GWG WIND DOWN TRUST

Tom A. Howley
Howley Law PLLC
TC Energy Center
700 Louisiana St., Ste. 4220
Houston, Texas 77002

Effective as of January 14, 2026, Tom A. Howley was appointed by the court as the Successor Wind Down Trustee of the GWG Wind Down Trust. Tom has twenty-five years of noteworthy experience working at some of the largest and most prominent law firms in the country. This work history provides Tom with an excellent foundation in corporate, contract, restructuring and bankruptcy law. Tom is also uniquely qualified to serve in fiduciary roles such as trustee. Tom has extensive experience in managing wind downs in the context of a post confirmation trust situation. Tom is admitted to practice law by the State Bar of Texas and New York.

Tom most recently has been involved in numerous Liquidation and Litigation Trustee and Fiduciary Roles, as described below:

  • Liquidation and Litigation Trustee for large wind down of FTD Floral which included the pursuit of several claims and causes of action which ended in a very successful outcome for the syndicate of lender beneficiaries;
  • Chapter 11 Trustee to the estate of Walnut Hills/Greenwood Avenue which culminated in the successful sale of real estate and full recovery to the secured lender;
  • Chapter 11 Trustee to the estate of Alliance Energy Partners and its affiliates;
  • Liquidation and Litigation Trustee for Lilis Energy chapter 11 wind down for the benefit of a lender group;
  • Liquidation and Litigation Trustee for WB Supply chapter 11 wind down for the benefit of creditors; and
  • Counsel to the Liquidation Trustee of Castex Energy chapter wind down.
  • Howley Law PLLC, Founder, Owner and Member 2019 to current
  • Jones Day, Partner 2009 – 2019
  • Haynes and Boone, LLP, Associate & Partner 2001 – 2009
  • Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand, Associate 1998 – 2001
  • Morgan & Pottinger PSC, Associate 1995 – 1998
  • University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law (1995)
  • Indiana University (1992)
  • Texas
  • New York
  • Southern District of Texas, U.S. District Court
  • Northern District of Texas, U.S. District Court
  • Eastern District of Texas, U.S. District Court
  • Western District of Texas, U.S. District Court
  • Southern District of New York, U.S. District Court
  • Best Lawyers in America (2016-2026)
  • Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the field of bankruptcy & restructuring (2010-2020)
  • Texas Super Lawyers (2013-2019, 2024)
  • Texas Bar Foundation member
  • Past – President of the Bankruptcy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
  • Past – President of the Houston chapter of the Turnaround Management Association

This website is to provide information about the Trust to the holders of WDT Interests.

To date, the Trustee has liquidated the assets of the Estate and has worked with the Litigation Trustee to prosecute litigation against those parties that directly or indirectly led to the downfall of GWG Holdings, Inc. Please see the current Joint Status Report for the preceding quarter as to the status of the case and results achieved.

The Trustee utilizes services provided by the following vendors to assist in cost effective management of the Trust:

Computershare maintains and manages all changes to the WDT Interests held directly by each holder. Maintenance and change requests by holders holding their New WDT Interests in an account with a broker or custodian through the facilities of The Depositary Trust Company (“DTC”) must be directed to such broker or custodian.

Through Computershare’s Investor Center website access via www.computershare.com/investor, WDT interest holders can:

  • Update addresses
  • TIN certify their accounts
  • View interest history
  • Access forms and documents
  • Designate beneficiaries and
  • Monitor distribution payment history
 
CohnReznick LLP provides tax services to the Trust.
 

MACCO Restructuring Group, LLC provides financial services to the Trust maintaining the budget, financial reporting and other general business consulting services as may be required by the Trustee.

STRETTO The GWG Wind Down Trust has engaged Stretto as the noticing and claims agent on behalf of the Trust. You will be able to access the Bankruptcy Court docket and claims register at https://cases.stretto.com/GWGTrust. You will be able to subscribe to Stretto to receive updated filings.