Background
Sjovall, John M. was born on May 31, 1958 in Staten Island, New York, United States.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
John M. SJOVALL
Edit Profile
JOHN SJOVALL, American Lawyer, Partner of COWLES & Thompson, specializing in the field of General Civil Practice. Trials and Appeals before all State and Federal Courts Corporate, Insurance, Real Estate, Surety, Banking, Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate Law, Oil and Gas and Eminent Domain, Insurance Regulatory and Administrative Law.
Education
Ripon College (Bachelor of Arts, 1980). Drake University Law School (Juris Doctor, 1983). Moot Court Board. Recipient, Martin Tollefson Memorial Award of Drake Law School.
President, Student Bar Asasociation of Drake Law School, 1982-1983.
Career
Worked at Cowles & Thompson, A Professional Corporation (Dallas, Texas) specializing in Business Law, Bank & Savings & Loan Failures, Debtor/Creditor Law, Officers and Directors Liability, Defense Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1987, Texas and United States. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.
Moot Court Board.
Recipient, Martin Tollefson Memorial Award of Drake Law School. President, Student Bar Association of Drake Law School, 1982-1983. Program on International Trade and International Law, Exeter University, England, 1982.
Company-Author: "Banks Face Major Setbacks as Beneficiaries of Failed Institutions" Letter of Credit," Banking Law Review, Spring, 1989.
Lecturer: "Banking Law: Loan Documentation," North Carolina National Bank Loan Officer Training, 1990. Board of Advisors, Banking Law Review, 1987-1990.
Member: Dallas (Member, Sections on Bankruptcy and Commercial Law. Business Litigation; International Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law.
General Practice) Bar Associations.
Dallas Association of Defense Counsel. American Judicature Society. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Dallas (Member, Sections on Bankruptcy and Commercial Law. Business Litigation; International Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law. General Practice) Bar Associations.
Dallas Association of Defense Counsel.
American Judicature Society. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.
-
Born
-
Nationality
American
Awards
-
Recipient, Martin Tollefson Memorial Award of Drake Law School. President, Student Bar Association of Drake Law School, 1982-1983. Program on International Trade and International Law, Exeter University, England, 1982.Recipient, Martin Tollefson Memorial Award of Drake Law School. President, Student Bar Association of Drake Law School, 1982-1983. Program on International Trade and International Law, Exeter University, England, 1982.