DECADES OF EXPERIENCE GUIDING CLIENTS THROUGH THEIR DEFINING LEGAL ISSUES
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When the results of your business negotiations and complex commercial litigation truly matter, you have landed at the right place. When you must have a trusted consulting or testifying expert or advisor on Complex Commercial, Antitrust or Intellectual Property Issues, you have landed at the right place.
John McDowell is a first-chair trial lawyer hired for complicated, large-scale litigation throughout the United States. John has more than 30 years of experience across a broad range of sectors and substantive areas. The sectors include real estate, manufacturing, movie production, telecommunications, technology, energy, hospitality, and healthcare sectors.
John McDowell’s approach is direct, practical and is always guided by the client’s ultimate goals.
John brings decades of the best big firm experience to zealously representing clients in state and federal courts across the county.
John has tried cases and counseled clients throughout his career and has also devoted a great deal of effort to make his firms better through chairing Litigation Sections, serving on firm Policy Committees (the firms’ governing bodies) and Partners Committees (the firms’ partner compensation committees). John has served as Loss Prevention Partner, Technology Partner and has led technology initiatives at prior law firms.
John serves at National Appeals Chair for his alma mater University of Virginia School of Law, has served on the Alumni Council of the University of Virginia school of Law and was elected to be a member of Stanford Associates. John has actively led Bar associations at the local, national and international levels. Those associations include the American Bar Association (various leadership roles in the Litigation Section), the Texas Association of Young Lawyers (Board Member), the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (President), the Dallas Bar Association (Board Member) and the Honorable Barbara M. G. Lynn American Inn of Court (President).
Honors
John has been recognized by Martindale Hubbel as an AV rated lawyer for more than 30 years.
John has published legal articles and given speeches throughout his career in the substantive areas of Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Law and Technology and Trial strategies.
John has been honored by D Magazine as a Legend and Is regularly recognized by numerous organizations, including Super Lawyers.
Education
John graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Economics.
John graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law.