F. John Istre, III is a shareholder in the Corporate and Business Law Practice Group of Cowles & Thompson. His practice is concentrated in the area of representing clients in business and financial transactions.
F. John Istre, III is a shareholder in the Corporate and Business Law Practice Group of Cowles & Thompson. His practice is concentrated in the area of representing clients in business and financial transactions.
Mr. Istre is a member of the Dallas Bar Association, and State Bar of Texas. He was an adjunct professor at the Baylor School of Law where he taught Secured Transactions. He is the author of Twenty Days Can Mean Thirty Days or More published in the Baylor Law Review in 1978.
Mr. Istre received his B.B.A. degree (major in accounting) from Baylor University, summa cum laude, in 1977. He received his law degree from Baylor University School of Law, cum laude, in 1980 where he served as Articles Editor of the Baylor Law Review. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1980 and is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Northern and Western Districts of Texas, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, District of Arizona, the United States Courts of Appeal for the Fifth and Eighth Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court.
Education:
- J.D., cum laude, Baylor University School of Law, 1980
- B.B.A. in Accounting, summa cum laude, Baylor University, 1977
Admissions:
- State Bar of Texas, 1980
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas
Memberships & Affiliations:
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Dallas Bar Association
