Background
Cowles, Robert L. was born on February 5, 1942 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.
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Robert L. Cowles
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University of North Carolina (Bachelor of Science, 1964). Emory University (Juris Doctor, 1969). National Judicial College, University of Nevada at Reno (1989).
Career
Worked at Cowles & Shaughnessy, P.A. (Jacksonville, Florida) specializing in Personal Injury, Product Liability, Environmental Litigation, Commercial, Probate Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Toxic Tort and Health Law Litigation, General Litigation, Appeals and Mediation. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Georgia and Florida. 1981, United States. Supreme Court and United States.
District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida.
Phi Delta Phi. Circuit Court Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, 1987-1990. Certified Circuit Court Mediator in Florida.
Approved Mediator, Middle District of Florida. Member: Jacksonville (Chairman, Litigation Section, 1982-1984.
Board of Governors, 1981-1982) and American (Member, Sections on: Products Liability and Alternative Dispute Resolution) Bar Associations.
State Bar of Georgia. The Florida Bar; American Board of Trial Advocacy (ABOTA). The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
(Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). This firm was started by Robert L. Cowles, 1991.
Mr. Cowles spent several years on the Circuit Court Bench before that.
The firm"s primary focus is litigation in the areas of product liability, environmental, personal injury, probate and medical malpractice, as well as other complex litigation. Mr. Cowles is also a Certified Mediator, having served as a mediator since March of 1991.
Daniel C. Shaughnessy joined the firm in 1993. In 1996, the firm was involved in the case of Medtronic, Incorporated. v.
Lohr, argued in the United States Supreme Court, a significant product liability case on the issue of Federal Preemption.
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Membership
Member: Jacksonville (Chairman, Litigation Section, 1982-1984. Board of Governors, 1981-1982) and American (Member, Sections on: Products Liability and Alternative Dispute Resolution) Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia.
The Florida Bar.
American Board of Trial Advocacy (ABOTA). The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
(Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).
