As a graduate of Texas A&M University in 1991, he is a proud Aggie. After obtaining his degree, Michael attended law school at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law where he graduated in 1995 with high honors and earned the top score on the Texas Bar Exam. To this day, Michael is still asked about this achievement so early in his career. After graduating, Michael clerked for Judge Reynaldo G. Garza on the Fifth Circuit.
In 1996 Michael moved to New York, where he joined Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, the oldest law firm in the nation. It was his legal experience in New York representing a number of corporations, which led him to his passion to help people when they have been injured and are in need of help the most.
After returning to Texas, Michael spent his legal career handling a wide variety of injury cases. His experience gathering and interpreting evidence has helped him continue to be the most prepared attorney in the courtroom. As a Board Certified attorney in personal injury trial law, Michael has spoken at numerous CLE courses on a range of topics, which include 18-wheeler and commercial vehicle cases involving death and catastrophic injury, pre-trial motions, and the preservation of evidence.
One of Michael’s notable accomplishments involves his work in a product liability case. Seven months after he requested a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into defective Chinese-made tires distributed by the Hercules Tire & Rubber Company, the tire importer announced it would recall seven sizes of certain All Trac A/T SUV tires. This recall was the result of hard work and dedication to not only the client’s Michael Cowen represents, but also the public who deserve to be safe on our roads.
In 2016, Michael celebrated 20 years of practicing law and is devoted to passing on his years of experience and lessons learned along the way, to his peers in the legal community. As a seasoned trial lawyer Michael has experience handling over 100 trials. Whether it is a CLE course hosted by TTLA, AAJ, AIEG, or a CLE event hosted by Cowen Rodriguez Peacock, Michael takes pride in continuing to give his time to not only his clients, but his colleagues as well. He also welcomes the opportunity to work on cases with fellow attorneys, especially in 18-wheeler and commercial vehicle cases involving death and catastrophic injury.
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Andrew Robb · Brittany Sanders Robb Maximizing DamagesCoffee & Snacks
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Joseph CamerlengoGetting to Amazon, FedEx, and Other Large EntitiesCoffee & Snacks
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Tim FeliceDriving Drunk. Hiring Blind: Anatomy of the $92.3M VerdictLunch
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Kurt Zaner · Sarah McEahern Creating Drama at Trial – how to tell a story in trial through dramatic theatrical techniquesCoffee & Snacks
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Dan Ambrose · Dirk Vandever · John RomanoBring Your Case to Life with Performance SkillsCoffee & Snacks
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Kurt Zaner · Sarah McEahern Writing a Story – Win your case in a page and a halfBreakfast
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Ben B. Rubinowitz · Michael Kelly Jury SelectionCoffee & Snacks
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Edward Ciarimboli · Phillip Miller Creating and Using Visuals in Depositions and Trials to Bulletproof Your CaseCoffee & Snacks
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Patrick Salvi IIABCs of Big Damages: Always Be Closing from Voir Dire to RebuttalLunch
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Jordanna ThigpenFee Applications & What I Learned in BootcampCoffee & Snacks
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Michael AlderFrom Good to Great: How to Maximize the Value of Every Injury CaseCoffee & Snacks
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Michael AlderFrom Good to Great: How to Maximize the Value of Every Injury CaseBreakfast
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Joe Fried · Sach Oliver The Perfect Combination: Speed Trial and Depositions Are Trial MethodologiesCoffee & Snacks
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Joe Fried · Sach Oliver The Perfect Combination: Speed Trial and Depositions Are Trial MethodologiesCoffee & Snacks
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Joe Fried · Sach Oliver The Perfect Combination: Speed Trial and Depositions Are Trial MethodologiesLunch
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Michael HillMaximizing Damages: Winning Large Verdicts and Settlements by Unlocking the Punitive Aspects of Compensatory DamagesCoffee & Snacks
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Stephen J. BurgHow to Super Charge your Verdict with Case FramingCoffee & Snacks
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Rahul RavipudiThe Importance of Jury Instructions And How To Argue The Law At TrialBreakfast
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Eric Oliver · Scott Frost War on Truth: Trial and Closing Argument in Post-Truth TimesCoffee & Snacks
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Randall Sorrels25 Game-Changing StrategiesCoffee & Snacks
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