Background
Owens, David J. was born on January 8, 1956 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
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David J. OWENS
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West Virginia University (Bachelor of Arts, Biology, 1977. Master of Science, Quantitative Ecology, 1982). Duquesne University (Juris Doctor, 1988).
Career
Worked at Dow, Cogburn & Friedman, Professional Corporation (Houston, Texas) specializing in Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Banking, Bankruptcy, Corporation, Real Estate, Probate, Federal Taxation, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Estate Planning, Trials. Mediation, Municipal, Telecommunication.
Admitted to the bar, 1988, Texas.
1989, Colorado and District of Columbia. 1993, Virginia; United States.
District Court, Southern District of Texas and Eastern District of Virginia. United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Tenth Circuits.
Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, Board of Governors.
Environmental Law Section, 1993-1995. Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Environmental Law Section, 1995). State Bar of Texas (Member, Environmental and Natural Resources Section, 1988).
American Bar Association (Vice Chairman, Marine Resources Committee, 1993.
Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law). Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member, Marine Ecology Committee, 1994).
The Elizabeth River Project (Vice President, 1994-1996). Hampton Roads Maritime Association (Pollution Abatement Committee, 1993-1995).
South Tidewater Association of Ship Repairers (Environmental Committee, 1992-1995).
Department of Energy"s Clean City Designation Program for Norfolk/Hampton Roads (Program Coordinator, 1994-1995). Committee on Method Detection and Quantitation Limits in Environmental Chemistry, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1994-1995. Dow, Cogburn & Friedman, Professional Corporation is a Houston-based firm which traces it origins to 1921.
Located in The Coastal Tower in Greenway Plaza, the firm is convenient to both the downtown and the Galleria areas of Houston.
The firm"s practice involves most areas of a general civil practice, with particular emphasis on real estate, business law, and commercial litigation. Dow, Cogburn & Friedman, Professional Corporation represents hundreds of diverse clients, including New York Stock Exchange companies, major real estate developers, national banks, insurance companies, savings and loan associations, retail chain stores, investment firms, small businesses, and individuals.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Virginia State Bar (Member, Board of Governors. Environmental Law Section, 1993-1995. Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Environmental Law Section, 1995).
State Bar of Texas (Member, Environmental and Natural Resources Section, 1988).
American Bar Association (Vice Chairman, Marine Resources Committee, 1993. Section of Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law).
Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member, Marine Ecology Committee, 1994). The Elizabeth River Project (Vice President, 1994-1996).
Hampton Roads Maritime Association (Pollution Abatement Committee, 1993-1995).
South Tidewater Association of Ship Repairers (Environmental Committee, 1992-1995). Department of Energy"s Clean City Designation Program for Norfolk/Hampton Roads (Program Coordinator, 1994-1995). Committee on Method Detection and Quantitation Limits in Environmental Chemistry, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1994-1995.
