Max R. Tarbox.
Founding attorney · Tarbox Law, P.C. · Lubbock, Texas
- (806) 686-4448
- max@tarboxlaw.com
- 2301 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 79401
Three decades guiding West Texans through bankruptcy.
Max R. Tarbox practices primarily in business and consumer bankruptcy law. He served as a Chapter 7 Panel Trustee for the Northern District of Texas from December 1993 until 2016, a vantage point that shaped the way he handles cases today.
Before law, Max served three years in the United States Navy, including a tour of duty in Vietnam. He later spent years as an international trade executive for a manufacturing firm and as president of a sporting goods manufacturing company. That executive background means he reads financial statements, cash flow projections, and credit structures the same way his clients' creditors do.
The result is straightforward representation: an attorney who answers his own phone, returns his own calls, and personally appears at every hearing.
- J.D.Texas Tech University School of LawLubbock, Texas · May 1976
- M.B.A., International ManagementThunderbird, American Graduate SchoolAugust 1977Distinguished Graduate
- B.B.A., FinanceThe University of Texas at AustinMay 1970
- Best Bankruptcy LawyerKCBD Best of the West · 2010, 2012–2017
- Texas Super LawyerSuper Lawyers Magazine · 2011–12, 2014–2022
- Bob Black Bar Leaders AwardTexas Tech University School of Law · 2017
- AV Preeminent Peer RatingMartindale-Hubbell · 2018
- President, West Texas Bankruptcy Bar1998–1999, 2016–2017
- Director, Lubbock Area Bar Association2018–2021
- Chairperson, Lubbock Housing AuthorityCommissioner 2000–2005
- Chairperson, Farm, Ranch & Agri-Business Bankruptcy Institute10th Annual (1994) · 24th Annual (2008)
- Chairperson, Children's Miracle Network — Lubbock1995
- President, West Texas Parkinsonism SocietyThree terms · 1998–2000
Three years of service following undergraduate school, including a tour of duty in Vietnam.
What Max handles.
Consumer Bankruptcy
Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 representation for individuals and families across West Texas.
Business Bankruptcy
Reorganization, restructuring, and wind-down counsel grounded in real executive experience.
Mediation
Trained mediator (Lubbock County ODR) for bankruptcy and commercial disputes.
Receivership
Court-appointed receivership work and asset recovery matters.
When you choose Tarbox Law, P.C., you'll always feel welcome — and you'll have a board-certified attorney with 20+ years of experience and mediator training on your side.
Your first conversation is free, confidential, and with the attorney himself.
No call centers, no intake screeners. Max personally reviews every case from the very first call.