Roger D. Townsend, one of the founders of the civil appellate practice group in Texas, has joined Cokinos Young, P.C. as a principal in its Houston office. Townsend has a long history of growing successful appellate practices, having founded the first appellate practice at a Texas based national firm and...
We are thrilled to announce that Stephanie Cook has become a Principal at Cokinos | Young. Stephanie has extensive experience in both litigation and transactional matters for all types of commercial, industrial, and residential construction, as well as real estate development. She utilizes her prior experience in banking and civil...
For the past 37 years, general contractors within the Fifth Circuit states of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi have been able to rest relatively easily when it comes to OSHA citations against them for worksite hazards that endanger other employers’ (i.e., subcontractors’) employees. That is because even if an OSHA...
Cokinos | Young is pleased to announce that the firm has been ranked as a Tier 1 “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News and Best Lawyers®. Firms included in the 2019 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a...
In this new edition of his book, Pat draws on 38 years of practice representing owners, contractors, subcontractors and sureties in disputes over insurance coverage for defective work. Since the publication of the first edition in 2000, it has been relied upon by construction, insurance and legal professionals, particularly as...
Austin attorney, Stephanie Cook, was recently named an arbitrator by The American Arbitration Association. The American Arbitration Association (AAA) is a not-for-profit organization in the field of alternative dispute resolution, providing services to individuals and organizations who wish to resolve conflicts out of court. The AAA’s role in the dispute...
Our very own David Tolin was recently called on by a reporter at the Houston Business Journal to give his expert explanation on how the lien process worked. The journal was covering a recent lien case with a condo developer in the River Oaks area in Houston. David eloquently explained...
Nine lawyers spanning all four of our offices here at Cokinos | Young have been named 2018 Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters. This distinction is held by less than five percent of lawyers and selections are made on a state by state basis. Independent research consisting of an evaluation of 12...
Stephanie O'Rourke, a principal in our San Antonio office, was recently called upon to offer her expertise in the construction litigation realm on a case that the Houston Business Journal was covering. This article centered around unpaid wages for construction companies due to contract disputes. Specifically, a 2009 case between...
Cokinos | Young is honored to announce Best Lawyers® selected Patrick J. Wielinski as "Lawyer of the Year" in the Dallas/Fort Worth area in the field of Construction Litigation in the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Patrick J. Wielinski Construction Law, Litigation-Construction 2019 Lawyer of the Year -...