Cowles Thompson Attorneys Achieve Positive Defense Outcomes for Clients in Recent Personal Injury, Products Liability, and Negligence Claims
Dallas, TX (July 1, 2021) – The Cowles Thompson litigation team of David Johnson and Helen Emerson achieved recent positive defense outcomes for two clients: a gym owner in Collin County, Texas and bus heater manufacturer in Bee County, Texas. Personal Injury Claim Against Gym Owner Shareholder David Johnson [...]
Cowles Thompson Business and Community Education and Involvement
Cowles Thompson is proud to support the communites we serve through a variety of endeavors. We have an active Diversity Committee, we regularly sponsor educational programs through Chambers of Commerce and Bar organizations, and our staff and attorneys volunteer service throughout the year. Example Business and Community Education Involvement: [...]
Mike Northrup Quoted Regarding SCOTX Decision on Attorney Immunity
Shareholder Mike Northrup was recently quoted by Law360 in an article regarding Attorney Immunity. The Supreme Court of Texas recently ruled unanimously that attorney immunity extends to nonlitigation work. The decision arose in relation to a 2015 case, Cantey Hanger LLP v. Byrd. Northrup had filed an amicus brief asking [...]
Cowles Thompson Litigation Team Succeeds in Creative Solution to Breach of an Arbitration Agreement
Dallas, TX (May 10, 2021) – A Cowles Thompson litigation team of Casey Erick, Sim Israeloff, and Bill Siegel succeeded with a creative approach on behalf of a restauranteur in a breach of lease dispute that went into both arbitration and a state court lawsuit. Dispute Overview and Judgment [...]
Cowles Thompson Associate Morgan Crider Achieves First Litigation Success
Dallas, TX (May 3, 2021) – Cowles Thompson Associate, Morgan Crider, recently achieved a successful outcome for her client – which was also her first courtroom success. Morgan represented a Cowles Thompson client Real Estate Property Management Company whose interests include an apartment complex affected by the 2021 Texas ice [...]
3 Cowles Thompson Attorneys Selected for Inclusion to the 2021 D Magazine List of Best Lawyers in North Texas
Cowles Thompson is pleased to announce that D Magazine® recently selected three attorneys for inclusion to its 2021 list of "Best Lawyers in North Texas." Michelle Alonzo Immigration Law Selected for inclusion, 2019, 2021 Jim Cowles Tort (Defense): Personal Injury, Product and Medical Selected for inclusion, 1997; [...]
Cowles Thompson Welcomes Family Law and Collaborative Divorce Attorney Lené Alley DeRudder
Dallas, TX (April 6, 2021) -- Cowles & Thompson, P.C. is pleased to welcome Senior Counsel Lené Alley DeRudder. Lené joins the Family Law and Corporate/Business Law practice groups and will concentrate on complex divorce and collaborative divorce. Lené Alley DeRudder Lené Alley DeRudder is a collaboratively trained [...]
Senior Counsel Helen Emerson Honored as 2021 Rising Star
Dallas, TX (March 9, 2021) -- Cowles & Thompson, P.C. is proud to announce that Senior Counsel, Helen Emerson, was selected by Thomson Reuters® for inclusion to its list of 2021 “Rising Stars.” Helen has built her career primarily in civil litigation and civil appeals. She served as a [...]
Mike Northrup and Sim Israeloff Successfully Defend Judgment in Low-Income Housing Tax Exemption Case
Cowles Thompson Shareholders Mike Northrup and Sim Israeloff successfully defended on appeal a judgment in favor of our client. The appealed judgment declared that a nonprofit Housing Finance Corporation’s property was exempt from property taxes as a matter of law. Housing Finance Corporations are created by cities or other local [...]
Best Lawyers® Names Cowles Thompson to the List of Best Law Firms – 2021
We are pleased to announce that Cowles Thompson has been recognized by Best Lawyers® across several practices in the annual listing of "Best Law Firms" - 2021 Edition. Our rankings: Tier 1: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Tier 2: Commercial Litigation Family Law Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants Tier [...]
