Sarah Pierce Cowen

Sarah was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. She graduated summa cum laude from Trinity University in San Antonio with degrees in Broadcast Journalism and Business Administration. Sarah obtained her Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Texas School of Law in 1986 with honors.

With nearly 40 years of commercial trial and arbitration experience, Sarah has tried cases on both sides of the docket in a variety of complex commercial matters. Her practice includes business torts, insurance defense, contracts, product liability, personal and catastrophic injury or death, partnership disputes and construction litigation. Sarah has also presented on damages and insurance defense CLE topics for the Texas and local bar associations. She is the co-founder of Cowen & Garza.

Professional Licenses

State Bar of Texas
United States District Court – Southern District of Texas
United States District Court – Western District of Texas
United States Tax Court

Professional History

Law Offices of Sarah Pierce Cowen in McAllen from 2006 until 2012
Akin, Gump, Straus, Hauer & Feld LLP from 2003 until 2006
Vinson & Elkins LLP from 2001 until 2003
Bracewell & Patterson LLP (now Bracewell LLP) in Houston from 1987 until 1995 and in Dallas from 1996 to 2000

Professional Associations

LGBTQ+ Law Section Council, State Bar of Texas
Life Fellow with the Texas Bar Foundation
American Bar Association
Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Hidalgo County Bar Association
Hidalgo County Women’s Bar Association (past president)
Texas Bar College

Awards

Hidalgo County Bar Association Ethics Award Winner (2017)