Background
McCowan, Junior, Charles S. was born on September 19, 1943 in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States.
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Charles S. McCowan, Junior.
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Louisiana State University (Bachelor of Science, 1964. Juris Doctor, 1967).
Career
Worked at Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, Doctorate"Armond, McCowan & Jarman, Limited liability partnership (Baton Rouge, Los Angeles) specializing in General Civil Practice, Environmental, Labor and Employment, Corporate, Insurance, Probate, Tax, Administrative, Banking, Utility, Oil and Gas, Bankruptcy, Real Estate Law, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, Unfair Competition, Health Care, and Medical Malpractice. Admitted to the bar, 1967, Louisiana. 1971, United States. Tax Court.
United States.
Court of Military Appeals. United States. Court of Claims and United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Kappa Phi.
Phi Delta Phi.
Order of the Coif. Staff Writer, Louisiana Law Review, 1965-1967. Louisiana State University Law School Hall of Fame, 1987.
Author: "Joint Defense Counsel: Retention and Responsibility," The Defense Research Institute, Foreign The Defense 36 (May 1994). "Environmental Racism," 4 Corporate Legal Times 26.
"The Evolution of Environmental Law in Louisiana," 52 Louisiana.L.Rev.
907. "The Discoverability of the Accident Investigating Committee"s Report," 31 Gonzaga L. Review 115 (1996); "Alternative Fee Arrangements," 43 Louisiana.Bar J 464 (1995).
"The Ethics of Advocacy," 40 Louisiana.Bar J. 193.
"A Standard for Expert Testimony In Louisiana," 37 Louisiana.Bar J. 76. "Lessor"s Protection in Movable Leases," 21 Louisiana.Bar J. 109. "Impact of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Acting on Louisiana Law," 23 Louisiana.Bar J. 275.
"The Law of Movable Leases," 28 Louisiana.Bar J. 123.
"Louisiana Environmental Law and Regulations," 29 Louisiana.Bar J. 171. "Update on Louisiana Environmental Law and Regulations," 31 Louisiana.Bar J. 168.
"Environmental Considerations in Louisiana Oil and Gas Drilling," Louisiana Mineral Law Institute Proceedings, 1985. "Defending State Environmental Enforcement Actions," 36 Louisiana.Bar J. 20.
"Venue-Article 74," 27 Louisiana.L.Rev.
76. "Filing Suit in a Court of Incompetent Jurisdiction," 25 Louisiana.L.Rev. 922; The Emergence of Strict Liability in Products Liability," 26 Louisiana.L.Rev.
447; "Entrapment: Instigation Not Investigation," 26 Louisiana.L.Rev.
858. Company-Author: "The Environmental Justice Movement," 4 Corporate Legal Time 26. Presentations: "A Discussion of Selected Problems Presented by Class Action Mass Tort Litigation - A Defense Perspective," 10 Toxics Law Reporter 20.
"A Discussion of Selected Problems Presented by Class Action Mass Tort Litigation - A Defense Perspective," Baton Rouge Bar Association Bench - Bar Meeting, 1996.
"Ethics," Louisiana Municipal Attorneys Association and 21st Judicial District Court Bar Association, 1994. "Complex Litigation Defense Issues," Baton Rouge Bar Association, 1994. "The Environmental Justice Movement," 40th Annual International Educational Seminar, International Right-of-Way Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1994 and New York City Chapter, American Corporate Counsel Association, 1994.
"Environmental/Tort Liability Issues," Environmental Concerns Seminar, The American Society of Environmental Sciences, Baton Rouge, Los Angeles, 1993.
Mechanics of Environmental/Toxic Tort Litigation," Louisiana State Bar Association Seminar, 1992. "A Potpourri of Ethical Issues for the Litigator," Louisiana Municipal Attorneys Association Seminar, 1992.
"Contesting and Appealing State Environmental Actions in the 1990"s," Environmental Law Litigation Seminar, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, 1990. "Ethical Considerations for City Attorneys in Defending Civil Rights Suits Against Municipal Employees," Louisiana City Attorneys Convention, 1990.
"A Defense Prospective on Administrative Environmental Actions," Environmental Law Seminar, Baton Rouge Bar Association, 1989.
"Defending Against State Regulatory and Enforcement Actions by Commercial Interests," Paul M. Hebert Law Center Environmental Symposium, 1987. "Pollution Generated Torts," Environmental Law Litigation Seminar, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, 1987. "The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth," Ethics Presentation, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 1996.
"A Discussion ofSelected Problems Presented by Class Action Mass Tort Litigation--A Defense Perspective," Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, 1995.
"Who, What Foreign and Ways to Contact Louisiana Regulatory Agencies," Louisiana Government Relations Workshop, 1995. "Discoverability of the Accident Investigating Committee"s Report, ACMIE Mid-Year Meeting, 1995.
"Louisiana State Government Relations Workshop, Regulatory Agencies" Roles in Shaping Louisiana Policy," Public Affairs Council, Washington, District of Columbia, 1995. "Environmental/Tort Liability Issues," Freeport McMoRan Corporate Environmental Seminar, 1989.
"The Defense of State Regulatory and Enforcement Actions By Commercial Interests," Paul M. Hebert Environmental Law Symposium, 1987.
"Pollution Generated Torts," Southern University Law Center Symposium, Baton Rouge, Los Angeles, 1987. Member: Baton Rouge (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1987) and Louisiana State (Member, Young Lawyers Council, 1973-1975) Bar Associations. Defense Research Institute.
Louisiana Law Institute (Committee for the Revision of Environmental Law Procedure, 1991-1992).
Dean Henry George McMahon American Inn of Court. Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States.
Army, 1967-1971. Deputy SJA-United States of America Flight Training Center, 2d Armored Division.
Military Judge
Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, Doctorate"Armond, McCowan & Jarman, Limited liability partnership is one of Louisiana"s premier full service law firms, representing a diverse group of local and national industrial, commercial, health care, insurance, corporate and individual clients from its offices in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Plaquemine. The firm"s broad range of clients reflects the diversified educational backgrounds and expertise of its attorneys in federal, state and local matters.
In addition to its 71 attorneys, Kean, Miller employs 20 Legal Assistants and a support staff of 85 to assist in meeting the various needs of its clientele.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Baton Rouge (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1987) and Louisiana State (Member, Young Lawyers Council, 1973-1975) Bar Associations. Defense Research Institute. Louisiana Law Institute (Committee for the Revision of Environmental Law Procedure, 1991-1992).
Dean Henry George McMahon American Inn of Court.
Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States. Army, 1967-1971; Deputy SJA-United States of America Flight Training Center, 2d Armored Division.
Military Judge.
