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Cory McDowell - Midland, TX

Fasken Center, Tower Two550 West Texas AvenueSuite 800 Midland, TX 79701

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Updated: 09/23/2024

Midland Estate Planning and Probate Lawyer

Overview

Cory McDowell is a shareholder who practices in the firm’s Estate Planning and Probate Section. He is board-certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is licensed to practice law in Texas and New Mexico.

Cory's practice focuses primarily on estate planning for individuals, special needs planning, and helping clients dealing with probate matters following the death of a loved one. He also regularly assists attorneys in other states seeking an ancillary probate in Texas and New Mexico.

Cory’s practice has served everyone from the young couple needing to name guardians for their first child to clients who would be considered to be extremely wealthy by any measure. His clients have included various business owners, doctors, ranchers, executors, trustees, banks, veterinarians, relatives of individuals with special needs, educators, ministers, other attorneys, accountants, executives and other professionals in the oil industry, including engineers, etc.

Cory grew up in the Permian Basin and as a teenager and young adult spent time working in the oil fields surrounding Imperial, Texas. He is active in the community and enjoys volunteering with local entities such as his church, Midland Independent School District, Midland College, Teen Court and Legal Aid. Cory is often asked to speak on Estate Planning and Probate Issues.

About Cory McDowell

Practice Areas

  • Estate Planning and Probate

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Shareholder

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 2008
  • New Mexico, 2016
  • U.S. Tax Court, 2011
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2011

Other Affiliations

  • Texas Bar Foundation (Member)
  • First Baptist Church Foundation (Board of Directors)
  • Midland Odessa Business and Estate Council (former President)
  • Planned Giving Council of the Permian Basin (Served on Board of Directors)
  • Texas Young Lawyers Association (Member)
  • Texas Bar Association (Member)
  • The College of the State Bar of Texas (Member)
  • Midland County Young Lawyers Association (Member)
  • Midland County Bar Association (Member)

Education

  • Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, 2008
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: Jurisprudence Awards for Superior Academic Achievement
    Honors: Texas Tech Law Partner's Scholastic Achievement Award
    Honors: Member, Phi Delta Phi
    Honors: President, Roo Bar Association
  • Austin College, Sherman, Texas, 2004
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: Pi Gamma Mu
    Major: History/ Political Science
  • Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 2008
    M.S.
    Major: Personal Financial Planning

Fraternities and Sororities

  • Phi Delta Phi
  • Phi Gamma Mu

Past Positions

  • Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson, P.C., 2008 - 2015

Achievements

Other Sources of Feedback About Cory McDowell

Included on the 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list


Past Lists

  • 2023 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2022 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2021 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2020 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2019 Texas Super Lawyers list
  • 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list

View the profile for Cory McDowell on Super Lawyers

Honors

  • Selected to Super Lawyers 2022-2024
  • Selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2018-2022
  • American Jurisprudence Award, Superior Academic Achievement in Business Entities
  • Texas Tech Law Partner's Scholastic Achievement Award
  • Midland Magazine’s 20 Under 40, 2016

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Office Information

Address

Fasken Center, Tower Two550 West Texas AvenueSuite 800 Midland, TX 79701

Fax

  • 432-682-4884

Accepts Credit Cards

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