Background
Dow, Melvin A. was born on February 28, 1928 in Houston, Texas, United States.
Dow, Melvin A. was born on February 28, 1928 in Houston, Texas, United States.
Rice University (Bachelor of Arts, with honors in Philosophy, 1948). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1951). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1950-1951.
Member, Harvard Law School Visiting Committee, 1983-1988.
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, 1951, Texas.
Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1950-1951. Member, Harvard Law School Visiting Committee, 1983-1988.
Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas; American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
Military: Officer, Office of the General Counsel, United States. Army, 1952-1954 (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). 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.
Member, Harvard Law School Visiting Committee, 1983-1988. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas.
American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Military: Officer, Office of the General Counsel, United States. Army, 1952-1954 (Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).