David A. Johnson is a shareholder in the Tort and Insurance and the Commercial Litigation Practice Groups of Cowles & Thompson. Mr. Johnson's practice areas include product liability defense, premises liability litigation, labor and employment litigation, healthcare litigation, and commercial and complex business litigation.

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David A. Johnson is a shareholder in the Tort and Insurance and the Commercial Litigation Practice Groups of Cowles & Thompson. Mr. Johnson's practice areas include product liability defense, premises liability litigation, labor and employment litigation, healthcare ligitation, and commercial and complex business litigation.

David is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, and the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.  He was elected as an Associate member of the Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court for 2007-2008.

David received his B.S. degree from Texas A&M University in 1998 and his J.D. decree, cum laude, from Texas Tech University School of Law in 2001. He was the Student Writing Editor for the Texas Tech Law Review from 2000-2001, a member of Phi Delta Phi from 1999-2001, received the Dean's Executive Award in 2001, and received the Texas Tech Law Review Scribe's Award in 2001. He has authored One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Construction of Restrictive Covenants After the Implementation of Section 202.003 of the Texas Property Code, which was published in Volume 32, Number 2 of the Texas Tech Law Review. Along with Greg Lensing, David also co-authored the Products Liability Update:  April 2003, presented at Cowles & Thompson's Tort Litigation Update held in April, 2003.

David was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2001, and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas.

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Education:

1. J.D., cum laude Texas Tech University School of Law, 2001
2. B.S., Texas A&M University, 1998

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Admissions:

• State Bar of Texas, 2001
• 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

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Memberships & Affiliations:

• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
• Member, Dallas Bar Association
• Associate, Patrick Higginbotham American Inn of Court, 2007-2008

• David Johnson obtains Good Results for Our Client

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• David Metzler, David Johnson Win Appeal in Day Care Center Case

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• Greg Carboy, David Johnson win defense verdict in aviation case

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• David Johnson

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Representative Matters:

• Has represented major national retail corporation in over 125 cases involving claims including premises liability, premises security, and commercial litigation, throughout the state of Texas.

• Successfully first chaired a complete defense verdict in a commercial trucking case alleging property damage against the firm's trucking client.

• Successfully second chaired a unanimous jury verdict in favor of aviation manufacturing client in product liability case where plaintiffs alleged an engine defect that caused an in-flight failure.

• Drafted successful summary judgment in employment dispute on behalf of firm's software company client, where plaintiff alleged compensation discrimination, gender discrimination, and retaliation.

• Drafted successful summary judgment in employment dispute where multiple plaintiffs alleged race discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment claims against firm's client.

 

News:

• 07-15-2008: Cowles & Thompson Attorneys Named Rising Stars

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• 05-22-2007: Greg Carboy and David Johnson obtain Good Results for Our Client -- Summary Judgment in Employment Law Case

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• 03-19-2007: Cowles & Thompson Salutes its Rising Stars

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• 05-17-2005: Sim Israeloff and David Johnson obtain Good Results for Our Client

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• 11-01-2003: Greg Carboy and David Johnson obtain Good Result for Our Client

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