Camisha L. Simmons is the Founder and Managing Member of Simmons Legal. She is dedicated to assisting parties in protecting their interests in corporate restructuring, creditors’ rights, real estate transactions, other business transactions, and litigation matters. In 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019, she was selected by The National Black Lawyers, a professional and educational organization comprised of an elite group of highly successful and influential African American lawyers in the U.S., for inclusion in its list of the top African American attorneys in Texas, The National Black Lawyers Top 40 under 40. In 2018, she was recognized as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Dallas by the Texas Diversity Council. In 2013, Texas Lawyer named Camisha to its inaugural list of Legal Leaders on the Rise. The recognition honors Texas’ 25 most promising lawyers under the age of 40 whose accomplishments distinguish them from their peers. She has also been named a Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Rising Star, New York Metro Super Lawyer, and New York Metro Rising Star by Super Lawyers®, a Thomson Reuters rating service, and a Top 40 Under 40 attorney by the National Black Lawyers.
After graduating from law school, Camisha was a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Mary F. Walrath, Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware (Chief Judge from 2003–2008). She stays abreast of current developments in the law by frequently writing and speaking on topics related to her primary areas of practice. She has published numerous articles in various online and print journals. She has served as a contributing writer for the American Lawyer Media online news service Law.com and currently serves as a coordinating editor of the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal.
Camisha is a graduate of the intensive eight-day National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) trial skills training program and has served as a faculty member of NITA’s Building Trial Skills training. She has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of North Texas College of Law. Prior to her legal career, she served on active duty in the United States Army as a personnel services soldier from 1999 to 2003.
Educational Background
2006 – JD, magna cum laude, Texas Tech University
2006 – MBA, Texas Tech University
2003 – MEd, Counseling & Personnel Services, University of Maryland, College Park
2000 – BBA, Campbell University
While attending law school, Camisha was a member of the Texas Tech Law Review and Phi Delta Phi. She received the Regents Scholarship, amongst other scholarships, was awarded the Medal of Excellence in Bankruptcy by the American Bankruptcy Institute, and was inducted into the national honorary Order of Barristers.
State Bar and Court Admissions
She is admitted to practice before the bars of the states of Texas and New York and the following federal courts: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York; the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas; the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; and the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Representative Experience
Professional Activities
Professional Honors
Civic and Community Involvement
