H. Mitchell Cowan
Shareholder
Areas of Practice
Banking, Mortgage & Lender Liability
Appellate Practice
Education
University of Mississippi School of Law - Oxford, MS, 1984 J.D., Cum Laude
University of Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg, MS, 1981 M.S.
University of Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg, MS, 1980 B.S.
Bar Admissions
Mississippi, 1984
H. Mitchell Cowan
Shareholder
Areas of Practice
Banking, Mortgage & Lender Liability
Appellate Practice
Education
University of Mississippi School of Law - Oxford, MS, 1984 J.D., Cum Laude
University of Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg, MS, 1981 M.S.
University of Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg, MS, 1980 B.S.
Bar Admissions
Mississippi, 1984
Honors and Awards
Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers
Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, Personal Injury Defense: Products, 2009
Mississippi Law Journal, Editor-in-Chief, 1983
Representative Cases
Leonard v. Nationwide Insurance Company, 438 F. Supp. 2d 684 (S.D. Miss. 2006)
Boone v. Citigroup, Inc., 416 F. 3d 382 (5th Cir. 2005)
DIJO, Inc. v. Hilton Hotels Corp., 351 F. 3d 679 (5th Cir. 2005)
Mack Trucks v. Tackett, 841 So. 2d 1107 (Miss. 2003)
Smith v. Mack Trucks, Inc., 819 So.2d 1258 (Miss. 2002)
Richton Bank & Trust Company v. Bowen, 798 So.2d 1268 (Miss. 2001)
Leflore County v. Givens, 754 So.2d 1223 (Miss. 2000)
Branning v. Hinds Community College District, 743 So.2d 311 (Miss. 1999)
Terex Corporation v. Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc., 671 So.2d 1316, 31 UCC Rep. Serv. 2d 134 (Miss. 1996)
FSC Securities Corporation v. McCormack, 630 So.2d 979 (Miss. 1994)
First United Financial Corporation v. Specialty Oil Company, 5 F.3d 944, 21 UCC Rep. Serv. 2d 1133 (5th Cir. 1993)
Smoll v. ACandS, Inc., 977 F.2d 499 (9th Cir. 1992)
State Highway Commission of Mississippi v. Charmar, Inc., 569 So.2d 1132 (Miss. 1990)
Rogers v. First Union Mortgage Corporation, 568 So.2d 1214 (Miss. 1990)
Professional Associations and Memberships
American Bar Association, Member
The Mississippi Bar, Member
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Member
Defense Research Institute, Member
Past Employment Positions
Judge E. Grady Jolly, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Law Clerk, 1984 - 1985
Birth Information
1958, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
