Mark D. Cronenwett is a Shareholder in the Appellate, Commercial Litigation, and Negligence & Torts Practice Groups of Cowles & Thompson. Mr. Cronenwett's practice is devoted to the areas of appellate law, commercial litigation, consumer lending, labor and employment, negligence and torts, probate, and real estate law. Mr. Cronenwett's commercial litigation experience has involved the representation of small businesses, as well as the defense of residential mortgage litigation. He also represents clients in will contests and other probate matters. A former staff attorney with the Waco Court of Appeals, Mr. Cronenwett has extensive experience in civil appeals.

Professional Involvement

Mark D. Cronenwett is a Shareholder in the Appellate, Commercial Litigation, and Negligence & Torts Practice Groups of Cowles & Thompson. Mr. Cronenwett's practice is devoted to the areas of appellate law, commercial litigation, consumer lending, labor and employment, negligence and torts, probate, and real estate law. Mr. Cronenwett's commercial litigation experience has involved the representation of small businesses, as well as the defense of residential mortgage litigation. He also represents clients in will contests and other probate matters. A former staff attorney with the Waco Court of Appeals, Mr. Cronenwett has extensive experience in civil appeals.

Mr. Cronenwett is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association, and American Bar Association. He is the Treasurer for the Saint Thomas More Society. In September 1998, Mr. Cronenwett presented a program on "Sexual Harassment in Schools" to the Texas Association of School Boards in Houston. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1993, and is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Education

Mr. Cronenwett received his B.A. degree in English Literature (concentrating in politics) in 1990 from the University of Dallas. He received his J.D. degree in 1993 from Catholic University of America, where he served as President and Secretary of the Guild of Catholic Lawyers from 1991-1993.

Publications

Article V Privileges, THE ADVOCATE: STATE BAR LITIGATION SECTION REPORT, with Lindsay Stansberry, Summer 2004, at 21.

Education:

J.D. Catholic University of America, 1993
B.A., University of Dallas, 1990

Admissions:

State Bar of Texas, 1993
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas

Memberships & Affiliations:

Member, State Bar of Texas
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Dallas Bar Association

Representative Matters:

Rocha v. Ocwen Federal Bank, FSB -- Harris County, Texas. Plaintiff alleged that Ocwen's foreclosure of the subject property was wrongful because he was current on this mortgage at the time of foreclosure. Plaintiff failed to timely answer discovery requests, and therefore summary judgment was obtained on deemed admissions.
Mims v. Ocwen Federal Bank, FSB -- Lamar County, Texas. A wrongful foreclosure claim where the plaintiff alleged that the foreclosure notices were sent to the subject property rather than to a designated address in Colorado. The court granted summary judgment after plaintiff admitted in his deposition that he did not specify to Ocwen the address in Colorado to which his mail should be sent.
Pittmon vs. Ocwen Federal Bank, FSB -- Tarrant County, Texas. A claim for wrongful foreclosure where the Plaintiff alleged that Ocwen foreclosed despite entering into a forbearance agreement with her. We obtained summary judgment by demonstrating to the court that, while a forbearance agreement was offered, it was never executed by the plaintiff.
Gore v. U.S. Bank, as Trustee, et al -- Dallas County, Texas. A claim by a mortgagor for alleged defects in the origination of his mortgage pursuant to applicable provisions of the Texas Constitution, as well as alleged violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA). We obtained summary judgment on the basis that there was no evidence to support many of plaintiff's causes of action.
Estate of Beam -- Probate Court, Dallas County, Texas. This case involved a claim by two heirs to set aside a settlement agreement with the firm's client, their step-father, on grounds of fraud. After a bench trial, the court concluded that there was no fraud and that the agreement was enforceable.
Colbert v. Hollis, 102 S.W.3d 445 (Tex. App. -- Dallas 2003, no pet.) -- involved a claim for racial discrimination and retaliation by a former employee of the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, where the firm represented the plaintiff. After the plaintiff's former supervisor, one of the defendants, lost his motion for summary judgment on grounds of official immunity (a Texas common-law defense available to governmental employees), Mr. Cronenwett was able to obtain an affirmance from the court of appeals.
Aledo Ind. Sch. Dist. v. Reese, 987 S.W.2d 953 (Tex. App. -- Fort Worth 1999, pet. denied) -- involved an appeal of a temporary injunction that had required a school district to reinstate a student after it suspended him for bringing a shotgun onto campus in violation of the Gun-Free Schools Act. Mr. Cronenwett obtained a reversal on appeal.

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11-12-2005: Good Results for Our Clients
08-01-2005: Good Results for Our Clients
03-21-2005: Good Results for Our Clients
12-30-2004: Good Results for Our Clients

Publications:

07-02-2008: Texas Lending Law Summaries -- July 2008

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Mark D. Cronenwett
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