Michael J.  Cowgill

Title: Partner
Office: Sarasota, FL

Michael Cowgill is a partner at mctlaw in the firm’s nationally recognized product liability division. Michael focuses his practice on defective medical devices and wrongful death lawsuits involving Kratom, a dangerous supplement. Mr. Cowgill has won multi-million dollar wrongful death verdicts and judgments against kratom manufacturers and distributors across the country. His legal work always sides with victims who’ve been harmed by those who put money before safety.

Early in his career, Mr. Cowgill’s familial experience drew him to practice immigration law. Mr. Cowgill witnessed an injustice involving his family and worked to rectify that injustice as an immigration attorney. He succeeded. That experience remains a driving force for Mr. Cowgill as he continues to seek justice for the proverbial little guy. 

Helping clients is the most rewarding part of Mr. Cowgill’s practice. “Many times, people feel hopeless when they come to us. Seeing them through a dark time back to happiness and a sense of justice is everything,” says Mr. Cowgill. He fights tirelessly to right the wrongs committed against his clients by some of the largest medical device corporations in the world.  

Mr. Cowgill earned his Bachelor of Arts from New College of Florida and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, OR. 

Michael is a Florida native, born and raised in Miami, and a native Spanish speaker. Outside of work, he enjoys the outdoors, playing guitar, and playing basketball. He’s a father who enjoys spending his free time relaxing with his family.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts in Sociology – New College of Florida – 2011
• Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude – Lewis & Clark Law School – 2015

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

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