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Robert Wayne Cowan
FLSA & Mesothelioma Attorney
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Biography
Robert Cowan is a partner at Bailey Cowan Heckaman, PLLC where he oversees the firm’s award-winning trial and appellate briefing team. He is involved in all types of cases at BPB, including mesothelioma litigation, drug and medical device injuries, FLSA claims, dangerous products, and commercial litigation. Robert is a graduate of South Texas College of Law, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with his Juris Doctorate.
Education
- South Texas College of Law
- J.D. (2001) | Law
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
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- University of Houston - Main Campus
- B.A. (1990)
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Professional Experience
- Partner
- Bailey Cowan Heckaman PLLC
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Awards
- Rising Stars - Thomson Reuters
- Texas Super Lawyers
- Rising Stars - Thomson Reuters
- Texas Super Lawyers
- Scribes National Brief Writing Award Champion
- American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects
- Best Brief & First Place
- ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition
- Best Brief
- National Moot Court Competition (Association of the Bar of the City of New York)
Professional Associations
- United States Supreme Court
- Member
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- United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Member
- Current
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- United States District Courts for the Southern District of Texas
- Member
- Current
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- United States District Courts for the Northern District of Texas
- Member
- Current
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- United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Texas
- Member
- Current
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- United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- Member
- Current
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- United States District Courts for the Western District of Arkansas
- Member
- Current
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- United States District Courts for the District of Colorado
- Member
- Current
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- United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Member
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- United States Courts of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Member
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- The Missouri Bar # 68929
- Member
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- Texas State Bar # 24031976
- Member
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Missouri
- The Missouri Bar
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- Texas
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Practice Areas
- Asbestos & Mesothelioma
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Additional Practice Areas
- Product Liability
- Overtime and Wage Litigation (FLSA)
- Drug & Medical Device Injuries
Languages
- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish
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