William D. Cobb Jr.

Bill Cobb is sought after for his defense of professionals, particularly in the fields of law, insurance, real estate and securities brokerage. He represents professionals across Texas, in state and federal courts, as well as in administrative disciplinary proceedings. Mr. Cobb also represents businesses and business owners in litigation and arbitration. He is often called on to work as Texas counsel with out-of-state law firms, representing businesses, product manufacturers and distributors in commercial litigation, product liability, mass tort and intellectual property claims. Representative Matters Obtained defense verdict in a nine-week jury trial of legal malpractice and fiduciary duty claims asserted by a surgeon against the law firm that had represented him in a medical malpractice case. The surgeon had claimed over $15 million in lost earnings and damage to business reputation as a result of the public admission of surgical negligence he gave as a condition of his settlement agreement. Obtained defense verdict in a highly publicized jury trial of wrongful death/survival and negligence claims against a retailer that had sold a semi-automatic handgun to a man who later used it in a shooting rampage at the Tarrant County courthouse. The plaintiff victims sought over $30 million in damages. Worked with Wisconsin and Illinois attorneys from Foley & Lardner LLP as Texas counsel representing an aircraft systems manufacturer and a component supplier in a Northern District of Texas patent infringement suit asserted by a British defense contractor. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees William D. Cobb Jr. included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors American College of Trial Lawyers American Board of Trial Advocates "The Best Lawyers in America" in Legal Malpractice Law, 2010-Present "The Best Lawyers in America" in Bet-The-Company Litigation, 2010-Present "The Best Lawyers in America" in Commercial Litigation, 2007-Present "The Best Lawyers in America" in Products Liability Litigation, 2007-Present “Top 100 Super Lawyers®” in Texas (Thompson Reuters) – 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 "Top 100 Dallas/ Fort Worth Region SuperLawyers" (Thompson Reuters) - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 "D" Magazine Best Lawyers in Dallas, 2012 to present Named among the "'Go-To' Lawyers Texas Attorneys Would Choose to Defend them Against Legal Malpractice Claims" by the Texas Lawyer newspaper, 2002 "Texas SuperLawyer" by Texas Monthly and Law & Politics Magazine, 2003-Present, 2010 Best Lawyers® 2019 Lawyer of the Year - Legal Malpractice Defense, Dallas (Woodward/White Inc.) Best Lawyers® 2017 Lawyer of the Year - Legal Malpractice Defense, Dallas (Woodward/White Inc.) Best Lawyers® 2014-15 Lawyer of the Year - Products Liability Defense, Dallas (Woodward/White Inc.) Other Sources of Feedback About William D. Cobb Jr. Included on the 2026Texas Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Texas Super Lawyers list 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list 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 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list 2016 Texas Super Lawyers list 2015 Texas Super Lawyers list 2014 Texas Super Lawyers list 2013 Texas Super Lawyers list 2012 Texas Super Lawyers list 2011 Texas Super Lawyers list 2010 Texas Super Lawyers list 2009 Texas Super Lawyers list 2008 Texas Super Lawyers list 2007 Texas Super Lawyers list 2006 Texas Super Lawyers list 2005 Texas Super Lawyers list 2004 Texas Super Lawyers list 2003 Texas Super Lawyers list

• Member

• State Bar of Texas (Member)
• American Bar Association, Litigation Section (Member)
• American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Section (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member, Professional Liability Committee)
• Dallas Bar Association (Member, Ethics Committee)
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
• Defense Research Institute (Member)