ATTORNEY
LISTING
Diana K. Cochrane
Stuart D. Colburn
Jay R. Downs
R. Christopher Esson
R. Lynn Fielder
D. Rynn Freiling
John V. Fundis
Adrienne Gasser
Christine B. Karcher
Tab H. Keener
Christopher M. Losey
Frances A. Lout
Charles E. Morse
Rodney M. Patterson
Pamela E. Pierce
Andrew Z. Schreck
Wendy D. Schrock
Timothy U. Stanford
Lauren H. Strax
OF COUNSEL
Jeremy J. Cook
Janice G. Menzies
M. Gaddy Wells
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Diana K. Cochrane
Shareholder
dcochrane@downsstanford.com
As an attorney for the Firm, Ms. Cochrane’s practice
focuses on commercial litigation and insurance defense, including
bad faith. Prior to joining Downs & Stanford, Ms. Cochrane
practiced at renowned litigation firms in both Texas and
Louisiana. Before attending law school, Ms. Cochrane served
as a middle and high school English teacher.
Ms. Cochrane graduated with a B.A. degree in English from
Texas A&M University in 1999. She received her J.D.
degree in 2009 from Southern Methodist University Dedman
School of Law, where she was a Hatton W. Summers Scholar,
Articles Editor for the SMU Law Review Association, and elected
to the Order of the Coif.
Bar Admissions
- State of Texas
- State of Louisiana
- United States Court of Appeals – Fifth Circuit
- United States District Courts – Northern, Southern, and
Western Districts of Texas; Eastern and Western Districts
of Louisiana
Education
- Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, J.D., 2009
- Texas A&M University, B.A., English, 1999
Publications
- "Contractual Waiver of the Right to Remove to Federal
Court: How Policy Judgments Guide Contract Interpretation,” The
Review of Litigation, University of Texas School of Law
(Winter 2010)
- "Como se dice, ? ‹Necesito
a un interprete›The Civil
Litigant’s Right to a Court-Appointed Interpreter in Texas,” The
Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Minority Issues (Fall
2009)
Presentations
- "Post Trial 101 – You Won! (or didn’t…) Now What?”,
New Orleans Bar Association Procrastinators’ Program (December,
2016)
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