Brandon Cogburn | Personal Injury Attorney | Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana

Brandon Cogburn, prior to joining the firm, worked in various levels of both state and federal government. In fact, in 1999, he worked for the Senate. Brandon was on the Washington D.C. staff of U.S. Senator Blanche L. Lincoln and worked in the Prosecuting Attorney's Office of Benton County, Arkansas. He also worked in the insurance industry for 18 years, so he has a unique understanding of the industry and knows how to navigate the insurance world on a client's behalf.

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT POSITION

• Partner

PRACTICE AREAS

• Trucking Accidents
• Construction Cases
• Premises
• Wrongful Death
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
• Product Liability
• Personal Injury
• Civil Litigation
• Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation
• Tort and Contract Claims

bar admissions

• Arkansas, 2002

• Texas, 2003

• U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas, 2002

• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 2002

• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2003

• U.S. District Court Fifth Circuit, 2004

EDUCATION

• Legal - University of Arkansas School of Law (JD, 2002)
• Preparatory - University of Arkansas, Sam Walton College of Business (BSPA, 1999)
• Secondary - Dierks High School, Dierks, Arkansas (Valedictorian, 1995)

HONOR

• Texas Super Lawyers - Rising Star (Texas Monthly - 2007 through 2016)
• Named "40 Under 40" (Four States Living Magazine, 2015)
• Appointed by the Arkansas Supreme Court to the CLE Board (2018 - present)
• Named one of the top attorneys in Arkansas by Arkansas Life Magazine, 2019

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• State Bar of Texas
• Texarkana Bar Association, President (2020)
• American and Arkansas Bar Associations
• Texas Young Lawyers Association (Past Member)
• VP of Texarkana Bar Association (2019)

• Member of the Arkansas Continuing Legal Education Board

MEMBERSHIPS/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Leadership Texarkana (2005-2006)
• Harvest Texarkana Regional Food Bank, Inc.
-Board of Directors (2008-2012)
-President (2010 & 2011)
-Past President (2012)
• Arkansas Election Commissioner, Miller County
-Secretary (2013-2014)
-Chairman (2015-2023)
• Volunteer Teen Court Judge
• Chairman of the Texarkana Advertising & Promotions Commission
-Hearing Officer for Appeals Regarding Delinquent Taxes
• Temple Memorial Pediatric Center (2018-Present)
-Board of Directors (2018-2019)
-Vice President (2019-2020)
-President (2020-2021)