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Josh Bowlin maintains a commercial litigation practice emphasizing in construction law, admiralty and maritime law, and oil & gas.  He has participated in litigation before state and federal courts involving complex oil and gas disputes, construction disputes for both commercial and residential real estate, and has assisted clients with lawsuits arising from business disputes involving contracts, insurance, partnerships, and collections.  Josh has arbitrated before the AAA under both their general and construction rules, has arbitrated before the NASD, and successfully litigated lawsuits involving construction law, admiralty and maritime law, products liability, personal injury, medical malpractice, governmental liability and immunity, and partnership disputes. 

Significant Transactions

• Civil Action No. 03-CV-3970; Charter Adjustments Corporation v. Key Equipment Finance.  Successfully brought suit to collect for unpaid commission fees resulting from a sale of two (2) construction cranes.
• AAA Matter No. 70-198-00681-02; Modec International, LLC v. Delta Engineering Corporation.  Successfully defended maritime contractor in construction litigation seeking excess of $2,000,000.00 in damages. 
• Successfully obtained defense verdict in Phoenix, Arizona for employer defending against former disgruntled employee who sought unpaid commissions totaling over $100,000.  Following arbitration, the employee's claims were entirely dismissed and fees were assessed against employee. 
• Represented maritime subcontractor in a federal court lawsuit against a general contractor who failed to pay for delay damages, standby charges and numerous change orders.  Damages for both parties exceed $30 million.
• Successfully defended numerous Texas Valley Independent School Districts against personal injury suits arising from vehicle accidents. 
• Successfully defended and negotiated over twenty-five (25) toxic tort disputes involving product liability claims resulting from allegations that a client's product contained benzene, benzene byproducts and derivatives. 
• Numerous representations involving laboratory companies sued for malpractice resulting in personal injuries, including defense of pharmacists, phlebotomists, nurses, and nursing aides.
• Litigated and negotiated a favorable settlement in federal court for the owner of a multi-million dollar construction dispute concerning a 320 unit apartment complex in Jacksonville, FL.  Particularly, the owner claimed negligence, breach of contract and fraud against the general contractor for their failure to complete work and renovate the apartment complex into condominiums.

Case Studies

• Admiralty & Maritime - In a World of Mediated-Settlements, Some Cases Need to be Tried

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Texas Bar Association
• Houston Bar Association
• Houston Young Lawyers Association
• Young Professionals in Energy
• Construction Law Section of Litigation