Bill Cobb is sought after for his defense of professionals, particularly in the fields of law, insurance, real estate and securities brokerage. He represents professionals across Texas, in state and federal courts, as well as in administrative disciplinary proceedings. Mr. Cobb also represents businesses and business owners in litigation and arbitration. He is often called on to work as Texas counsel with out-of-state law firms, representing businesses, product manufacturers and distributors in commercial litigation, product liability, mass tort and intellectual property claims.
Practice Areas
| Accountant Malpractice
Architect & Engineer Defense/E&O Business Litigation Commercial Litigation Insurance Agent/Broker Defense Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility Legal Malpractice |
Negligence and Torts
Premises Liability Products Liability Professionals E&O Professional Liability Real Estate Broker/Agent Defense Security Broker/Dealers Defense
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Representative Matters
Obtained defense verdict in a nine-week jury trial of legal malpractice and fiduciary duty claims asserted by a surgeon against the Dallas law firm that had represented him in a medical malpractice case. The surgeon had claimed over $15 million in lost earnings and damage to business reputation as a result of the public admission of surgical negligence he was required to give as a condition of his settlement agreement.
Obtained defense verdict in a highly publicized jury trial of wrongful death/survival and negligence claims against a retailer that had sold a semi-automatic handgun to a man who later used it in a shooting rampage at the Tarrant County courthouse. The plaintiff victims sought over $30 million in damages.
Worked with Wisconsin and Illinois attorneys from Foley & Lardner LLP as Texas counsel representing an aircraft systems manufacturer and a component supplier in a Northern District of Texas patent infringement suit asserted by a British
defense contractor.
Professional Recognition
Elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates, a
select group of accomplished trial lawyers from both
sides of the bar
Named one of seven “Go-To” lawyers Texas attorneys would choose to defend them against legal malpractice claims by Texas Lawyer
Named to “The Best Lawyers in America” in 2009 and 2010 in
-Legal Malpractice Law
-Bet-The-Company Litigation
-Commercial Litigation
-Products Liability Litigation
Named among “Top 100 Super Lawyers®” in the State of Texas by Texas Monthly and Law and Politics magazines. – 2005 and 2008
Named among “Top 100 Dallas/Fort Worth Region Super Lawyers®” by Texas Monthly - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
Named a “Texas Super Lawyer®” by Texas Monthly
- 2003 - 2008
Named to “The Lawdragon 3000, Leading Lawyers
in America”
Served as a Barrister in The Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court
Education
J.D., The University of Texas at Austin School of Law, 1984
– Managing Editor, The Review of Litigation
B.A, University of Denver, 1981
Memberships
State Bar of Texas
American Bar Association
- Litigation Section
- Tort and Insurance Section
- Professional Liability Committee
- Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
Dallas Bar Association
- Ethics Committee
Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Defense Research Institute
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