Mr. Cordell has experience handling a broad range of litigation subject matters, including complex commercial disputes, business torts, insurance, personal injury, wrongful death, construction, trade secret misappropriation, and patent and trademark infringement.
Licensed in Texas, Louisiana, and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Mr. Cordell’s practice extends to all stages of litigation, including managing written discovery and document production, taking and defending depositions, drafting and arguing dispositive motions, conducting expert discovery, participating in trials, and crafting appeals.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Cordell practiced at an intellectual property and commercial litigation boutique in Houston.
- Named to Lawdragon X – The Next Generation list (2023)
- Named to Lawdragon X – The Next Generation list (2024)
- State Bar of Texas
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Houston Bar Association – Litigation Council Member
- Houston Intellectual Property Law Association
- CLE: Bienvenue en Louisiane! Demystifying Practice in Louisiana for Texas Litigators (2024).
- A Litigator’s Guide to Drafting Oil and Gas Contracts: Indemnity, Insurance, and Limitation of Damages Provisions, The Houston Lawyer (2023) (co-author).
- The Mardi Gras Pass: Coastal Restoration and Public Rights in a Mississippi River Distributary Channel, 30 Tul. Envtl. L.J. 325 (2017).
- Sierra Club v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: The D.C. Circuit Upholds FERC’s Regional NEPA Analysis for Freeport Projects; Punts on Issue of LNG Export Environmental Impacts, 30 Tul. Envtl. L.J. 123 (2016).
