Grace N. Cousins

Grace Cousins is a litigation attorney, maintaining a civil litigation and arbitration practice defending both individuals and corporations in state and federal actions. Grace’s practice focuses primarily on defending claims for premises liability, commercial automobile accidents, products liability, construction defect, and industrial accidents involving property damages, personal injury, and wrongful death.

Grace believes that her client’s success in the boardroom depends on her abilities in the courtroom. Grace navigates and solves the myriad intractable problems that attach to high-stakes litigation either through thoughtful discovery work, strong motions practice, or through an eventual jury trial. She prides herself on her professionalism, dedication, and creativity in representing her clients and obtaining the most favorable outcome for them.

Outside the courtroom, Grace spends her time working with a national German Shepherd Dog rescue, putting on cat shows with Generations Cat Club, training her dogs, and competing around the county with her paint horses.

• Won a Motion for Summary Judgment on behalf of an insurance broker, dismissing all claims for professional liability and negligence
• Won a 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice for all extra-contractual claims against an insurance carrier in a UM/UIM case
• Negotiated favorable settlements on behalf of clients in personal injury and property damage litigation
• Represented owners and managers of apartment complexes, hotels, stores, spas, restaurants, and other commercial properties in general premises liability and negligent security litigation
• Represented national products retailers in product liability and personal injury claims
• Represented professional truck drivers and several long-haul, national, regional, and local trucking companies in defense of claims made for negligent hiring, training, supervision, retention, and violations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s rules and regulations

Education

• South Texas College of Law Houston (J.D., 2018)
• Baylor University, Hankamer School of Business (B.B.A., Entrepreneurship, 2014)

Licensed to Practice in

• Texas
• District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas

Memberships

• Women’s Energy Network
• Generations Cat Club - Vice President and Founding Member