Courtney Bowline, a partner at Deans Stepp Law, has been selected to the 2020 Texas Rising Stars list. She has received the designation every year beginning in 2014. Bowline became a Texas Outstanding Young Women Lawyer in 2019, and Texas Monthly named her as one of the Top Women Attorneys in Texas Rising Stars in 2020.
Every year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in Texas are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area.
Bowline’s practice focuses on commercial, wrongful death, premises, and product liability litigation, for both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts. Bowline holds a license to practice in all Texas state courts, as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. She is a member of the Texas Bar Association, the Dallas Bar Association, and the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.Bowline earned her Juris Doctorate at the University of Texas School of Law, where she graduated with honors in 2006. While a law student, she served as both a member of the Legal Research Board and as a Teaching Quizmaster.ABOUT DEANS STEPP LAWFounded in January of 2020, Deans Stepp Law focuses on litigating complex business cases, including commercial litigation, wrongful death, trucking liability, negligence, product liability, and banking. The firm’s attorneys represent both defendants and plaintiffs in Texas and nationally. They are headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Learn more at www.ds-law.com.