Associate Hunter Ralston to Participate in Dallas Bar Association’s Mock Voir Dire Program April 14, 2023
Dallas, TX (April 14, 2023) -- Cowles Thompson Associate Attorney, Hunter Ralston, will be among the attorneys participating in the 2023 Mock Voir Dire event hosted by the Dallas Bar Association. The program is aimed to acquaint North Texas high school students with the civil trial process and the [...]
Cowles Thompson Congratulates Rising Stars Helen Emerson and Claire James
Cowles Thompson is proud to congratulate Shareholders Helen Emerson and Claire James who were recently named by Thomson Reuters® to the 2023 list of Rising Stars®. Helen primarily practices in civil litigation and civil appeals. Claire is a seasoned commercial litigator and family law attorney. Both are cum laude graduates [...]
Sim Israeloff Successful in Motion to Declare Opposing Plaintiffs as Vexatious Litigants
Cowles Thompson Shareholder Sim Israeloff recently won a motion to declare the opposing plaintiffs “vexatious litigants” under Chapter 11 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code (TCPRC). Section 11.054 of the Code outlines the criteria for finding a plaintiff a vexatious litigant. (This was the subject of a [...]
Angela Lopez Honored as a “Woman of Distinction”
Angela Lopez was honored by the Dallas Hispanic Bar Association as a 2022 "Woman of Distinction." The award is a special recognition highlighting Latinas lawyers in Dallas as part of a 2022 partnership between the DHBA and LATINA Style Inc. Angela Lopez is Section Head of the Immigration Practice [...]
Cowles Thompson Prevails in Second Appeal
Mike Northrup and Sim Israeloff prevailed in a second appeal filed by the opponent with the Dallas Court of Appeals. Our client, a business that sells health-conscious, hemp-infused food and beverage products, sued its former CEO for secretly issuing company stock to himself and then selling those shares to [...]
J-1 Physicians – Webinar Series
Immigration attorneys Angela Lopez and Michelle Alonzo will host a 4-part webinar series for J-1 Physicians. NOV 9: Understanding the 2-year home residency requirement or 212(e) – how to determine if you are subject to this requirement and whether you’ll need to return to home country or “last place [...]
Best Lawyers® Names Cowles Thompson to the List of Best Law Firms – 2023
We are proud to announce that Cowles Thompson has been recognized by Best Lawyers® across several practices in the annual listing of “Best Law Firms” – 2023 Edition. Our rankings in the Dallas/Fort Worth area: Tier 1: Commercial Litigation Immigration Law Litigation - Insurance Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants [...]
Cowles Thompson Welcomes Three Associate Attorneys
Cowles Thompson is pleased to welcome three new Associate Attorneys. Kayla Aitken is a member of the Insurance Litigation and Transportation and Trucking practice groups. She is a graduate of Texas A&M School of Law where she was a Merit Scholar and member of the Mock Trial Team. Luke [...]
David Metzler Named as a 2023 Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers®
David J. Metzler was named as a 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers® for the Dallas-Fort Worth region, in the area of Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants. David serves as our Managing Shareholder and also as Section Head of the Insurance Litigation practice. His practice is devoted [...]
11 Cowles Thompson Attorneys Selected to the List of 2022 Texas Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters®
We are pleased to announce that 11 Cowles Thompson attorneys were selected by Thomson Reuters® for inclusion in the list of 2022 Texas Super Lawyers®. Jim Cowles -- posthumously, Business Litigation (2003-2022) Brian Farrington -- Employment and Labor (2021-2022) Sim Israeloff -- Business Litigation (2003-2022) David Johnson -- Personal Injury [...]
