Background
Cowden, John M. was born on September 28, 1952 in Santa Cruz, California, United States.
Cowden, John M. was born on September 28, 1952 in Santa Cruz, California, United States.
Lewis and Clark College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1974). University of Oregon (Juris Doctor, 1978). University of London (1985-1986).
Associate Editor, Oregon Law Review, 1977-1978.
Worked at Garvey, Schubert & Barer (Portland, Oregon) specializing in General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice. Administrative, Admiralty, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditors" Rights, Commercial Transactions, Corporate, Employee Benefits Plans, Estate Planning and Probate, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Labor and Employment, Land Use, Maritime, Mergers and Acquisitions, Products Liability, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, and Transportation Law. Tax and Business-Related Criminal Defense.
Admitted to the bar, 1979, Oregon.
1979, United States. District Court, District of Oregon. 1983, United States. Supreme Court.
Associate Editor, Oregon Law Review, 1977-1978. Author: "Admiralty - The Oregon Supreme Court Puts to Sea," 57 Or.
L. Review 487, 1978; "Tortious Injury to Property in Admiralty," " Interrogatories to Parties," and "Requests for Production and Inspection," Oregon State Bar Manuals (1982-1997).
"Vessel Contingency Plans," Pacific Rim Marine and Shipping Industry News, February 1994. "Maritime Law: Shipowner Exonerated by Ninth Circuit," Pacific Maritime Magazine, May 1995. "Ocean Carriers" Contractual Disclaimer Provides Strong Defense to Damage Claims," Pacific Rim Marine and Shipping Industry News, August 1994.
"Vessel Contingency Plan Requirements for Columbia River, Oregon and Southwest Washington United States of America," Pacific Rim Marine and Shipping Industry News, February 1994.
"When lieutenant Comes to Contingency Plans, Don"t Forget Your Attorney," Oil Spill United States. Law Report, November 1993.
Speaker: Fourth International Maritime Law Conference. Oil Spill Prevention and Response Exposition.
Pacific Northwest Admiralty Law Institute.
American Waterways Operators Oil Spill Seminar". "The Open and Obvious Defense Under § 905 (b) - Now You See lieutenant, Now You Don"t," Maritime Law Association of the United States Fall Seminar, Kauai, Hawaii, October, 1995. "Portuguese State Control," Law of the Sea Conference, University of Washington, Seattle, July 1995.
"Overview of Shore-Based Pollution Claims and Their Defense," Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, June 1994.
Member, Executive, Oregon State Bar Admiralty Section. Former Chair, 1988-1989.
Member: American Bar Association (Chair, Collision Subcommittee, Admiralty Litigation Committee, Litigation Section). The Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Garvey, Schubert & Barer provides comprehensive legal services to United States. and foreign clients doing business in the United States and other Pacific Rim countries.
These services include advising on business and regulatory matters, structuring commercial transactions and representation in administrative proceedings and federal and state court litigation. The firm also represents clients in legislative and administrative matters before the United States. Congress and federal agencies.
Member, Executive, Oregon State Bar Admiralty Section. Former Chair, 1988-1989. Member: American Bar Association (Chair, Collision Subcommittee, Admiralty Litigation Committee, Litigation Section).
The Maritime Law Association of the United States.