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Charles E Cowan

Charles E Cowan

USA 2026

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About

Provided by Wise Carter Child & Caraway, Professional Association

Practice Areas

Litigation; Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Professional Liability; Insurance Defense and Coverage; Healthcare; Medicare Medicaid, and Reimbursement; Healthcare Litigation and Risk Management, General Business and Corporate Law; Public Policy

Professional Memberships

The Federalist Society, President, Mississippi Lawyers Chapter

Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel

Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association

Federal Bar Association

Publications

Author, Creationism’s Public and Private Fronts: The Protection and Restriction of Religious Freedom, 82 Miss L.J. 223 (2013).

Author, Constitutional Law-Arrest and Detention Under the Material Witness Statute-Objectively Reasonable Arrest Did Not Violate Fourth Amendment, 81 Miss. L.J. 621, (2011).

Personal

Charles is a shareholder attorney at Wise Carter. His practice centers on litigation and appeals in Mississippi state and federal courts. He represents a litany of clients in the healthcare, financial services, insurance, and railroad industries. He also represents state agencies and other political subdivisions of the State of Mississippi in defense of them in litigation. In addition to his work in the courtroom, Charles regularly represents clients in administrative matters before state and federal administrative agencies, including protests of government procurements and defense of clients in state and federal regulatory investigations. Throughout his career, Charles has litigated major public policy matters on behalf of Mississippi governmental clients.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: General Commercial - Mississippi

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial

Charles Cowan has notable experience in representing healthcare, railroad, municipal and financial clients in complex litigation and appellate matters.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Charles provides high-quality legal counsel marked by responsiveness and sound judgment.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • I am very pleased with the legal representation provided. Cowan has demonstrated his vast knowledge and experience handling commercial legal matters and has gone above and beyond to be transparent, keeping us informed and educating us along the way.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • His ability to quickly assess risk, identify leverage points and communicate clear options sets him apart. He is also highly responsive and composed under pressure, which is particularly valuable in matters that require both decisiveness and careful judgment.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Charles is responsive, extremely connected in the legal and business community and is a subject matter expert in terms of local procedure and substantive law.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA
  • Charles's attention to detail, clarity in drafting and ability to distill complex legal arguments into persuasive filings significantly strengthened our case. His work demonstrated not only technical precision but also a deep understanding of the strategic goals of our organization.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

Ranked Individuals at Wise Carter Child & Caraway, Professional Association (6)

Mississippi

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