George Bowles has been trying cases for over 30 years and has represented both plaintiffs and defendants, individuals and Fortune 100 corporations, during his career in the courtroom.
Mr. Bowles concentrates his practice in complex business-related litigation including securities, intellectual property, construction, lender liability, real estate, banking, fraud, eminent domain, tortious interference with business relations, fiduciary liability, patent infringement and breach of contract.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Bowles was a Law Clerk for the Supreme Court of Texas. Mr. Bowles has been Board Certified by the State Bar of Texas in Civil Trial Law since 1982 and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, serving on the Complex Litigation Committee of the College. Additionally, he is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, serving as the 2012 President for the Dallas Chapter and on the National Board of Directors. Since 2003, in the annual Texas Monthly survey of over 65,000 attorneys across Texas, Mr. Bowles has been designated as a Texas Super Lawyer in business litigation. Also, he is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Bet the Company, Business, Construction and Intellectual Property Litigation and in listings of Texas' Best Lawyers published in regional editions of The Wall Street Journal and in major Texas newspapers such as The Dallas Morning News and The Houston Chronicle. In addition to representing clients in numerous business dispute arbitrations, Mr. Bowles has served on the Large Case Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association since 1996. Mr. Bowles is a Master of the Court of the Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court and a frequent speaker at bar association meetings on a variety of issues relating to litigation.
Representative Experience
- Defended major Wall Street investment banking firm in a securities fraud class action suit arising out of the sale of over $300 million of real estate limited partnerships.
- Defended Fortune 100 company in fraud and breach of contract cases.
- Defended Texas County Mutual Insurance Company in class actions totaling over $50 million in controversy, arising out of the sale of collateral protection and automobile insurance involving over $100 million in premiums.
- Defended privately held, international cosmetics company in patent infringement case in District of Delaware.
- Prosecuted patent rights of publicly held syringe manufacturing company in Eastern District of Texas.
- Prosecuted rights of Air Force pilot shot down over Bosnia against major motion picture studio and television conglomerate in a First Amendment & False Advertising dispute arising out of the movie “Behind Enemy Lines.”
- Defended the screenwriters of the movie “The Sixth Day” in a copyright infringement case.
- Prosecuted rights of international construction company in tortious interference and breach of contract claims against major oil company and the Harris County Toll Road Authority.
- Prosecuted rights of small medical device firm against a major pharmaceutical company for fraud and breach of contract and achieved a settlement during trial of in excess of $18 million for the client.
- Prosecuted rights of publicly held company against architect, structural engineer, geotechnical engineer and construction company for defective foundation of corporate headquarters.
- Defended national insurance holding company and subsidiary in a wrongful discharge claim by former high-level executive.
- Prosecuted rights of electric utility in a $500 million coal hauling rate case against railroad company.
- Prosecuted rights of international construction company against rapid transit authority for $10 million in delays and cost overruns for construction of light rail system.
- Participated in numerous arbitrations representing litigants and acting as a neutral arbitrator.
Education
- J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1974
Journal of Air Law and Commerce - B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1969
Bar Admissions
Admitted To Practice
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Reported Decisions
- Vandervoort v. Vandervoort, 529 F.2d 424 (5th Cir. 1976)
- Texas Turnpike Authority v. City of Fort Worth, 554 S.W.2d 675 (Tex. 1977)
- Nawas v. Holmes, 541 S.W.2d 283 (Tex. Civ. App. - Waco 1978, writ ref'd n.r.e.)
- Equitable Life Assurance Society v. Stewart, 575 S.W.2d 64 Tex. Civ. App. - Texarkana 1978, writ ref'd n.r.e.)
- Zimmerman v. National Home Life Insurance Company, Case No. 7990, 9th District Court of Appeals (1978)
- Lewis v. Scovill Manufacturing Company, Case No. 5359, 11th District Court of Appeals (1980)
- Miro v. Allied Finance Company, Case No. 81-2033, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (1982)
- Miro v. Allied Finance Company, 568 S.W.2d 910 (5th Tex. Civ. App. - Houston [14th] 1978, no writ)
- Miro v. Allied Finance Company, 650 S.W.2d 938 (5th Tex. Civ. App. - Houston [14th] 1983, no writ)
- Shintech Inc. v. Group Constructors Inc., 688 S.W.2d 144 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th] 1985, no writ)
- Oasis Petroleum Corporation v. U.S. Department of Energy, 718 F.2d 1558 (5th Cir. 1985)
- Allodial Limited Partnership v. North Texas Tollway Authority, 176 S.W.3d 680 (Tex. App. - Dallas 2005, pet. denied)
- Retractable Technologies, Incorporated v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc., Case No. 07-40277, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (2008)
Publications & Presentations
- “Who Bears the Risk of Defective Plans and Specifications,” 8th Annual Construction Law Conference, State Bar of Texas (1996)
- “Daubert/Robinson-Expert Challenges From the Perspective of the Bench and Bar,”13th Annual Construction Law Conference, State Bar of Texas (2001)
- “Criminal Law and the Construction Industry,” 14th Annual Construction Law Conference, State Bar of Texas (2002)
- “The Jury Charge In a Construction Case,” 15th Annual Construction Law Conference, State Bar of Texas (2003)
- "The Jury Charge In a Construction Case," Construction Law Journal (Spring 2005)
- “Follow the Money: Parent and Subsidiary Liability in Texas,” 25th Annual Construction Law Conference, State Bar of Texas (2012)
- “Jury Selection: The Defendant’s Point of View”, Dallas Bar Association, Trial Techniques of Successful Litigators Seminar (1988)
- “Arbitration: Cross-Examined,” Dallas Bar Association (1997)
- “Dealing with Confidential and Proprietary Information in Texas and Federal Court,” State Bar of Texas - Advanced Evidence and Discovery Law Course (2006 and 2007)
- “Texas Class Action Practice: Examples From the World of Insurance Litigation,” Dallas Bar Association, Business Litigation Section (1998)
- Contributing Author, "Anatomy of a Patent Case," Complex Litigation Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers (Published by BNA and the Federal Judicial Center and distributed to all judges in the federal judiciary) (2009)
Professional History
- Partner in the law firm of Locke Lord LLP, 1976-Present
- Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Texas, 1974-1975
- Lt. J.G., United States Navy, 1969-1971
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Complex Litigation Committee
- American Board of Trial Advocates;
- President of the Dallas Chapter, 2012
- National Board of Directors
- Executive Board, Dallas Chapter
- Named, Texas Trial Legend by Dallas Bar Association's Tort and Insurance Practice Section (2013)
- Master, Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court
- Member, International Association of Defense Counsel
- Member, American Bar Association: Section of Litigation (Program Director for the Business Torts Committee – Fall 1988 Section of Litigation Meeting)
- Dallas, Texas and American Bar Foundations
- Fellow
- Chairman, Dallas Bar Foundation Fellows, 2001
- State Bar of Texas
- Member, Section of Litigation
- Council Member, Construction Law Section (2001 - 2003)
- Dallas Bar Association
- Member
- Chairman (1998 Bench/Bar Conference)
- Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee (2000)
- Chairman, Courthouse Committee (2003)
- Chairman, Judicial Investiture Committee (2006)
- Chairman, Media Relations Committee (2007)
- Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association (1996 - Present)
- Named, The Best Lawyers in America for Bet The Company, Commercial, Business, Intellectual Property and Construction Litigation
- Named a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly magazine since 2003
- Listed in Texas' Best Lawyers, published in regional editions of The Wall Street Journal and in major Texas newspapers such as The Dallas Morning News and The Houston Chronicle
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Board Certifications
Civil Trial Law by Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1982
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