Walter S. Cowger
Principal
Areas of Practice
- Business & Commercial Law
- Contracts
- Employment Law -- Employee
- Employment Law -- Employer
- Litigation & Appeals
- Legal Malpractice
- Negotiations
- Investigations
- Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Litigation Percentage
- 70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1996-present
Bar Admissions
- Virginia, 1976
- District of Columbia, 1977
- Texas, 1987
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
- J.D. - 1976
- Yale University
- B.A. (Cum Laude) - 1973
- Major: English
Representative Clients
- Albertson's, LLC
- L3 Communications Corporation
- Supervalu, Inc.
- State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Professional Associations and Memberships
- The District of Columbia Bar, Member
- Virginia State Bar, Member
- State Bar of Texas, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P., Partner, 1987 - 2002
Pro Bono Activities
- Downtown Dallas YMCA Board of Management, 1995 - Present
