Mike Northrup is the chair of the appellate practice group at Cowles & Thompson, P.C. He is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and is a former Chair of the Appellate Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association. He is also a former briefing attorney for the Supreme Court of Texas.

Practice Areas

• Civil Appeals
• Labor and Employment Law
• Insurance Law
• Municipal Law

Professional Associations

• Dallas Bar Association, Appellate Law Section
• Defense Research Institute
• College of the State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section
• Texas Aggie Bar Association

Education

• JD, Texas Tech University School of Law (1988)
• B.S., (Political Science), Texas A&M University (1985)

Bar Admissions

• State Bar of Texas
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• United States District Court, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of Texas