rising Stars\"(2023-24); and D Magazine\'s Best Lawyers Under 40 (2020, 2023, 2024). She also participated in the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges\' Next Generation program (2022). Amber is a respected leader in the bankruptcy and restructuring community, actively involved with organizations such as the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Bankruptcy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, and the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation. Before joining Gray Reed, Amber served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Harlin D. Hale, Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Texas.

Experience

1. Partner

   Gray Reed

   Jan 2023 — Present

Education

• SMU Dedman School of Law

  Juris Doctor

  2009 — 2012

• Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst

  Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing / Business

  2005 — 2009

Skills

• Microsoft Excel
• Commercial Litigation
• Marketing
• Legal Assistance
• Mediation
• Legal Research
• Lexisnexis
• Hearings
• Trials
• Bankruptcy
• Research
• Civil Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Litigation
• Westlaw
• Courts
• Public Speaking
• Legal Writing
• Sales
• Customer Service
• Document Drafting
• Legal Issues
• Leadership