Mike Northrup

Mike Northrup is the chair of the appellate practice group at Cowles & Thompson, P.C. He is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and is a former Chair of the Appellate Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association. He is also a former briefing attorney for the Supreme Court of Texas.

 

 

 Practice Areas

  • Civil Appeals
  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Municipal Law

Professional Associations

  • Dallas Bar Association, Appellate Law Section
  • Defense Research Institute
  • College of the State Bar of Texas
  • State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section

Education

  • JD, Texas Tech University School of Law (1988)
  • B.S., (Political Science), Texas A&M University (1985)

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas

Byron Henry

Byron Henry practices in Cowles & Thompson’s appellate practice section concentrating on complex litigation support and civil appeals. Byron is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

 

 

 
  Practice Areas

  • Civil Appeals
  • Business Litigation

Professional Associations

  • State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section
  • Dallas Bar Association, Appellate Law Section
  • Collin County Bar Association, Appellate Section (Chair 2008)

Education

  • JD, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (1997)
  • B.S., Howard Payne University (1994)

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas

Hilaree Casada

Hilaree Casada practices in Cowles & Thompson's appellate practice group concentrating on civil appeals and complex litigation support.  Hilaree is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.  She is also a former briefing attorney for the Fifth District Court of Appeals at Dallas.

 

 

Practice Areas

  • Civil Appeals
  • Business Litigation 
  • Labor & Employment Law

Professional Associations

  • Member, State Bar of Texas and State Bar of Texas Appellate Section
  • Member, Dallas Bar Association and DBA Appellate Section
  • Associate Member, Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court, 2001-2002 

Education

  • J.D., magna cum laude, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 2000 
  • B.A., cum laude, Broadcast Journalism, Southern Methodist University, 1993 

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • United States District Court, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas