Background
Cowgill, Junior, Benjamin was born on February 26, 1955 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.
Cowgill, Junior, Benjamin was born on February 26, 1955 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.
Duke University (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1977). University of Kentucky (Juris Doctor, 1980). Phi Delta Phi. First Alternate, National Moot Court Team.
Vice President, Moot Court Board, 1979-1980.
Corporate Litigation Attorney, Ashland Oil, 1984-1986.
Worked at Woodward, Hobson & Fulton (Louisville, Kentucky) specializing in General Civil Practice. Administrative, Admiralty, Antitrust, Construction, Corporation, Employment, Environmental, Toxic Tort Litigation, Insurance, Labor, Litigation, Railroad, Real Property, Probate, Products Liability, Securities, Health and Hospital, Medical Malpractice, Tax Law, Sports Law and Entertainment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Kentucky, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky and United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Phi Delta Phi. Corporate Litigation Attorney, Ashland Oil, 1984-1986.
Member: Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations. (Resident, Lexington, Kentucky Office).
Woodward, Hobson & Fulton was founded in 1917 by Ernest Woodward, Senior after a year"s service as General Attorney for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company.
Members of the firm over its long history have become judges of the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, and one had been Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals (now the Kentucky Supreme Court) before joining the firm. The firm has been well known for many years for its extensive involvement and experience in all areas of civil litigation, representing numerous companies and insurance carriers in tort, product liability, medical and other professional malpractice, and corporate and commercial litigation. With offices in Louisville, Lexington and New Albany, Indiana the firm serves the entire state of Kentucky.
Fayette County, Kentucky and American (Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, ) Bar Associations. Environmental Law and Litigation, Product Liability Defense, Construction Litigation.