On October 22, 2024, the Court signed an Order Requiring Turnover and Appointing Receiver in Cause No. C-0762-21-B, In the 93rd Judicial District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas,  that created a Receivership as to all the property of Filegonia Site Contractors LLC ("Defendant"). The Court appointed Peter Ruggero as the Receiver.

All property of the Defendant is held in the Receivership and any transfer of such property without the Receiver or Court's approval is void.

Please direct all questions or concerns to the Receiver.

December 19, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AUSTIN ATTORNEY PETER C. RUGGERO HONORED BY TEXAS BAR FOUNDATION

Mr. Peter C. Ruggero with Ruggero Law Firm PC has been elected to membership in the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. Fellows of the Foundation are selected for their outstanding professional achievements and their demonstrated commitment to the improvement of the justice system throughout the state of Texas. Election is a mark of distinction and recognition of Mr. Ruggero’s contributions to the legal profession.

Selection as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation is restricted to members of the State Bar of Texas. Each year one-third of one percent of Texas attorneys are invited to become Fellows. Once nominees are selected, they must be elected by the Texas Bar Foundation Board of Trustees. Membership has grown from an initial 255 Charter Members in 1965 to more than 10,000 Fellows throughout Texas today.

The Texas Bar Foundation is the largest charitably funded bar foundation in the country. Founded in 1965 by lawyers determined to assist the public and improve the profession of law, the Texas Bar Foundation has maintained its mission of using the financial contributions of its membership to build a strong justice system for all Texans. To date, the Texas Bar Foundation has distributed more than $26 million throughout Texas to assist nonprofit organizations with a wide range of justice-related programs and services. For more information, contact the Texas Bar Foundation at www.txbf.org.

For a fifth consecutive year, Peter Ruggero was named a Rising Star in 2016 by the Super Lawyers’ rating service.

Creditors, in certain circumstances, can seek to put a debtor into an involuntary bankruptcy case. This is a serious and powerful remedy. And, if successful, an involuntary bankruptcy subjects the debtor to be overseen by the federal court system and laws. A threshold issue, however, is that the creditor’s claim must not be subject to a bona fide dispute. On February 3, 2014, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in In re Green Hills Development Co., L.L.C., — F.3d —, 2014 WL 380386 (5th Cir. 2014) affirmed a dismissal of an involuntary bankruptcy case. The Court discussed the no bona fide dispute requirement. Notwithstanding that the involuntary bankruptcy was dismissed because the creditor’s claim was held subject to a bona fide dispute and was being litigated extensively in state court prior to the involuntary bankruptcy petition, the creditor avoided sanctions. The full opinion is available here.