Family Law

• Guardianship
  You can establish a legal guardianship if you have an adult relative in your care who is unable to address their own needs for food, clothing, shelter, or financial affairs. Being a legal guardian for such an individual allows you to make important decisions on their behalf that they are otherwise incapable of making.

Criminal Law

• Wrongful Death
  Mr. Worthington received an “AV” rating from his peers as determined by Martindale-Hubbell’s ratings for legal ability and ethical conduct. Mr. Worthington has extensive experience in product liability actions involving oilfield equipment and downhole tubular failures, as well as commercial litigation relating to oil and gas well acid and frac operations. He has represented major automobile manufacturers, industrial equipment manufacturers, truck manufacturers, medical device manufacturers, medical practitioners and hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturers, medical laboratories, consumer appliance manufacturers, electric utility companies, recreational vehicle manufacturers, trucking companies, oil and gas operators, drilling contractors, real estate brokers, chemical manufacturers and boating manufacturers in strict liability, breach of warranty, negligence, deceptive trade practices, and wrongful death actions throughout Texas and Southwestern Arkansas, as well as litigation in California and Wisconsin. Toxic tort experience includes personal injuries and/or property damages arising from alleged exposure to silica, asbestos, chlorinated solvents, lead, arsenic, CCA, mercury, hydrocarbons, diesel exhaust, and other occupational and consumer exposures.

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Formation
  Each entity contains important considerations for your company’s tax liability as well as your personal liability for the company’s debts. Our experienced lawyers can help you invest time in learning more about the options available to you and assisting you with each step of the business formation process.
• Business Disputes
  When your company is in conflict with another business, individual, or government agency, you need a lawyer to help you assert your rights through litigation. Our business planning attorneys in Longview can respond to the needs of our clients if a satisfactory settlement can’t be reached through alternative dispute resolution.
• Business Transactions
  James started his legal career working for U.S. District Judge, William M. Steger. James next joined Coghlan Crowson LLP in 2001 as an associate and worked his way up to partner with the Firm by 2008. James left for a stint as Deputy General Counsel in Houston, Texas with a publicly-traded energy company. He rejoined the Firm as a partner in 2009 and handles litigation and transactional matters related to eminent domain, utilities, businesses, and all aspects of midstream and upstream oil and gas. James has successfully navigated his clients through major right-of-way acquisition projects, real estate acquisitions, and sales, major mechanical equipment failures in wells, compressor stations, and processing plants, land title issues, and disputed business transactions.
• Trade Secrets
• Unfair Competition

Employment Law

• Employment Discrimination
  Josh has an extensive background in labor and employment law, having worked for three global labor and employment law firms. He represents both employees and employers with claims involving employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour violations, unfair competition, noncompetition, and trade secrets. Also, he has assisted employers with reduction in force, including conducting WARN and disparate impact analysis.
• Employment Litigation
  Josh Ellis joined Coghlan Crowson in 2022, and he supports the firm’s litigation practice. His primary areas of practice are commercial, consumer, and employment litigation.
• Non-compete Agreement

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Coghlan Crowson, LLP can represent any party in a commercial real estate matter whether it’s a transaction, lease negotiation, or dispute. We have more than 40 years of experience assisting clients with nearly any issue affecting commercial properties.
• Premises Liability
• Construction Litigation
• Eminent Domain
  Has represented clients in easement and right-of-way acquisitions to facilitate this new infrastructure. If necessary, we engage and guide our clients through the process of acquisition by eminent domain. Since 1979...

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  His primary emphasis is in litigation and counseling involving product liability; oil and gas-related disputes; personal injury; toxic torts; property rights; premises liability; and commercial disputes

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Started a law firm specializing in representation of clients active in the oil and gas industry by providing title opinions, preparing transactional documents and offering legal counsel regarding all aspects of the industry. Soon the firm grew to a full-service law firm, including estate planning, probate, civil litigation, negotiation of complex agreements and representation of clients in contested lawsuits in Longview and all of the surrounding East Texas counties. By the mid-1970’s, the Coghlan firm had expanded its influence into the coal and lignite industry and was considered the pre-eminent energy law firm in the Northeast Texas area.
• Wills
  He has an active litigation practice representing clients in lawsuits and on appeal in will contests, probate and trust disputes, contested guardianships, breach of fiduciary duty cases, business disputes, oil and gas matters, professional liability cases and family law disputes.
• Trusts
• Power of Attorney
• Probate

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
• Foreclosure
  Represents financial institutions and other lenders in connection with loan documentation, loan workouts, foreclosure actions, bankruptcy proceedings, and collection litigation.
• Debt Collection
  Additionally, Josh has considerable experience with both prosecuting and defending against consumer claims, including the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA), the Residential Construction Liability Act (RCLA), the Fair Debt Collection Act (FDCPA), and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).