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
• Texas Aggie Bar Association

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, Southern, and Eastern Districts of Texas

Julia Pendery 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.  She is a former vice chair of the the American Bar Association Council of Appellate Lawyers.

Practice Areas

• Civil Appeals
• Representation of Landowners in Eminent Domain proceedings
• Relief from Default Judgments

Professional Associations

• Dallas Bar Association, Appellate Law Section
• ABA Council of Appellate Lawyers
• College of the State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section

Education

• JD, SMU School of Law (1978)
• B.A., English, Texas Christian University (1975)

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 Tenth Circuit
• United States District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas

Sim Israeloff is chair of the commercial litigation practice group and a member of the appellate practice group.  He is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Practice Areas

•  Complex Litigation
• Class Actions
• Contract Disputes and Business Torts
• Professional Liability
• Construction Litigation
• Securities
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Civil Appeals

Professional Associations

• American Bar Association
• Texas Bar Association
• Dallas Bar Association, Section of Litigation

Education

• J.D., with honors, University of Texas School of Law (1983)
• B.B.A., Accounting, with highest honors, The University of Texas (1980)

Bar Admissions

• State Bar of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western District of Texas

Claire James is a member of the firm’s family law and commercial litigation practice groups.

Practice Areas

• Family Law
  • Divorce
  • Modifications
  • Enforcement and contempt
  • Child custody and visitation
  • Child support
  • Premarital and post-marital agreements
  • Adoption
  • Spousal support and maintenance
  • Complex property division
• Commercial and Employment Litigation
• Construction Litigation

Professional Associations

• State Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Collin County Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers

Education

• JD, cum laude, Southern Methodist University (2012)
• B.S. (Psychology), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2005)

Bar Admissions

• State Bar of Texas

Helen Hutton practices in Cowles & Thompson’s appellate practice group.  She is a former briefing attorney for the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas.

Practice Areas:

• Civil Appeals
• Commercial Litigation

Professional Associations:

• State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section and Litigation Section
• Dallas Bar Association
• Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Judicial Intern Committee Co-Chair & Trial Skills Committee Member
• American Bar Association
• William “Mac” Taylor American Inn of Court, Associate

Education:

• J.D., cum laude, SMU Dedman School of Law, 2014
• B.A., magna cum laude, Business Administration, Saint Louis University, 2011

Bar Admissions:

• State Bar of Texas